A Quote by Jack Welch

I was never the smartest guy in the room. From the first person I hired, I was never the smartest guy in the room. And that's a big deal. And if you're going to be a leader - if you're a leader and you're the smartest guy in the world - in the room, you've got real problems.

Jack Welch

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Jack Welch
American - Businessman
November 19, 1935 - March 1, 2020

If you're a leader and you're the smartest guy in the world - in the room, you've got real problems.

Jack Welch

First rule of magic? Always be the smartest guy in the room.

Jesse Eisenberg

If I'm the smartest guy in the room, I'm in the wrong room.

Chad Stahelski

Just understanding that if you're not growing up, you're just moving backwards, and I'm a person that I always want to grow and learn and not be the smartest person in the room, because when you're not the smartest person in the room, you're always learning things.

Ndamukong Suh

Listen real hard to the smartest guy in the room before you go trying to prove how smart you are.

Lee Clow

I'm never the smartest guy in the room. I'm willing to work harder than most people around me, come earlier, stay later.

Bill Rancic

The smartest person in the room is never as smart as all the people in the room.

John C. Maxwell

What I see is trying to make sure that everybody thinks you have more than what you actually have. What’s the point if you actually don’t have it? If you don’t have it, then you don’t have it. Have what you have. Enjoy that . . . The craft is everything. Don’t be afraid of not being the wealthiest person in the room. Be the smartest person in the room. Be the slickest person in the room. Be the most creative person in the room. Be the most entertaining person in the room. Just be in the room.

Jill Scott

Try never to be the smartest person in the room. And if you are, I suggest you invite smarter people... or find a different room.

Michael Dell

I see some parallels [with Barack Obama] but I don't see the leadership that this guy [John F.Kennedy] had of other men and women. It's more than being the smartest guy in room.

Chris Matthews

My entire career has been built on the understanding that I am not only not the smartest person in the room, I am definitely not the smartest person in the world. And I am instead going to try to create as many opportunities to connect those great ideas and help them be great.

Alexis Ohanian

If you got the balls to follow something through, you can end up being the coolest, smartest guy in the room, because you've literally put your ass on the line.

Steve Coogan

If you look around the room, and you're the smartest person in the room, you're in the wrong room.

Lorne Michaels

Try never to be the smartest person in the room. And if you are, I suggest you invite smarter people... or find a different room. In professional circles it's called networking. In organizations it's called team building. And in life it's called family, friends, and community. We are all gifts to each other, and my own growth as a leader has shown me again and again that the most rewarding experiences come from my relationships.

Michael Dell

I try to surround myself with people smarter than me - if I'm the smartest guy in the room, I change rooms.