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Ed Catmull Quotes

Getting the right people and the right chemistry is more important than getting the right idea Picture Quote #1

A better measure of our success is to look at the people on our team and see how they are working together. Can they rally to solve key problems? If the answer is yes, you are managing well Picture Quote #1

When downsides coexist with upsides, as they often do, people are reluctant to explore what's bugging them, for fear of being labeled complainers Picture Quote #1

As I saw it, our mandate was to foster a culture that would seek to keep our sightlines clear, even as we accepted that we were often trying to engage with and fix what we could not see Picture Quote #1

But its most important characteristic was an ability to analyze the emotional beats of a movie without any of its members themselves getting emotional or defensive Picture Quote #1

The takeaway here is worth repeating: Getting the team right is the necessary precursor to getting the ideas right Picture Quote #1

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You needed to show your people that you meant it when you said that while efficiency was a goal, quality was the goal Picture Quote #1

It was management's job to take the long view, to intervene and protect our people from their willingness to pursue excellence at all costs. Not to do so would be irresponsible Picture Quote #1

People who would feel obligated to be honest somehow feel freer when asked for their candor; they have a choice about whether to give it, and thus, when they do give it, it tends to be genuine Picture Quote #1

You are not your idea, and if you identify too closely with your ideas, you will take offense when they are challenged Picture Quote #1

The bottom line was that while everyone was rowing the boat, to use Andrew's analogy, there was no forward movement Picture Quote #1

We must remember that failure gives us chances to grow, and we ignore those chances at our own peril Picture Quote #1

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Not the confidence that we know exactly what to do at all times but the confidence that, together, we will figure it out Picture Quote #1

He told me that he thinks he and the other proven directors have a responsibility to be teachers - that this should be a central part of their jobs, even as they continue to make their own films Picture Quote #1

Believe me, you don't want to be at a company where there is more candor in the hallways than in the rooms where fundamental ideas or matters of policy are being hashed out Picture Quote #1

Before I go on, I want to say something about the word protection. I worry that because it has such a positive connotation, by implication anything being protected seems, ipso facto, worth protecting Picture Quote #1

Making the process better, easier, and cheaper is an important aspiration, something we continually work on - but it is not the goal. Making something great is the goal Picture Quote #1

Negative feedback may be fun, but it is far less brave than endorsing something unproven and providing room for it to grow Picture Quote #1

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It's folly to think you can avoid change, no matter how much you might want to. But also, to my mind, you shouldn't want to. There is no growth or success without change Picture Quote #1

Which meant that the people working on up had to be able to roll with that evolution without panicking, shutting down, or growing discouraged Picture Quote #1

If there are people in your organization who feel they are not free to suggest ideas, you lose Picture Quote #1

Once you master any system, you typically become blind to its flaws; even if you can see them, they appear far too complex and intertwined to consider changing Picture Quote #1

What's needed, in my view, is to approach big and small problems with the same set of values and emotions, because they are, in fact, self similar Picture Quote #1

We want people to feel like they can take steps to solve problems without asking permission Picture Quote #1

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We had done the impossible. We had done the thing that everyone told us we couldn't do. And we had done it spectacularly well Picture Quote #1

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Getting the right people and the right chemistry is more important than getting the right idea (Ed Catmull Quotes) A better measure of our success is to look at the people on our team and see how they are working together. Can they rally to solve key problems? If the answer is yes, you are managing well (Ed Catmull Quotes) When downsides coexist with upsides, as they often do, people are reluctant to explore what's bugging them, for fear of being labeled complainers (Ed Catmull Quotes) As I saw it, our mandate was to foster a culture that would seek to keep our sightlines clear, even as we accepted that we were often trying to engage with and fix what we could not see (Ed Catmull Quotes) But its most important characteristic was an ability to analyze the emotional beats of a movie without any of its members themselves getting emotional or defensive (Ed Catmull Quotes) The takeaway here is worth repeating: Getting the team right is the necessary precursor to getting the ideas right (Ed Catmull Quotes) You needed to show your people that you meant it when you said that while efficiency was a goal, quality was the goal (Ed Catmull Quotes) It was management's job to take the long view, to intervene and protect our people from their willingness to pursue excellence at all costs. Not to do so would be irresponsible (Ed Catmull Quotes) People who would feel obligated to be honest somehow feel freer when asked for their candor; they have a choice about whether to give it, and thus, when they do give it, it tends to be genuine (Ed Catmull Quotes) You are not your idea, and if you identify too closely with your ideas, you will take offense when they are challenged (Ed Catmull Quotes) The bottom line was that while everyone was rowing the boat, to use Andrew's analogy, there was no forward movement (Ed Catmull Quotes) We must remember that failure gives us chances to grow, and we ignore those chances at our own peril (Ed Catmull Quotes) Not the confidence that we know exactly what to do at all times but the confidence that, together, we will figure it out (Ed Catmull Quotes) He told me that he thinks he and the other proven directors have a responsibility to be teachers - that this should be a central part of their jobs, even as they continue to make their own films (Ed Catmull Quotes) Believe me, you don't want to be at a company where there is more candor in the hallways than in the rooms where fundamental ideas or matters of policy are being hashed out (Ed Catmull Quotes) Before I go on, I want to say something about the word protection. I worry that because it has such a positive connotation, by implication anything being protected seems, ipso facto, worth protecting (Ed Catmull Quotes) Making the process better, easier, and cheaper is an important aspiration, something we continually work on - but it is not the goal. Making something great is the goal (Ed Catmull Quotes) Negative feedback may be fun, but it is far less brave than endorsing something unproven and providing room for it to grow (Ed Catmull Quotes) It's folly to think you can avoid change, no matter how much you might want to. But also, to my mind, you shouldn't want to. There is no growth or success without change (Ed Catmull Quotes) Which meant that the people working on up had to be able to roll with that evolution without panicking, shutting down, or growing discouraged (Ed Catmull Quotes) If there are people in your organization who feel they are not free to suggest ideas, you lose (Ed Catmull Quotes) Once you master any system, you typically become blind to its flaws; even if you can see them, they appear far too complex and intertwined to consider changing (Ed Catmull Quotes) What's needed, in my view, is to approach big and small problems with the same set of values and emotions, because they are, in fact, self similar (Ed Catmull Quotes) We want people to feel like they can take steps to solve problems without asking permission (Ed Catmull Quotes) We had done the impossible. We had done the thing that everyone told us we couldn't do. And we had done it spectacularly well (Ed Catmull Quotes)

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