Charles Best Quotes

I think the biggest thing was that when I was in college, I really concentrated on personnel. That was my strength, and I was, in essence, my own recruiting coordinator. And when I went to the pros, I did the same thing.

Above all else, look around to employ the best talent you possibly can.

Yes, I've had some pretty good luck finding wonderful talent.

If each of us hires people who are smaller than we are, we shall become a company of dwarfs. But if each of us hires people who are bigger than we are, we shall become a company of giants.

We focus on two things when hiring. First, find the best people you can in the world. And second, let them do their work. Just get out of their way.

Today, a skilled manager makes more than the owner. And owners fight each other to get the skilled managers.

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

Really in technology, it's about the people, getting the best people, retaining them, nurturing a creative environment and helping to find a way to innovate.

Employees are a company's greatest asset - they're your competitive advantage. You want to attract and retain the best; provide them with encouragement, stimulus, and make them feel that they are an integral part of the company's mission.

One thing that founders always underestimate is how hard it is to recruit.

I'm really good at hiring good people.

I have the best agents in the world.

Whatever we can't develop internally - and nobody develops everything internally - you have to be able to trade and sign free agents.

You go for the best talent available, wherever it is. You fish it out. That's how I've scouted all my career. Doesn't matter where it is - international, domestic, college, anywhere.

Holiday hiring is only useful if you get the right people, and the consensus among HR professionals is that the most consistent and efficient means of finding good people is to use word of mouth. Namely, this is because focusing on referrals means that only people who are already within your network will apply.

Raising capital is not the toughest part. The toughest part is building a great team and making sure it's growing with the company.

As a businessman, I learned something that Donald Trump never figured out: It isn't about how many times you yell, 'You're fired,' but instead, how many times you say, 'You're hired.'

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

The need for strong partners and employees persists throughout the life of a company, but it is especially important in the beginning.

The employee relationships are important, investment in our people is important, and the ability to do work at multiple sites is important.

We just want to make sure the best candidates get the attention they deserve.

The first thing you always do is seek out the best people that you can find for your organization. If you find the best people, you can basically go anywhere you want to go because they will take you there.

The most important ingredient for the success of any company is the quality of its people, starting with its leadership team.

I've said many times that people are policy. And to be truly successful in any big organization you need to put people into jobs where they have relevant experience, relevant subject-matter expertise and the capacity to actually perform.

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