Don Cooper Quotes

At State Bank, all decisions are collective decisions. I have created the comfort zone.

The era of roadside decisions, declarations have gone. My government's decisions will be guided by teamwork and consultations.

The environment in a writer's room, I've really come to feel, should be some form of democracy.

I have always believed in evolving a consensus before taking any major decision.

I believe in discussing very thoroughly what should be the goal. When discussing it, I allow others to give their views.

Collaborate, don't dictate.

I always try to make it a point when I'm talking to guys to say we. It's not you need to do this, it's what can we do better. It makes it more of a family culture.

In every decision that we've ever made that's important, the more input, the more people we've heard from, the better the result. And so that will never change in the business model of NASCAR, because the ideas come from all over the place, and that's the strength that we have.

We don't always agree on stuff, but when it's time to blow the whistle and start the game, we're not still debating.

I can assure you we are all strong-willed, forceful personalities and the president encourages vigorous debate.

There does not seem to be that collegiality I referred to, there seems to be much more of a them versus us attitude, rather than we all have a role to play in this process so let's get on with it.

The funny thing about directing is that you have your own opinions, but it's a collaboration. Directing is a group effort. Even though you might think something works, the smartest thing you can do as a director is try and weigh the opinions of the people around you.

Let the Dean and Canons lay their heads together and the thing will be done.

I always say that I'm not the director, I'm part of the team.

I'm not really a control person, and I'm a big believer in collaboration. I like to have a friend.

Together, often by unanimous vote, the council has worked quickly to get positive results.

I would say I'm 90 percent collaborative in everything I do, and 10 percent of the time I just make the call.

Where two take counsel there is no lack of plans.

I always thought of myself as being part of a family and sharing and, yes, leading, but not forcing people to do anything.

The chairman of a committee should be in harmony with the majority who constitute it.

Asking for people's help - rather than directing it - is almost always the smart way of doing things, regardless of the stakes.

Pilots learn to use human skills to communicate information and make decisions collectively, which creates a shared sense of responsibility among the team for better outcomes.

There are no bad seats at the cabinet table.

It is not true that I dictate what should be done. There is a dialogue.

I think it is possible to meet people in the middle, to have a discussion even though you may not agree on solutions, and find some common ground and get to consensus.