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Jack Ma admits he knows nothing about technology. 'I know nothing about coding. I know nothing about the internet. ' His skill is leadership. He believes a leader should never compare his technical skills with his employees. 'Your employee should have superior technical skills than you. If he doesn't, it means you have hired the wrong person. ' He teaches that a leader's job is to have vision, tenacity, and the ability to unite smart people around a common goal.
"My job is to help more people have jobs."
"The world needs new leadership, but the new leadership is about service."
"I’m not a tech guy. I’m looking at the technology with the eyes of my customers, normal people’s eyes."
"Smart people need a fool to lead them. When the team is all a bunch of scientists, it is best to have a peasant lead the way."
"Philanthropy is not about helping others, it's about waking up yourself."
"Once you understand this, you can become a global leader."
"Intelligent people need a fool to lead them."
"A leader should have higher endurance and ability to accept and embrace failure."
"If you want your life to be simple, you shouldn't be a leader."
"I don't want to be liked. I want to be respected."
"A leader should have higher grit and tenacity, and be able to endure what the employees can't."
"If you want to be great, you have to think about how you can solve the social problem."
"I try to make myself happy because I know that if I'm not happy, my colleagues are not happy."
"Trust is the biggest challenge. If you have trust, everything is simple."
"Try to find the right people, not the best people. The best people are always in your company, you train them."
"The lessons I learned from the dark days at Alibaba are that you must make your team have value."
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