The HR world is full of people we can draw inspiration from. To save you the trouble, we researched and came up with the most inspiring HR quotes. These quotes from Fortune 500 companies founders, notable CEOs, and HR experts encompass every aspect of HR from recruitment to teamwork, people’s development, and more.
The biggest business minds have vast knowledge concerning recruitment, employee motivation, and other vital business aspects. In this blog post, we gathered and explained some of their best quotes. They are to help inspire you and your employees to be your best selves.
Quotes about recruitment
1. “The competition to hire the best will increase in the years ahead. Companies that give extra flexibility to their employees will have the edge in this area”- Bill Gates (Founder, Microsoft)
As Microsoft’s CEO for decades, Bill Gates knows a lot about hiring the best talents. He advises companies to offer candidates more in order to stand out from other companies. This could be in the form of perks like paid leave, performance bonus, etc.
2. “Hire for passion and intensity; there is training for everything."- Nolan Bushnell (Cofounder, Atari Inc.)
A new employee can be taught everything about a job but except to love it. Hence, only hire those who are in love with what they do because passion can’t be taught.
3. “Hire character. Train skill."- Peter Schutz (Former CEO, Porsche)
When looking to hire a candidate, Schutz suggests focusing on their character first. A person’s moral and ethical attribute matters more than any skill they could possess.
4. “Nothing we do is more important than hiring and developing people. At the end of the day, you bet on people, not strategies.”- Lawrence Bossidy (Former CEO, AlliedSignal)
Hiring the right people for the role is the most important job of a manager. After all, you need to bet on great people if you want to accomplish great things. You can check out our 12 interview questions to help you get the best culture-fit candidates.
5. "Employees are a company’s greatest asset – they’re your competitive advantage. You want to attract and retain the best; provide them with encouragement, stimulus, and make them feel that they are an integral part of the company’s mission."– Anne M. Mulcahy (Former CEO, Xerox)
Hiring the right candidates will give your company a competitive edge. However, you should endeavour to make them understand how important they are to you in order to retain their services.
6. “The secret to a successful hire is this: look for the people who want to change the world”- Marc Benioff (CEO, Salesforce)
A successful hire is any candidate whose drive is to make a significant impact. Such a candidate will help push any company to greater heights with their creative and innovative ideas.
7. “Hire people who are better than you are, then leave them to get on with it. Look for people who will aim for the remarkable, who will not settle for the routine.”- David Ogilvy
Attracting the very best in the job market should be a must for every company. Therefore, always aim high when recruiting and settle for less.
8. “Ultimately, delivering strategy is about hiring the right people and motivating them to deliver results.”- Helen M. & P. Schubert (HR consultants)
A favourite quote of ours, states that the first step to getting results is hiring the right person. Every other thing will fall in place once the right person is at the helm of affairs.
9. “Talent is the multiplier. The more energy and attention you invest in it, the greater the yield.”- Marcus Buckingham (Business consultant)
You can never go wrong by investing in the right talents. Therefore, spend as much energy and investment as you can to get the right one.
10. "One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man.”- Elbert Hubbard (Entrepreneur)
No machine can replicate the passion of a talented employee. Having such a person in your company is invaluable.
11. “You’re not just recruiting employees, but are sowing the seeds of your reputation.”- Unknown
Having a great hiring process will paint your brand in a positive light. Therefore, treat candidates right during the hiring process.
12. “We recruit for attitude and train for skill”- Atul Gawande (Renowned surgeon)
Experience, skills, and education are secondary in the search for the right employee. What you should look out for is their character.
13. “Time spent on hiring is time well spent”- Robert Half (Cofounder, Robert Half International)
Robert Half advises you to take your time when recruiting. Go through every necessary step because it will always be worth it in the end.
14. “The person passionate about what he or she is doing will outwork and outlast the guy motivated solely by making money”
- Reid Hoffman (Co-founder, LinkedIn)
A passionate employee will do better and stay longer than an employee motivated by compensation. Hire for passion.
