Naveen Jain Quotes

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

You're only as good as the people you hire.

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

A philanthropic venture requires all the energy, knowledge and money from its founder that a company requires from the leadership team.

As a designer, design director or any creative person, you have to hire great people, support them and make them feel comfortable so they can contribute and give you their best.

The important thing is to get the right players on the team so Mike can be successful.

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.

In recent years, more and more of my time has become absorbed by administrative work for the research council of ETH-Z of which I am presently the president.

The greatest luck that I've had has been the ability to find men and women who came into my administration who worked with me and brought extraordinary talents that we were able to take full advantage of.

I need to build my team around my weaknesses.

My gift, if I have one, is choosing terrific talent and providing the atmosphere for them to do their best work.

I have to admit, in January and February I was in an absolute fuzz. I had no one on board. It wasn't that I didn't know what I was doing, but we didn't have all the pieces put together.

There is no greater feeling in business than building a product which impacts people's lives in a profound way. When we look around at the thousands of people who have attended Summit gatherings, it makes us smile to see the new friendships, business partnerships and philanthropic initiatives that each event produces.

I put projects together. I put people together.

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.

Leadership means forming a team and working toward common objectives that are tied to time, metrics, and resources.

I'm actually developing a project so that I can have a lead.

I've got to let the people who are in the business run the business. I can help them think through their decisions about products, about partners, about hiring. But in the end, the decisions are theirs, and so is the responsibility.

My greatest love in life is to develop projects. I just get a huge kick out of that. I've been doing it since ever I could.

I feel like I've done a pretty good job of scaling because I got some great mentors along the way that helped me realize I just have to build a phenomenal team around me that makes my job a lot easier.

Developing a good, healthy culture is extremely important at a startup. Culture reflects the essence of a startup's operation because it directly affects the success of a company's hiring practices and overall strategy.

Mobilize people and resources to get results, Not small results but big results. Spend 80% of your time doing development work. Only 20% your time doing administrative work. Never be bureaucrats. Always be leaders.

I suppose I was always attracted to the producing function - trying to put things together and make things happen.

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