People really are our most important resource, and people who don't realize that and choose not to live that way, choose not to lead that way, are paying a price for that in many of our companies, many of our organizations.
Interpretation
Valuing people is crucial for effective leadership and organizational success.
Chesley Sullenberger emphasizes the importance of recognizing and valuing people as essential assets in any organization. Leaders who fail to acknowledge this fact not only miss out on the potential of their teams but also suffer the consequences of poorer performance and morale within their organizations.
In practice
During a corporate meeting about team dynamics.
My message going forward is that I want to remind everyone in the aviation industry - especially those who manage aviation companies and those who regulate aviation - that we owe it to our passengers to keep learning how to do it better.
Pilots learn to use human skills to communicate information and make decisions collectively, which creates a shared sense of responsibility among the team for better outcomes.
You know, I think when people are in important positions in big organizations, they often get tied up with the minutia of managing money, managing things. They often forget that people deserve to be led.
Good leadership isn't about advancing yourself. It's about advancing your team.
I don't want people saying, 'Should we get a female director?' I want to hear, 'Should we get a great director for this movie?'
So I had to be careful. I recognized the responsibility that, whether I liked it or not, I had to accept whatever the obligation was. That was to behave in a manner, to carry myself in such a professional way, as if there ever is a reflection, it's a positive one.
You're only as good as the people you hire.
It's not the great stars that win; it's the great teams that win. It's the teams that subjugate their ego to the team and put the team first.
If a general shows confidence in his men but always insists on his orders being obeyed, the gain will be mutual.
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