Focus on people and the needs they have.

Our concern is how to take care of our people, not just ourselves.

What I must do is all that concerns me, not what the people think.

My old boss Jim Barksdale was fond of saying, “We take care of the people, the products, and the profits — in that order.” It’s a simple saying, but it’s deep. “Taking care of the people” is the most difficult of the three by far and if you don’t do it, the other two won’t matter. Taking care of the people means that your company is a good place to work. Most workplaces are far from good. As organizations grow large, important work can go unnoticed, the hardest workers can get passed over by the best politicians, and bureaucratic processes can choke out the creativity and remove all the joy.

We take care of the people, the products, and the profits — in that order.” It’s a simple saying, but it’s deep. “Taking care of the people” is the most difficult of the three by far and if you don’t do it, the other two won’t matter. Taking care of the people means that your company is a good place to work.

Of all the things I've done, the most vital is coordinating the talents of those who work for us and pointing them toward a certain goal.

My main concern is with the world order

It was time to be introspective, to put our employees first and to listen to their issues. After all, it's people who deliver our results .

In management, the first concern of the company is the happiness of people who are connected with it. If the people do not feel happy and cannot be made happy, that company does not deserve to exist... The first order of business is to let the employees have adequate income. Their humanity must be respected, and they must be given an opportunity to enjoy their work and lead a happy life.

“I want to change their lives and make them better. My people come first in whatever I do.

that most people, including myself, have a deep desire to work on things that matter to them and bring forth what is inside them.

I am guided each day by these three questions: 'What are you fixing?' 'What are you making?' and 'Who are you helping?'

Work on Stuff that Matters

Motivation comes from working on things we care about. It also comes from working with people we care about.