15. “I’m a large believer in hiring the right people and giving them unbelievable amounts of power and autonomy”
- Blake Mycoskie (Founder, TOMS Shoes)
Blake Mycoskie believes that the best way of people management is first to make sure you hire the best talents you can find. Then grant them the creative freedom to do their job.
16. “If you hire people just because they can do a job, they’ll work for your money. But if you hire people who believe what you believe, they’ll work for you with blood, sweat, and tears.”
- Simon Sinek (Author)
Hire talents who are passionate about your company’s vision like you.
17. “It doesn’t make sense to hire smart people and then tell them what to do; we hire smart people so they can tell us what to do.”
- Steve Jobs (Co-founder, Apple)
Grant your talented employees the autonomy to tackle problems the way they see fit. Trust them to do the right thing.
Quotes about people management
18. “Clients do not come first. Employees come first. If you take care of your employees, they will take care of the clients.”
- Sir Richard Branson (Co-founder, Virgin Group)
Putting your employees first is the only way to get satisfied clients. An unhappy employee will not provide good services to clients.
19. “If you’re good to your staff when things are going well, they’ll rally when times go bad.”- Mary Kay Ash (Founder, Mary Kay Cosmetics)
Running a business is not always a smooth ride. To make sure your employees have your back through the bad times, treat them right at all times.
20. “Before you become a leader, success is all about growing yourself. After you become a leader, success is about growing others."- Jack Welch (CEO, General Electric)
Leaders don’t think of only themselves. As a leader, the growth of others should be your priority.
21. “Human resources isn’t a thing we do. It’s the thing that runs our business.”- Steve Wynn (Founder, Wynn Resort)
The concept of HR goes beyond hiring and firing. It deals with the daily running of every aspect of a company.
22. “I never set out to be CEO. I always set out to be a good team member, a good colleague”- John Stumpf (Former CEO, Wells Fargo)
To be a leader, one must be willing to work with others. The best leaders are those who know what it takes to be part of a team.
23. "To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart."- Eleanor Roosevelt (Former First Lady, U.S.A)
Being a good leader means having the compassion to listen to the needs of others. There is no way your employees will trust you if you cannot empathize with them.
24. “Every good conversation starts with listening.”- Tom Haak (HR expert)
Listening is a key characteristic of a good leader. It is the first step in the act of communication. A leader that listens solves problems quicker.
25. “Management is nothing more than motivating other people."- Lee Iacocca (Former president, Ford)
To manage a group of people is to motivate them. To be a great manager, find out what motivates your employees and show them how to get it.
26. “The value of a business is a function of how well the financial capital and intellectual capital are managed by human capital. You'd better get the human capital part right.”- Dave Bookbinder (Author)
There are three factors that contribute to the value of a business. How you manage the human capital factor will determine your organization’s success.
27. “Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence and making sure that impact lasts in your absence”- Sheryl Sandberg (COO, Facebook)
As the leader of one of the biggest companies in the world, Sandberg knows what it means to be a good leader. According to her, good leaders inspire their employees even when they are not around.
28. "Good leadership requires you to surround yourself with people of diverse perspectives who can disagree with you without fear of retaliation."- Doris Kearns Goodwin (Historian)
Your employees should respect enough to disagree with you. They should not fear you any retaliation when they have an opinion contrary to yours.
29. “The problem with a lot of companies is that HR comes second to their bottom line.”
- Gary Vaynerchuk (CEO, VaynerMedia)
Don’t build your company solely on profit. Your company’s building blocks are the people, and they are the driver of it.
Quotes about teamwork
30. “It’s easier to win if you have people seeing things from different perspectives.”- Jack Ma (Cofounder, Alibaba)
Jack Ma grew a conglomerate from nothing. He understands the impact of having differing ideas in the workplace. To him, diversity in thoughts is what makes a team works!
