Terry Cooper Quotes

I want them to be fully committed to the work place and fully committed to the people they work for.

People who say they have a best friend at work are seven times as likely to be engaged in what they're doing. And if they don't have a best friend at work, the odds of being engaged are just 1 in 12.

The most valuable lesson I learned in dealing with the ups and downs was to invest in my employees - to do all I could for them when the times were good.

Many of my staff have been with me for over 20 years. I have a great team, and I make sure they feel respected and appreciated.

If the only reason people are coming in and doing anything in your office is because you're giving them a paycheck, I'm not sure you have the most productive workplace there.

I care very deeply about the people at Tesla. I feel like I have a great debt to the people of Tesla who are making the company successful.

At the end of the day, if I'm playing for a manager who I know cares about me, then I'm going to give more.

Most CEOs walk around the office like we own the place, without realizing that the place itself isn't worth owning: a business's value comes from the people who walk out the door every night, who have to decide each morning whether to walk back in. One of the simplest things you can do as a leader is honor their choice and appreciate their work.

It's better to grow your employees, steer them into a place that they can learn and succeed, and want to work hard and be loyal, than to have a revolving door of employees. That's demoralizing.

Even though they are paid differently, everyone has to feel appreciated.

What you can't buy is the loyalty that comes through our dedicated crewmembers.

Employees who believe that management is concerned about them as a whole person - not just an employee - are more productive, more satisfied, more fulfilled. Satisfied employees mean satisfied customers, which leads to profitability.

Take time to appreciate employees and they will reciprocate in a thousand ways.

One of the best parts of working at 'O' is that people just love to send us stuff.

I expect that our associates will walk with a little more bounce in their step and understand that this company is behind them and has respect for them.

Don't say it's because of benefits, because our benefits are good.

Treat employees like partners, and they act like partners.

I enjoyed the promotion with K9 on my introduction day.

I've been asked a number of times what was my proudest accomplishment when I was still very active in the day-to-day affairs of Southwest Airlines. I always said job security for our people.

No matter what the figures are in the workplace in terms of wages, you either feel a valued member of your staff, or you don't.

I certainly feel appreciated at Chelsea.

Every employee needs to know that there's somebody out there that they serve. And when we don't let people know that for one reason or another, we're depriving them of a fulfilling job.

Employees that feel known and they feel like they know why their job matters and they have a sense of measuring it stay later, do extra work, and are committed to the organization above the requirements that they have.

If your employees are not happy, nothing else at your company will go well.

We greatly value the contributions of all of our employees.