Find the right people, not the best people.
Interpretation
It's more important to surround yourself with the right people who share your values than to only seek the most qualified individuals.
This quote by Jack Ma emphasizes the importance of building relationships with individuals who are a good fit for your vision and values rather than solely focusing on their qualifications or status. The right people contribute positively to our goals and provide support, while the best people in a technical sense may not always align with our ethos or help foster a productive environment.
In practice
In a leadership seminar, this quote can inspire attendees to prioritize team cohesion over individual performance.
Hong Kong people say Hong Kong needs to preserve its uniqueness. I say Hong Kong's uniqueness is in its diversity, its tolerance of difference cultures... China does not want to see Hong Kong in decline. I have full confidence in its future.
If we are a good team and know what we want to do, one of us can defeat tons of them.
It's not that other countries steal jobs from you guys. It's your strategy. Distribute the money and things in a proper way.
Helping doing business easier, we choose the name Alibaba because it is a global company. It is founded in China, but it was created for the world.
In the beginning I just wanted to survive. For the first three years, we made zero revenue. I remember many times when I was trying to pay up, the restaurant owner would say, 'Your bill was paid.' And there would be a note saying, 'Mr. Ma, I'm your customer on the Alibaba platform. I made a lot of money, and I know you don't, so I paid the bill.'
Even if your competitor is still small in size or weak, you should take him seriously and treat him as a giant. Likewise, even if your competitor is massive in size, you shouldn't regard yourself as a weakling.
For many years now, I feel like my own body struggle has been linked and connected with women I meet in the world. I think we're in this together.
I had no future with the Dodgers, because I was too closely identified with Branch Rickey. After the club was taken over by Walter O'Malley, you couldn't even mention Mr. Rickey's name in front of him. I considered Mr. Rickey the greatest human being I had ever known.
The most serious point in the case is the disposition of the child." What on earth has that to do with it?" I ejaculated. My dear Watson, you as a medical man are continually gaining insight as to the tendencies of a child by the study of the parents. Don't you see that the converse is equally valid. I have frequently gained my first real insight into the character of parents by studying their children.
I have a hole where my heart should be, she thought, and nowhere else to go.
Dissimilarity of habit tends more than anything to destroy affection.
And this was the price you paid for sleeping together.
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