Masayoshi Son Quotes

I'm smart enough to know to work with smart people.

I just like working with smart people.

I might not be very smart, but I surround myself with smart people.

I have surrounded myself with very smart people.

If you put enough smart people together in one space, good things happen.

I'm not the smartest fellow in the world, but I can sure pick smart colleagues.

You see and work with many of the same people over and over again; they are all specialists in what they do. I could never do their jobs, and they say they wouldn't know how to start to do a warm-up.

Wherever smart people work, doors are unlocked.

What I like best is sitting in a room together with really smart engineers thinking about a problem.

Stars don't necessarily make a good team and that is what we must learn.

Most scientific or engineering discoveries would never become successful products without contributions from other scientists or engineers. Every major invention is the child of far-flung parents who may never meet.

An effective leader is able to reach people in their natural environment and extract their experiences and knowledge about the issues that impact them.

I'm very artistic and creative, disorganised - ambitious, I would say, if that even makes sense. I'm definitely not the most mathematical person in the world; not scientific. I can't even work out a tip; it's really sad. But I've always thought, play up your strengths and let someone else handle your weaknesses. It's OK. Work together.

I love managing characters. Characters make teams and I believe I can deal with all sorts. The most important thing is being able to pass my knowledge on to others and allowing them to flourish as individuals and as part of a team with a specific strategy.

My work at NASA has always been about team efforts, and so it's intrinsically about mentoring. I have been blessed with some brilliant colleagues who were able to take on huge challenges without a lot of guidance.

We can see what works in one part of the world and one market, and we can share that knowledge and expertise with markets that are facing challenges.

I did the utility thing at first out of necessity to find a place on the team.

When I work with other people, I try to make up for their shortcomings with my strengths, and I let others make up for my flaws with their strengths. I try to co-operate with people around me when working in a group. I like to enhance team spirit on set. I try to get everyone involved in the action.

In every team there are going to be moments of vulnerability.

Just because you are the boss doesn't mean you are the source of all knowledge.

You have to do it by yourself. You can not do it alone.

We can't be naive and think we can go it alone; we must humble ourselves and commit to routine and collective actions. This is just one reason why I am thrilled to be working with the UN Environment as its Goodwill Ambassador.

No one knows everything. But together, we know a whole lot.

Everybody engaged in complex work needs colleagues. Just the discipline of having to put your thoughts in order with somebody else is a very useful thing.”

There's no shame in somebody who doesn't necessarily do that job knowing a little bit more in that instance than you might know about your own job, you know, and I think that is where movies are such a collaborative art form.