31. “No matter how brilliant your mind or strategy, if you’re playing a solo game, you’ll always lose out to a team.- Reid Hoffman (Co-founder, LinkedIn)
A person working alone to achieve a goal may be less efficient. Working together in a team always produces better results.
32. “Your value will be not what you know; it will be what you share”- Ginni Rometty (CEO, IBM)
Knowing something without telling others cannot help a company grow. You should always share your knowledge with your colleagues.
33. “Success is best when it's shared."- Howard Schultz (Former chairman & CEO, Starbucks)
The sense of joy you will get from being part of a successful team is indescribable. It is better than winning alone.
34. “Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win champions”- Michael Jordan (Retired Sportsperson & Entrepreneur)
A talented employee can only do so much. To achieve bigger goals, they need to work as a team.
35. “A successful team beats with one heart”- Michael Gokturk (CEO, Payfirma)
This HR quote emphasizes the need for a team to think together. It is the only way they can successfully achieve their aim.
Quotes about employee engagement
36. “Employees engage with employers and brands when they’re treated as humans.”- Meghan Biro, (CEO, Talent Culture recruitment)
When people are treated well, they have a sense of purpose within the company. Explore how you can put the human part back into your human resources.
37. “To win the marketplace, you must first win the workplace.”- Doug Conant (Former CEO, Campbell Soup Company)
This HR quote is based on Conant’s experience. Coming into the position after a recent round of layoffs, Doug realized he needs the full support of his employees to succeed in his new role.
38. “Everyone talks about building a relationship with your customers. I think you build one with your employees first."- Angela Ahrendts (Senior VP, Apple)
Cultivate an employee-first culture to drive business impact. It is the only way you can get the attention of your customers.
39. “Treat employees like they make a difference and they will.”- Jim Goodnight (Co-founder, SAS Institute)
To get the desired result out of your employees, let them know how much their work matters. Once your employees know their work can make a difference, they will be willing to do more.
40. “Understanding your employee’s perspective can go a long way towards increasing productivity and happiness.”- Kathryn Minshew (Co-founder, The Muse)
Kathryn Minshew used this HR quote to explain the best way to engage your employees. Try to always see things from their point of view. It inspires them to do better.
41. “Employee engagement is about getting the best people, retaining them, nurturing a creative environment and helping to find a way to innovate."- Marissa Mayer (Co-founder, Lumi Labs)
The whole point about engaging your employees in one HR quote. Get the best and retain them by cultivating an environment that inspires growth.
42. “In order to build a rewarding employee experience, you need to understand what matters most to your people.”- Julie Bevacqua (Chief Revenue Officer, Rise)
You cannot offer your employees a fulfilling experience until you understand what matters to them. Knowing this will help you keep them committed to their job.
43. “A person who feels appreciated will always do more than what is expected.”- Unknown
Everyone likes to know that their work is valued and appreciated by their peers. Appreciating your employees will spur them to do more.
44. “Reward the behavior you want your people to demonstrate.”- Sanjeev Himachali (HR consultant)
Always reward your outstanding employees. This will inspire other employees to follow in their footsteps.
45. “Employees are people who live in communities. Let's stop pretending workplaces are separate from community, places where robots go to die.”- Diane Kalen-Sukra (HR Expert)
To better engage your employees, make them feel at home at work. The workplace should be a place they feel connected to.
Quotes about company culture
46. “A good reputation for yourself and your company is an invaluable asset not reflected in the balance sheets”- Li Ka-Shing (Chairman, CK Hutchison)
How the public perceives a company is very important. It matters more than whatever profit such a company is making.
47. “I think that our fundamental belief is that for us growth is a way of life and we have to grow at all time”- Mukesh Ambani (Chairman, Reliance Industries)
This HR quote by one of India’s most successful businessmen advises you to instill the culture of growth in your company. Your employees should never want to rest on their laurels.
