Sam Altman Quotes

People know if you've got the goods, if you're easy to work with, and if you can get the job done.

Actors tend to be quite good at getting on with people. If you’re an arsehole, people don’t want to work with you. You won’t get hired Well, there are a few arseholes.

I'm usually always a big fan of the people that I'm working with, because I get to work with big people.

I like to work with people that I like hanging out with, that I admire, that are really smart and talented, and we can problem solve together.

Because when you work with a different team, the expectations are different and then you deliver in a very different way. You look back at it and you're proud of yourself. And when the same people come in and you do the same thing, it's boring. You could re-envision it again and again but when the new chemistry of ideas comes in, something happens as a team.

I know you're smart. But everyone here is smart. Smart isn't enough. The kind of people I want on my research team are those who will help everyone feel happy to be here.

If someone can't behave with their colleagues and can't be part of the culture, it doesn't matter how good they are at what they do; they have to be asked to leave.

The more work I do, the more important it is to work with people I like - who are very talented.

I always tell people that you should only hire people to be on your team if you would work for them.

It's not always about 'Can you do the job?' It's about 'Can you fit in with the team?'

As the workplace becomes more specialized, from offices to medical centers to factories, teams of people must accomplish their work by collaborating with each other. In my work in filmmaking, we need talented individuals with technical skills, but their abilities to communicate and work with others are just as valuable.

Once a year ask the boss, "What do I or my people do that helps you to do your job?" and "What do I or my people do that hampers you?"

Only hire people you want to have dinner with.

You have people who know you are competent enough to do your job and then you have the ones that just hover around.

I'm a guy that after having experience in radio and stuff, if I can trust the people I'm working with, I get a real thrill with working with other people who are good at what they do.

I just think I have always had a good attitude about everything and never got ahead of myself. No one wants to work with a jerk.

I like people that like to work the way that I like to work.

I've turned down a lot of trades where I might have gotten a better player, but I wasn't totally sure of the chemistry of that new player coming in. Even though he might possess golden ability, his personality and the way he gets along with teammates might be things you just don't want to cope with.

I'd rather work with someone who's good at their job but doesn't like me, than someone who likes me but is a ninny.

When I work, my first relationship with people is professional. There are people who want to be your friend right away. I say, "We're not gonna be friends until we get this done. If we don't get this done, we're never going to be friends, because if we don't get the job done, then the one thing we did together that we had to do together we failed."

I love everyone over at Netflix. They're all fantastic and an absolute joy to work with.

I choose work with the people I like to work with.

I believe that working with good people matters because then the work environment is good. If there is a sense of respect and belief among the people you work with, that is when good work is done.

Working with Michael Chiklis is a lesson in professionalism and staying focused. That's what Chiklis brings all day long.

No one wants to work with a difficult star. I want to be the nice guy.