Peter Woo Quotes

I've been really lucky with the people that I've gotten to work with. I learn a lot from them, just by watching them.

I have only worked with Saroj Ji once in my life and in the one time that I worked with her, I learned so many things.

In my industry, it's important to have people I look to for different things: guidance, inspiration and motivation.

I was never the smartest guy in the room. From the first person I hired, I was never the smartest guy in the room. And that's a big deal. And if you're going to be a leader - if you're a leader and you're the smartest guy in the world - in the room, you've got real problems.

Coming in, you're so concerned about learning your job and the things you need to do to be successful individually. Once that's good, you can start to focus on learning guys around you and learning defenses and what they're trying to do to you.

Candidates need to demonstrate strategic thinking and strong problem solving skills. And, just as importantly, they need to know when and how to ask for help.

You always want to improve, learn from the veterans on the team.

As with any skill, you have to work at leadership. Watch how the best do it, review what you've done, and look at what you might do.

I have been lucky to find very good collaborators who have taught me a lot, have introduced me to several new fields of mathematics, or have shown me new insights.

I've seen Coach Saban over the years have to make a lot of tough decisions, and there's not one decision he doesn't make that he doesn't bounce ideas off the staff. To me, that's invaluable.

Generally, when I am working, I tend to learn from my seniors and juniors.

I try to educate myself as much as possible, as I do with the director and the designers and everyone I used to work with. It just helps, I think, with the frame of reference for who you're working with.

I'm very much a leader in a lot of the work that I do or that I've done in my career.

I think that I've learned to relax, and trust in and hire very talented people, and trust in their abilities a little more.

The best way to find a balance between doing your best and showing that you're ready for more is by developing other people. As tempting as it is to hoard knowledge, don't. Instead, make certain that there are others who know how to do important aspects of your job.

Surround yourself with people you can always learn something from. Always work with people that are better at their craft than you are.

Throughout the course of my life, I've been blessed to work with extremely talented people.

In my own career, I have always tried to treat my colleagues with respect and kindness, whoever they are, and am proud to have developed and mentored the careers of many excellent young scientists who will be tackling tomorrow's biological problems long after I have left the scene.

You feel your game's raised by working with the best people.

One of the lessons I have learned in the different stages of my career is that science is not done alone. It is through talking with others and sharing that progress is made.

I was captain in Atletico at 19, playing in the same team as Demetrio Albertini, who won three Champions Leagues, and Sergi Barjuan from Barcelona, who had won everything, and they were 32, 33. I was a kid as captain, so I wasn't the real captain, just a kid learning from them.

I've always been a leader. Every team I've played on, I've led my way.

Colleagues are a wonderful thing - but mentors, that's where the real work gets done.

It's getting better and better. You know, guys are feeling more comfortable and they are not afraid to speak up and be a leader. I mean, our team, we have 25 players, we have about 25 leaders, too. So whatever someone says, people listen.

You have to trust the people who work with you and hire, but also listen to as many smart people as you can.