48. “We recognize that our success as a company and as an industry relies on developing, creating and growing an inclusive culture and diverse workforce”- Juan Ricardo Archer (CEO, Archer Daniels Midland)
A company should take a stand on diversity and inclusion in their workplace. It should be open to employees of all ages and creeds.
49. “Fear of failure must never be a reason not to try something”- Frederick W. Smith (CEO, FedEx)
The fear of failure might be a hindrance to future innovation. Build a company culture that is against this fear.
50. “It is important for companies to take a public stand and advocate for policies that in the best interest of their customers, employees and shareholders”- Steven A. Kandarian (CEO, MetLife)
No company should set values aside in pursuit of profit. Companies should always strive to please the public and its employees.
51. “It’s no good when a company progresses more slowly than its customers”- David P. Abney (CEO, UPS)
A brilliant HR quote that urges companies to match your customers’ pace of innovation. A company that progresses slower than its customers will lose them.
52. “To be competitive, you need to have a culture that people want to come into and stay a part of”- Jim Fitterling (CEO, DOW Inc.)
Build a welcoming team culture. It will serve as a magnet to attract the best talents.
53. “Businesses often forget about the culture, and ultimately, they suffer for it because you can’t deliver good service from unhappy employees.”- Tony Hsieh (CEO, Zappos)
An unhealthy company culture leads to bad services. You should never forget that a company’s culture is a vital part of its public identity.
54. “There is little success where there is little laughter."
- Andrew Carnegie (Entrepreneur)
A dull workplace environment will have a negative effect on your company’s success. Make sure the atmosphere in your company is favorable and inviting.
55. “A hallmark of a healthy creative culture is that its people feel free to share ideas, opinions, and criticisms.”- Ed Catmull (President, Walt Disney Animation Studio)
Ed Catmull believes a company should build a culture that encourages freedom of expression. That way, employees won’t be afraid to share their ideas on vital issues.
56. “We can change the culture if we change behaviour.”- Dr. Aubrey Daniels (Founder, ADI)
To change a company’s culture, you have to start at the individual level. You can only change it by influencing employees’ behaviour.
57. “The stronger the culture, the less corporate process a company needs. When the culture is strong, you can trust everyone to do the right thing.”- Brian Chesky (Co-founder, Airbnb)
The importance of a strong company culture cannot be overstated. It is vital to the growth of any company. A strong culture leads to better employees’ efficiency.
58. “Culture does not change because we desire to change it. Culture changes when the organization is transformed; the culture reflects the realities of people working together every day.”- Frances Hesselbein (Former CEO, Girl Scouts USA)
To change a company’s culture, you have to actively work on it. A company’s culture is a reflection of the attitude of those within it.
59. “Make sure everybody in the company has great opportunities, has a meaningful impact and is contributing to the good of the society.”
- Larry Page (Co-founder, Google)
Every employee with the company should have to make a significant impact on the company. They should be made to understand that their work is important to the greater good of society.
60. “A big part of our people-first culture is treating people with respect and transparency.”
- Arne Sorenson (CEO, Marriott International)
You cannot adopt a people-first culture without transparency and respect for people. It is vital that employees are treated with respect and nothing is hidden from them.
61. “Culture is what motivates and retains talented employees”
- Betty Thompson (Chief People Officer & Vice President, Booz Allen Hamilton)
The best way to attract and retain the best talents is by having a great company culture.
62. “Our secret weapon for building the best culture is open and honest feedback.”
- Gina Lou (HR Executive, HelloOffice)
The key to creating a great culture is communication. Employees should be encouraged to give each other honest feedback in every situation.
63. “The greatest asset of a company is its people”
- Jorge Paulo Lemann (Co-founder, 3G Capital)
Nothing is as important in business as the employees. They should, therefore, be always treated as such.
64. “Being a great place to work is the difference between being a good company and a great company.”
- Brian Kristofek (CEO, Upshot2)
The workplace culture is the difference between an average and a great company. To make your company great, create a great work environment for your employees.
