A Quote by Robert Kiyosaki
A good leader is always looking for people smarter and more experienced than they are. If you are the smartest one in the room, then you are stupid.
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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.
If you have the ability to work with people smarter than you, always try to be the least smartest person in the room and surround yourself with talent, because iron sharpens iron.
I try to surround myself with people smarter than me - if I'm the smartest guy in the room, I change rooms.
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.
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.
My philosophy is to always find the smartest people you can. Hire people smarter than you.
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.
We assume that good-looking people are smarter and more effective than they really are, and that homely people are the reverse.
I think I've always been pretty shameless about seeking out people much smarter and much more experienced than me from the very beginning.
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.
I never want to be the most experienced or the smartest person in the room.
For me, I'm always looking for opportunities to work with people who are better than me, who are more experienced than me, people from whom I can learn. And who could I learn more from than someone with an unprecedented movie star career that has spanned over thirty years whose name is Tom Cruise?
Under the right circumstances, groups are remarkably smart - smarter even sometimes than the smartest people in them.
Some people have better ideas than others; some are smarter or more experienced or more creative. But everyone should be heard and respected.
I've always been one of the youngest guys on the team. But now I'm one of the older guys, one of the more experienced guys, and I have to be more of a leader. The guys are looking up to me, asking me questions and looking at me to step up.
If you're a leader and you're the smartest guy in the world - in the room, you've got real problems.
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