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I continue to see leaders, thought leaders, CEOs, the greatest business minds of our time, and history going back hundreds of years, talk about talent being the most important thing in their organization. Talent fueling all else- innovation, sales, brand, value, and so on. But I wonder, in actuality, how many leaders and companies are actually doing something about it?

A reminder I find useful for myself, whether it be about my calendar, my activities, what I am spending my time on —> Your actions surrounding talent are reflecting your real priorities, not what you say about talent.

Are you prioritizing your people and talent?

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Top 25 Quotes About Talent

1. “Acquiring the right talent is the most important key to growth. Hiring was — and still is — the most important thing we do.” “The secret of my success is that we have gone to exceptional lengths to hire the best people in the world.”

   Marc Benioff

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

   Steve Jobs

3. "I hire people brighter than me and I get out of their way."

   Lee Iacocca

4. "First-rate people hire first-rate people; second-rate people hire third-rate people."

   Leo Rosten

5. "I will only hire someone to work directly for me if I would work for that person."

   Mark Zuckerberg

6. "The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it."

   Theodore Roosevelt

7. “The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership.”

   Harvey S. Firestone

8. “Recruitment IS marketing. If you’re a recruiter nowadays and you don’t see yourself as a marketer, you’re in the wrong profession.”

   Matthew Jeffrey 

9. “Train people well enough so they can leave, treat them well enough so they don’t want to.”

   Richard Branson

10. “There goes my people. I must follow them, for I am their leader.”

    Mahatma Gandhi

11. “If you think it’s expensive to hire a professional, wait until you hire an amateur.”
    Red Adair  
     

12. “Your human talent is your most important talent.”
    Carla Harris  
     

13. “Hiring the wrong people is the fastest way to undermine a sustainable business.”
    Kevin J. Donaldson  
     

14. “Great vision without great people is irrelevant.”

    Jim Collins  

15. “I am convinced that nothing we do is more important than hiring and developing people. At the end of the day you bet on people, not on strategies.”
    Lawrence Bossidy  
     

16. “The most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born-that there is a genetic factor to leadership. That’s nonsense; in fact, the opposite is true. Leaders are made rather than born.”

    Warren Bennis  
     

17. “Recruiting should be viewed as a business partner, someone who is critical to the success of the business.”

    Mathew Caldwell  

18. “Human Resources isn’t a thing we do. It’s the thing that runs our business.”
    Steve Wynn  
     

19. “Recruitment IS marketing. If you’re a recruiter nowadays and you don’t see yourself as a marketer, you’re in the wrong profession.”
    Matthew Jeffrey  
     

20. “Train people well enough so they can leave, treat them well enough so they don’t want to.”
    Richard Branson  
     

21. “If you hire good people, give them good jobs, and pay them good wages, generally something good is going to happen.”
    James Sinegal  
     

22. “The secret of my success is that we have gone to exceptional lengths to hire the best people in the world.”
    Steve Jobs  
     

23. “You can dream, create, design and build the most wonderful place in the world…but it requires people to make the dream a reality.”
    Walt Disney  
     

24. “Your employer brand is never what you say it is. It’s what your employees and candidates say it is.”
    Jillian Einck  
    

25. “Only by attracting the best people will you accomplish great deeds.”

    Colin Powell

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Talent Takeaways

Your talent, your people, are your biggest asset —> What are you doing to reflect that every day?

Offshore talent that come with impressive resumes

“She’s contributing far greater than an executive assistant. She’s also a project manager, podcast producer, copywriter, social media manager, and more!” - Chris Hutchins, All The Hacks

Known for their executive assistants, marketing, finance, and ops talent — Oceans is the global talent partner for brands like True Classic, Pattern Brands, and Othership.

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