Kenneth Chenault Quotes

The business of business is relationships; the business of life is human connection.

Baseball is all about relationships, and in some ways, what know you and who knows you.

Hollywood is built on relationships, and the way you keep relationships is by playing nice.

I try to build relationships with the actors, at least to some degree beforehand, whether it's phone calls because I'm from Seattle or all of us meeting in person at some point, which is ideal if at all possible before we get on set together.

Western business people often don't get the importance of establishing human relationships.

The secret of my success is a two word answer: Know people.

It's my fault in many cases because I don't initiate the contact to talk with a lot of other musicians.

It's all about people. It's about networking and being nice to people and not burning any bridges. Your book is going to impress, but in the end it is people that are going to hire you.

Our relationships with people are formed by small moments - and relationships are crucial in business.

It's really about making opportunities for yourself and connecting with people on a more-than-normal level. That opens doors. You never know if the caterer's brother is someone. You don't know who someone is having dinner with that night. So being a nice person and touching people creates opportunity.

I just like to talk to people. I don't know how to bridge the gap between getting to know someone and then schmoozing and sort of working contacts and business connections.

You must develop personal contacts if you want to be successful.

A dinner lubricates business.

It's really, really hard to get in rooms with people you don't usually work with and try to find common ground.

It's really fun to work with new people who you've never met before.

Relationships will get you far in this industry. It's about how you move and how you act. Just be yourself.

I make it a priority to keep in touch with people with whom I've worked in the past. And I'm fortunate, because I've worked with some terrific folks.

Rapport is the ultimate tool for producing results with other people. No matter what you want in your life, if you can develop rapport with the right people, you'll be able to fill their needs, and they will be able to fill yours.

I learned Hollywood is a small community, and you really have to be a part of the community to get anything done. Unlike traditional industries, where you can do things from afar with phone calls and e-mail, this town is really about being social. Because that's how trust gets built.

The relationships we have with people are extremely important to success on and off the job.

You should communicate with your other one. Understanding what they are on about is pretty key.

I love to hang out and talk to people on set, especially when I start a new job to get to know them. I like to learn things from the crew so I sit around and ask them technical questions, when I think of them.

I think maintaining relationships with my friends, my mother, my manager, they're all important.

You need to make relationships to help you.

My mum always told me 95 per cent of success was partnering well.