65. “Company culture is the continuous pursuit of building the best, most talented, and happiest team we possibly can.”
- Andrew Wilkinson (Founder, MetaLab)
After having a great company culture, it is essential you work regularly to improve it. This will keep your employees engaged and happy always.
Quotes about employee motivation
66. “No man can be successful unless he first loves his work."- David Sarnoff (CEO, RCA)
A happy employee is an efficient employee. No one can perform better than a person passionate about their job.
67. “If you're changing the world, you're working on important things. You're excited to get up in the morning."- Larry Page (Co-founder, Google)
Let your employees know their work makes a difference in the world. This would get them excited to come back every day.
68. “If you want creative workers, give them enough time to play.”
- John Cleese (Actor)
All work and no play will result in uninspired employees. If you’re looking to improve the level of employee creativity reevaluate work policies to include better work/life balance.
69. “True motivation comes from achievement, personal development, job satisfaction, and recognition.”- Frederick Herzberg (Psychologist)
Motivation can come from the inside or outside. This HR quote provides you with insights on how to motivate your employees.
70. “If you want something to happen, you have to make people able and you have to make them want to."- Dr. Steve Kerr (Former CLO, General Electric & Goldman Sachs)
This HR quote speaks about the role of leadership in motivating employees. Kerr believes managers should know what motivates their employees in order to get them to work better.
71. “When people are financially invested, they want a return. When people are emotionally invested, they want to contribute."- Simon Sinek (Author)
Simon Sinek - the author of “Start with Why” defines employee engagement as the emotional investment employees make in their organizations. It is the passion, involvement, and motivation they bring to work, which they use to guide their work.
72. “Allow people to be themselves. People want to be great, great companies let them be great."- Arte Nathan (Former HR chief, Steve Wynn’s gaming companies)
One of the most productive things the HR teams can do is to help employees be themselves at work. Coercing people to be what they are not will stifle their greatness.
73. “I sincerely doubt employees who fear they may be laid off will be able to develop software titles that could impress people around the world”- Satoru Iwata (Former CEO, Nintendo)
To keep employees focused on their duty, give them job security. If they fear their job is at risk, they will focus on finding a new job instead of facing their assigned duties.
74. “An employee’s job is to give his or her best work every day. A manager’s job is to give the employee a good reason to come back to work tomorrow.”- Liz Ryan (Founder, Human Workplace)
The crux of managing employees is keeping them motivated about their work. Give your employees a reason to come to work every day.
75. “No company, small or large, can win over the long run without energized employees who believe in the mission and understand how to achieve it.”
- Jack Welch (Former CEO, General Electric)
Motivate your employees by letting them understand the company’s mission. This will inspire them to figure out ways to achieve it.
76. “If you are lucky enough to be someone’s employer, then you have a moral obligation to make sure people do look forward to coming to work in the morning.”
- John Mackey (Co-CEO, Whole Foods Market)
It is the duty of the employer to create an attractive workplace environment.
76. “The simple act of paying positive attention to people has a great deal to do with productivity.”
- Tom Peters (Author)
Pay as much attention as you can to your employees. It leads to better productivity.
Quotes about people development
77. “Train people well enough so they can leave. Treat them well enough so they don’t have to.”- Sir Richard Branson (Founder, Virgin Group)
Sir Richard believes you should train people well enough to leave but treat them even better so that they don’t. You do this by keeping the line of communication open and schedule frequent chats with them.
78. “Development can help great people be even better - but if I had a dollar to spend, I'd spend 70 cents getting the right person in the door."- Paul Russell
The key to developing great employees is to first get the right ones. It is difficult to train someone not fit for a job.
79. “Human resources are like natural resources; they're often buried deep. You have to go looking for them; they're not just lying around on the surface."- Ken Robinson (HR expert)
To get the best out of any employee, create circumstances that enable them to showcase their talents. Most employees don’t know how good they themselves are until you help uncover their hidden strengths.
