Reid Hoffman on Leadership Quotes

"No matter how brilliant your mind or strategy, if you’re playing a solo game, you’ll always lose out to a team."

"The best leaders are those who empower others to lead."

"The first step to building a great company is to hire people who are smarter than you."

"The Alliance is a framework for building a relationship based on mutual trust and investment."

"An entrepreneur is someone who will jump off a cliff and assemble an airplane on the way down."

"If you aren't embarrassed by the first version of your product, you shipped too late."

"Culture is the set of habits that people have when you are not in the room."

"Scalability is not just about technology; it's about people and processes."

"The most important thing for a leader is to be an infinite learner."

"Innovation comes from a diversity of perspectives."

"In the networked age, a leader's job is to create the environment where the best ideas can surface."

"Failure is just a data point on the way to success."

"Every individual is a startup."

"The best way to manage people is to treat them like allies, not assets."

"Strategy is about making choices and trade-offs."

"Your network is your net worth."

"You jump off a cliff and you assemble an airplane on the way down. That’s the essence of entrepreneurship."

"The Tour of Duty approach builds trust by being honest about the reality of the modern workplace."

"Blitzscaling is prioritizing speed over efficiency in an environment of uncertainty."

"The best leaders are the ones who can admit when they are wrong."

"The best leaders are those who can recruit people better than themselves."

"Network intelligence is the key to making better decisions faster."

"To be a great leader, you have to be willing to be misunderstood for long periods of time."

"Leadership is the art of getting people to do what they didn't know they could do."

"In a world of change, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks."

"The most successful people are the ones who are constantly learning."

"The fastest way to change yourself is to hang out with people who are already the way you want to be."

"Speed is the ultimate competitive advantage in the digital age."

"A manager focuses on the present; a leader focuses on the future."

"A great leader is a great storyteller."

"You have to be a bit of a contrarian to be a great entrepreneur."

"Culture is the operating system of a company."

"You must be the CEO of your own career."