Best Employee Quotes | Short & Famous Sayings Page 11

“No organization is going to be successful unless it places a high value on its employees and engages them in the work that it's doing.”

Values Successful Organization Employee Being Successful

Author:Mary Burke

“When you're running a company, you have employees - lots of them - that can interrupt your schedule. You have customers that can interrupt your schedule. You have a certain obligation to wave the flag because people expect to get out and wave the flag. The number of ways that others can command your time is high. At this stage, I get to pick and choose a little more. Not that there aren't some things that have to be done, but I get a little more control over my time.”

People Way Littles Done Running Certain Numbers Company Stage Picks Wave Customers Obligation Command My Time Employee Flags Schedules

Author:Steve Ballmer

“Bigger brands like Shinola are capitalizing on what all of us small companies did. Shinola is just totally fake. It's a corporate entity that's taking advantage of what everybody else has done. They say it's all about made in U.S., but one Wal-Mart hires more employees than their whole company.”

Made Done Whole Company Advantage Bigger Brands Corporate Fake Employee Entity Taking Advantage

Author:Mark McNairy

“Trust is about keeping commitments, but in many instances, circumstances change and organizations therefore shed commitments, things such as retiree medical benefits, pension obligations, and even employees without much remorse or maybe even hesitation.”

Circumstances Benefits Commitment Organization Medical Obligation Instance Employee Shed Remorse Hesitation Pension

Author:Jeffrey Pfeffer

“While it is almost certainly true that leaders ought to eat last, the evidence on the ever-widening difference between CEO and average employee pay and the enormous severance packages leaders obtain even as front-line workers see their economic well-being eviscerated makes a mockery of the idea that leaders do anything other than take care of themselves.”

Wells Ideas Care Lasts Differences Lines Pay Leader Economic Fronts Ought Evidence Workers Average Take Care Enormous Well Being Employee Ceo Packages Mockery

Author:Jeffrey Pfeffer

“So, the three qualities of a workplace that would develop people would be information sharing, investing in the training of the workforce, and giving employees the ability to use their training and information to make decisions.”

People Giving Use Would Be Three Ability Decision Quality Information Training Investing Employee Workplace Workforce Information Sharing

Author:Jeffrey Pfeffer

“There are a number of ways you can find out if a restaurant is good or not: just the way it looks can give you all these visual clues: is it well maintained? Is the décor slapdash or does it look like someone put some effort into it? The employees - do they look disgruntled or proud to be serving what they're serving. Even better, when you walk into a place you can look at the food.”

Ifs Way Giving Wells Looks Doe Walks Numbers Effort Proud Restaurants Visuals Employee Serving Clue Disgruntled

Author:Robert Sietsema

“We have built a very good company, and we're proud of it. We also recognize that much of it has been built on the shoulders of the thousands of employees and leaders who have worked here before us.”

Has Beens Company Leader Proud Built Very Good Shoulders Employee Good Company

Author:Jamie Dimon

“Given the increasing diversity among customers and employees, organizations that attend to cultural intelligence are more successful.”

Given Successful Diversity Organization Customers Employee

Author:David Livermore

“I can't possibly predict precisely what the unemployment rate will be at the end of one year. I can tell you that over a period of four years, by virtue of the policies that we'd put in place, we'd get the unemployment rate down to 6%, and perhaps a little lower.”

“You have a right to be treated professionally at work, and it's your supervisor's job to make sure all their employees can perform their duties comfortably and safely.”

Jobs Duty Treated Employee Supervisors

Author:Mallory Ortberg

“"Win" is about the specific use of specific words to connect you to your employer or employees, politicians to voters - and frankly, to help people win debates, have discussions, and improve the level of communication.”

People Helping Use Winning Levels Communication Politician Debate Discussion Employee Voters Employers

Author:Frank Luntz

“If you're an employer, you want to hire an employee who'll do their job, not do your bidding.”

Ifs Want Jobs Employee Employers Bidding

Author:Jeffrey Jones

“I wrote "Win" for people on both sides, legitimately on both sides. If you're a Democrat listening to this right now, you - the whole playbook is in this book. If you're a Republican, and you're frustrated because Barack Obama is a great communicator, the playbook is in this book. And if you're a corporation who wants to satisfy his - their employees, how to do it is in this book. And finally, if you're an employee and you want to get a raise, whether at NPR or anyplace else, it's in this book.”

People Ifs Want Book Whole Winning Sides Listening Republican Right Now Raises Democrat Barack Corporations Employee Frustrated Both Sides Communicators Npr Playbooks

Author:Frank Luntz

“You know I don't care if it's you know an intern or a full-time employee. I want to help them arrive at who they are or who they want to be in the world and that is one of the questions I ask them when I meet them. You know, who do they want to be.”

Ifs Knows World Want Helping Care Asks Don't Care I Don't Care Employee

Author:Carol Friedman

“Too many start up business fail simply because their owners continue to think and act like employees.”

