I believe that if you want to do a good job at something, then you're always analyzing the job that you've done to see if you can do it better.
I think that the role as a head football coach is a lot more than just winning games. Sometimes that's all we're measured upon.
I'll look and pick the best, and the one who can do the best job for the party.
The employee is regarded by the employer merely in the light of his value as an operative. His productive capacity alone is taken into account.
I take every job on its merits.
But tending machinery was one thing; defining what we were trying to do and why we were doing it, and developing ways to measure how well the job was done - this was something else again.
I want to be compensated. If I'm working at the post office, and I'm sorting the same mail as the person to the right, and they're making $25 an hour and I'm making $21, I need to know what is this person doing so much better that he's getting $4 more than me. That's just knowing the market and being a smart businessman.
I always marked up a piece of paper before taking a job, looking at the pluses and minuses. If the latter outnumbered the former, I would pass.
If I'm plowing the snow and filling in potholes, then I'm a good mayor, and if we fail to do that, I'm not. And it's got almost nothing to do with whether, when I come home, it's to a husband or to a wife.
Sloan Gibson is doing a great job. We need to give him more power to terminate employees.
If you think you deserve a raise, you should just ask.
I think we're paid a going rate for how well our shows do.
A 'good job' can be both practically attractive while still not good enough to devote your entire life to.
I say you're only as good as the people you work for.
Earlier, I used to take up any role that came my way. But now I feel that I should take time and consider the role before taking it up.
My job is to recruit the best players I can recruit. When they get here, challenge them and grow them into their best version.
When I think about whether I want to take a job, I don't just think about whether it's technically interesting, although I do consider that. I also consider the question of whether it's good for the world.
If you're a top 10 guy you should pay a top 10 guy or even a top 5 guy what he deserves, whether it's a lightweight or a heavyweight.
My five years' experience working in small businesses and a multi-national company have helped me as an MP to understand the challenges that businesses face, however the bottom line is that it's up to constituents to judge whether you are good enough to do the job.
Sometimes when people ask you to do things you think you are above, you need to evaluate why you think you are above it.
If you're able to arrange a trial period with a new hire, do it. It will give both of you a chance to make sure the position is a good fit - and can help you avoid being in the awkward situation of wanting to fire someone three or four weeks in.
Just put the best person into the job.
Rightly or wrongly, for better or worse, valuation is a very important tool for recruiting - particularly in the markets for software engineering, where the market is really tight.
Minor league umpires are evaluated in their respective leagues each year and rated numerically. This enables umpires to know where they stand and helps them make prudent career decisions.
In many ways I think the company's doing quite a good job. If you look at the transition to Office 365 we started when I was there, I'm excited about that and I think the company's doing a great job on that.
