John Engler Quotes

I'm proud that I've been able to attract an incredible team to work with me.

Regarding managing people, I am lucky to be surrounded by good, smart friends, some of whom own their own companies or have worked in ones and can lend experience.

If there's any secret to my success, it's that I just hire people who are smarter and more talented than I am.

I've always surrounded myself with talented people, both in film and in business.

I'm always working with amazing people. They're just kind of put in my path.

You can't build any kind of organization if you're not going to surround yourself with people who have experience and skill base beyond your own.

I know that nobody can become a star without a team.

We're going through the Olympics. We're watching women working as teams. We're watching men working as teams. We're watching all working as teams. We're proud of men and women getting medals. That's how the Navy should be working.

I cannot thank Don DeDonatis enough for his leadership of USSSA, his stewardship of our business initiatives, and his friendship to me over the years.

I've been fortunate enough to really work with amazing people and have incredible people lead me along the way.

I think the mark of a good director is that they surround themselves with good people.

For me the most important thing is to continue to work with the best people that I can find, and that will have me.

If you really want to be a successful leader, you must develop other leaders around you. You must establish a team.

I've had influences from many people including the coaches and players I've worked with.

I think that I've learned to relax, and trust in and hire very talented people, and trust in their abilities a little more.

The smartest thing a director can do is surround himself with really good people.

Men and women are like two feet; they can help each other get ahead.

My mum always told me 95 per cent of success was partnering well.

Teamwork makes the dream work, but a vision becomes a nightmare when the leader has a big dream and a bad team.

I think a balanced team of men and women makes better decisions. That's one of the reasons why I was prepared to run for deputy leader.

Hire people who are smarter than you, and don't be afraid to work with them as partners. Make it clear that you plan to learn from them, not just the other way around. The right, smart, motivated people respond very well to that approach, particularly coming from a younger manager like I am.

I've always said that if you can get the best people who are good at what they do, but more importantly are passionate about what they do, you'll succeed.

One measure of your success will be the degree to which you build up others who work with you. While building up others, you will build up yourself.

People say the most important thing is building a world-class team.

Everybody on my team - I couldn't do their jobs. I could not. I really mean that. So I figured out early on that the way you're successful is you hire really successful people.