80. “Good employees make mistakes and good leaders allow them to.”- John Wooden (Former head coach, UCLA)
Mistakes are learning opportunities. Encourage your employees to see them as such.
81. “If you want to improve the organization, you have to improve yourself and the organization gets pulled up with you."- Indra Nooyi (Former CEO, PepsiCo)
The way to change the world is to begin by changing ourselves!
82. “You cannot push anyone up the ladder unless he is willing to climb.”- Andrew Carnegie (Entrepreneur)
Inspire your employees to act and not coerce them into taking actions. Make them willing to take actions that will develop themselves.
83. “Making sure (our) people are developing is not a luxury. It is essential for our survival”- Laszlo Bock (CEO, Humu; Former Senior VP, Google)
Laszlo Bock believes that the key to a company’s survival lies in the development of its employees.
84. “You don’t build business, you build people, then people build business.”
- Zig Ziglar (Author and Motivational Speaker)
Your employees are the builders of your business. They should be given all the necessary support to accomplish their goals.
Quotes about leadership
85. “We need to recognize the talents, the strength of teamwork, and create opportunities for everyone to grow. Since then they can achieve success for themselves and for customers.”
Vu Lam (CEO & Founder, KMS Technology)
An excellent workforce, great team working spirit and ability for individual growth are what create your company’s HR-based competitive advantage.
86. “Good leaders organize and align people around what the team needs to do. Great leaders motivate and inspire people with why they are doing it. That’s the key to achieving something truly transformational”- Marilyn Hewson (CEO, Lockheed Martin)
It is not enough to align your employees around your company’s objectives; you have to help them understand why they are doing it.
87. “It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you’ll do things differently”- Warren Buffett (Co-founder, Berkshire Hathaway)
Your company's reputation is one of its most valuable assets. Always consider it before making business decisions.
88. “The most valuable businesses of the coming decades will be built by entrepreneurs who seek to empower people rather than make them obsolete”- Peter Thiel (Co-founder, PayPal)
The successful businesses of the future are the ones that place value on their employees and help them grow.
89. “A team in the business world will tend to perform at the level of the worst individual team member”- Reid Hoffman (Co-founder, LinkedIn)
Ensure your team is made up of competent members as the overall performance of a team depends on individual members.
90. “As a leader, it is important to not just see your own success but focus on the success of others”
- Sundar Pichai (CEO, Google)
A great leader is one who engages his/her employees by showing concern about their growth.
91. “Outstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves, it’s amazing what they can accomplish”- Sam Walton (Founder, Walmart)
For your employees to achieve excellent results, they have to believe in themselves. To make this happen, you have to inspire them.
92. “You need to have extraordinary wisdom to be the forerunner”- Ma Huateng (Founder, Tencent Inc.)
The right application of knowledge (and technology) is important for you to stay ahead of your competitors.
93. “The group’s benefit is more important than [a single employee] personal benefit”
- Terry Gou (Founder, Hon Hai Precision)
For a team to achieve its desired goal, emphasis should be placed on what works best for everyone as against what suits an individual member.
94. “As you get bigger, you have to learn to delegate. It’s also an excellent way to get staff involved in a company’s operation”- Azim Premji (Former Chairman, Wipro)
A brilliant way to engage your employees in your organizational process is to delegate important tasks to them. This is especially important as your organization gets bigger.
95. “Good management consists of showing average people how to do the work of superior people”- John Rockefeller (Founder, Standard Oil)
One major characteristic of being a good manager is having the ability to develop your employees - by showing them how to produce outstanding results.
96. “Great companies don’t just have one founding moment. They have many founding moments.”- Jack Dorsey (Co-founder, Twitter)
A standout feature of great companies is their ability to keep reinventing themselves. This helps them continually create new products to meet their customers’ evolving demands.
97. “Bad companies are destroyed by crisis, good companies survive them, great companies are improved by them”- Andrew Grove (Former CEO, Intel)
What sets great companies apart from bad companies is how they deal with crises. While bad companies fall during crises; great companies come out stronger.
