“Empty values statements create cynical and dispirited employees, alien...” — Patrick Lencioni Quote

“Empty values statements create cynical and dispirited employees, alienate customers, and undermine managerial credibility.”

“What clients are really interested in is honesty, plus a baseline of competence.”

“Engaged, enthusiastic, and loyal employees are pivotal drivers of growth and health in any organization.”

“Enron - although an extreme case - is hardly the only company with a hollow set of values.”

“Smaller groups of people can establish trusting relationships.”

“Teamwork requires some sacrifice up front; people who work as a team have to put the collective needs of the group ahead of their individual interests.”

“Being an American doesn't mean that you're guaranteed a high wage. You have to be productive, and we have to create a very low-cost, efficient place to do business, and we've let all that slip in America.”

“I think what I'm trying to do is create moments of recognition. To try to detonate some kind of feeling or understanding of lived experience.”

“It is when we all play safe that we create a world of utmost insecurity.”

“When I was in high school, I used to beg my teachers to let me create films and plays instead of writing essays. I think they were at least happy I was excited about school.”

“If you want to make a serious, rugged, reliable robot, you can start with the Create platform and just build stuff on top of it.”

“We have a name for people who create universes - they're called gods. There is no greater hubris than to think that we could take the place of godlike implications.”