You cannot mandate productivity, you must provide the tools to let people become their best.

Companies must have a noble cause, and it's the leaders job to transform that noble cause into such an inspiring vision, that it will attract the most talented people in the world to want to join it.

It doesn't make sense to hire smart people and tell them what to do; we hire smart people so they can tell us what to do.

If you want to hire great people and have them stay, you have to be run by ideas, not hierarchy. The best ideas have to win.

Find people who are competent and really bright, but more importantly, people who care exactly about the same things you care about.

Ask for feedback from people with diverse backgrounds. Each one will tell you one useful thing. If you're at the top of the chain, sometimes people won't give you honest feedback because they're afraid. In this case, disguise yourself, or get feedback from other sources.