98. “A leader is someone that creates infectious enthusiasm.”- Ted Turner (Founder, CNN)
Exceptional leaders inspire their employees with their passion
99. “An idea that can change the course of the company can come from anywhere”- Jack Dorsey (Co-founder, Twitter)
Managers have to be open-minded and listen to every employees’ suggestions as they are capable of producing great ideas.
100. “A company is stronger if it is bound by love rather than fear”- Herb Kelleher (Co-founder, Southwest Airlines)
The strength of an organization depends on how it is led. Leading an organization with compassion is the best way to go.
101. “Constantly seek criticism. A well thought out critique of whatever you are doing is as valuable as gold”- Elon Musk (CEO, Tesla Inc.)
Getting feedback is essential to your development. As an organization, constantly seek feedback from your employees and customers.
102. “If we win the hearts and minds of the employees, we’re going to have better business success”- Mary T. Bacca (CEO, General Motors)
Engaging and treating your employees right will make them push your business to greater heights.
103. “Lots of companies don’t succeed over time. What do they fundamentally do wrong? They usually miss the future”- Larry Page (Co-founder, Google)
In everything a business does, it should create for the future. This will help it stay successful for a long time.
104. “The biggest risk is not taking any risk. In a world that is changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks”- Mark Zuckerberg (Co-founder, Facebook)
Any organization that avoids taking risks will not succeed in achieving its goals.
COVID-19 Quotes
105. “As members of the global community, it will be irresponsible of us to sit on the fence, panic, ignore facts, or fail to act. We need to take action now.”- Jack Ma (Cofounder, Alibaba)
As responsible citizens, there are duties we must perform to ensure each other’s safety during the COVID-19 outbreak. We must avoid panicking, follow the facts and act for the benefit of all.
106. “As our community focuses on public health needs during the COVID-19 outbreak, it’s important that we also rally together to address the unmet economic needs developing around us.”- Brad Smith (President, Microsoft)
Businesses, like health care workers, have a key role to play during the COVID-19 outbreak. We must come together to address and meet the economic needs of the people around us.
107. “This extraordinary and overwhelming crisis demands more of our top executives as they help lead our response. The best will advance the interests of others knowing that it makes us all better off”- Paul Polman (Co-founder, Imagine)
An extraordinary crisis deserves an extraordinary response. As a business leader, you should help lead the fight against the COVID-19 in your community for the benefit of everyone
108. “Some people like health care workers will be doing heroic work and we need to support them. We need to stay calm even though this is an unprecedented situation”- Bill Gates (Co-founder, Microsoft)
One of the best ways to contribute to the fight against the COVID-19 virus is by supporting health care workers. And the best way to do this is to stay calm and not panic.
109. “We’re all in this together. And we can only succeed together”- Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (Director-General, World Health Organization)
The best way to emerge victoriously is by working together and supporting one another.
110. “Every business, every citizen, every residential area must be a fortress to prevent the epidemic”- Nguyen Xuan Phuc (Prime Minister, Vietnam)
In the fight against the COVID-19 virus, everyone must contribute their quota to ensure victory. And this includes every individual and business.
111. “The world needs to be resolute in fighting an all-out global war against the COVID-19 outbreak”- Xi Jinping (President, China)
The world needs to come together and act in swift firmness in our reaction to the COVID-19 virus. It is the only way we can totally defeat this outbreak
112. “WE WILL WIN THIS WAR. When we achieve this victory, we will emerge stronger and more united than ever before!”- Donald Trump (President, United States of America)
While addressing the people, the president of the United States stated his certainty of triumph over the Coronavirus. He also expresses his belief that once victory is achieved, we will be stronger together.
Final Thoughts
Understand famous CEOs’ and executives’ views on HR issues like recruitment, management, teamwork, and more. Apply their words of wisdom within your company and watch it grow even faster.