Thinking Failing Entrepreneur Employee Owners

Book:The Perfect Business

Source: The Perfect Business

“Value-based leaders believe in democratic workplaces in which employees participate in decisions.”

Believe Decision Leader Democratic Employee Decision Making Workplace

Author:James O'Toole

“When they [Democrats] running all these ads that are characterizing [Mitt] Romney as a rich, insensitive, out of touch, aloof nerd who loved having his dog on the roof of the station wagon, who didn't care when the wife of an employee dies with cancer.”

Care Running Dies Rich Wife Dog Democrat Cancer Employee Stations Ads Roof Nerd Romney Wagons Insensitive Aloof

Author:Rush Limbaugh

“The heartbreak of runaway corruption, abuse of power and indefensible criminality by our government and media should, must inspire all good we-the-people Americans to wake the hell up from the embarrassing curse of apathy and start demanding constitutional accountability from our elected employees. How radically non-sheep of me.”

People Should Heart Government Hell Media Inspire Abuse Corruption Curse Employee Accountability Apathy Sheep Embarrassing Abuse Of Power Runaway Criminality

Author:Ted Nugent

“There are tribes, I should say nations, which prior to the AIM movement had only ten or fifteen employees, and now have upwards of 2000. There are educational programs that didn't exist before, there are housing programs, health programs, senior citizen programs, cultural programs and the list goes on. It's all because some people stood up and said sovereignty is our right by treaty and the constitution says treaty law is the supreme law of the land.”

“Since when do corporations not have responsibility to the community? Since when to the not have responsibility to their employees?”

Community Responsibility Corporations Employee

Author:Joe Biden

“I am very gratified to have lived to see a revolution in the field of work/life: Everyone - men and women, employees and employers - now has this issue top of mind.”

Men Mind Issues Fields Revolution Men And Women Employee Employers Employees And Employers

Author:Stewart D. Friedman

“Having a 9-to-5 workday in which work is left behind when one leaves the office is no longer the norm as employers expect employees to be available outside of work.”

Left Behinds Office Available Employee Norm Left Behind Employers

Author:Stewart D. Friedman

“When employers no longer offer secure full-time employment with benefits, then it's hard to expect employees to be loyal, engaged, and maximally productive.”

Hard Offers Benefits Employment Secure Engaged Employee Productive Loyal Employers

Author:Stewart D. Friedman

“The principles that apply to engagement for employees are the same as those that apply to supervisors.”

Principles Employee Engagement Supervisors

Author:Stewart D. Friedman

“To function efficiently, any group of people or employees must have faith in their leader.”

People Leadership Leader Groups Function Employee Have Faith

Author:William Bligh

“All employees... deserve to be treated as responsible adults, if that is the behavior we expect of them.”

Ifs Behavior Adults Deserve Responsible Treated Employee Supervision

Author:Eric Harvey

“MBA programs are underwritten by large companies and they succeed at producing future employees of large companies. In that regard, they are doing exactly what they are supposed to be doing.”

Company Succeed Program Regard Supposed To Be Employee Mba Large Companies Mba Programs

Author:Lewis Schiff

“Of course if you are launching a new business you can thinking about revenues, profits, and so on, but metrics such as customer satisfaction or employee retention might be meaningful if you are focusing more internally.”

Ifs Thinking Might Courses Profit Satisfaction Customers Meaningful Employee Revenue Metrics Customer Satisfaction Launching New Business Retention

Author:Scott D. Anthony

“People are always asking, "Is this person in front of me the same on the inside as he or she appears to be on the outside? Is there congruence between what's within that person and the words and actions I'm viewing and hearing externally?" Children ask that about their parents; students ask it about their teachers; parishioners ask it about their pastors and priests; employees ask it about their bosses; and in a democracy, citizens ask it about their political leaders.”

“If there is such a thing as good leadership, it is to give a good example. I have to do so for all the Ikea employees.”

Ifs Giving Leadership Business Example Words Of Wisdom Employee Good Examples Good Leadership Ikea Flashy Cars

Author:Ingvar Kamprad

“Just think about that. I feed 7 people every day. I house, feed and clothe seven people every day. And we have employees at the house. And we have 3 dogs, so I'm just throwing money out.”

People Thinking House Dog Seven Employee Throwing

Author:David Koechner

“Now, I will say, most American companies - most are run by honorable patriotic people who care about their employees and communities. But there are still too many powerful interests fighting to protect their own profits and privileges at the expense of everyone else.”

People Stills Care Running Fighting Interest Community Powerful Company Protect Privilege Profit Employee Patriotic Expenses Honorable Who Cares

Author:Hillary Clinton

“I want to send a clear message to every board room, every executive suite across America, if you scam your customers, exploit your many employees, pollute our environment, or rip off taxpayers, we will find ways to hold you accountable.”

Ifs Way Want America Rooms Clear Environment Messages Customers Boards Employee Executives Exploits Rip Our Environment Taxpayers Scams

Author:Hillary Clinton

“We need to support new organizing strategies for employees who too often have never had the benefit of collective bargaining, and we have to resist the assault on workers' rights.”

Needs Support Rights Benefits Strategy Workers Employee Collectives Assault Bargaining Workers Rights Collective Bargaining

Author:Hillary Clinton

“I have legally used the tax laws to my benefit and to the benefit of my company, my investors and my employees. I mean, honestly, I have brilliantly - I have brilliantly used those laws.”

Mean Law Used Company Taxes Benefits Honestly Employee Investors

Author:Donald Trump

“When Colin Powell showed up as Secretary of State in 2001, most State Department employees still didn't even have computers on their desks. When I got there they were not mostly permitted to have handheld devices. I mean, so you're thinking how do we operate in this new environment dominated by technology, globalizing forces? We have to change, and I can't expect people to change if I don't try to model it and lead it.”

People Ifs Thinking Trying Mean Stills I Can States Force Technology Environment Computer Models Department Employee Devices Desks Secretary New Environment

Author:Hillary Clinton

“[ Tom Cruise] that kind of employee that's first to arrive, last to leave.”

Firsts Kind Lasts Employee Toms Cruise

Author:Patrick Heusinger

“The biggest influence on my writing, besides snagging some ideas about black humor, was that the paper mill had a program where they paid 75 percent of the tuition and book [costs] for employees who wanted to go to college part-time.”

Writing Book Ideas Wanted Black Influence College Cost Paper Percent Program Paid Employee Mills Part Time Tuition Black Humor

Author:Donald Ray Pollock

“We have also seen an economic crisis that is very serious within Venezuela, we are seeing cutbacks, I believe even more are coming in terms of electricity. Government employees no longer work on Fridays, and that has not been enough.”

Believe Enough Government I Believe Term Seeing Economic Serious Crisis Employee Electricity Friday Venezuela Economic Crisis Government Employees Cutbacks

Author:Marco Rubio

“I'm saying that I believe Paula Jones, is what i'm saying. And I believe that that $14,000 a year Arkansas State employee being brought up to the governor's hotel room and him exposing herself as all the evidence said.”

Years Believe Said States I Believe Rooms Evidence Employee Hotel Governors Exposing Hotel Rooms Arkansas

Author:Kellyanne Conway

“We have to build the capacity of our institutions, employees and workers.”

Capacity Institutions Workers Employee

Author:Narendra Modi

“There are "four keys" to becoming an excellent manager: finding the right fit for employees, focusing on strengths of employees, defining the right results, and hiring for talent - not just knowledge and skills.”

Results Four Talent Keys Becoming Fit Skills Findings Managers Excellent Employee Defining Hiring

Author:Marcus Buckingham

“Too many companies waste time trying to eliminate their employees' weaknesses when, in fact, they should concentrate on developing their strengths.”

Should Trying Facts Company Waste Weakness Developing Employee Wasting Time

Author:Marcus Buckingham

“With all my employees, I listen to them, trust in them, believe in them, respect them and let them have a go! I never believe I know better than they do and have been fortunate over the years to build up a very strong management team whom I can trust and take advice from.”

Knows Years Believe Has Beens I Can Strong Team Advice Management Fortunate Employee Very Strong Strong Man

Author:Richard Branson

“When employees tell you about their good ideas for the business, don't limit your response to asking questions, taking notes and following up. If you can, ask those people to lead their projects and take responsibility for them. From those experiences, they will then have built the confidence to take on more and you can take a further step back.”

People Ifs Ideas Asks Responsibility Steps Limits Projects Built Asking Notes Response Following Employee Good Ideas Taking Responsibility Asking Questions

Author:Richard Branson

“Having ideas and doing them - that's what entrepreneurship comes down to. That's something that makes you not just a great founder who I want to invest in, but also a great employee or someone I want to work with.”

Want Ideas Entrepreneurship Employee Founders Great Employee

Author:Alexis Ohanian

“Because it's so empowering, I want people to think about being entrepreneurial regardless. They don't have to start companies, but that's what makes them great employees, that's what makes them great citizens.”

People Thinking Want Company Citizens Empowering Employee Entrepreneurial Great Employee

Author:Alexis Ohanian

“The stage of investing that I do is seed stage, so it's really early. Here's a pair of founders who maybe have a prototype. They have a little bit of traction, maybe one employee, tops. At that stage, you really, really can only evaluate a company based on those founders and what they've been able to build. It's very, very team driven.”

Littles Able Bits Company Team Stage Little Bit Investing Seeds Driven Employee Pairs Founders Evaluate Prototype Traction

Author:Alexis Ohanian

“People work hard and companies make big profits, but employees don't see that they share in the wealth they help to create.”

People Hard Helping Bigs Wealth Company Share Hard Work Profit Employee

Author:Mariana Mazzucato

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