“The best way to protect the assets of this company is to protect the people who work for it.”— James E. Burke
“We have a basic philosophy that if we take care of our people, they'll take care of our customers, and that'll take care of our profits.”— Frederick W. Smith
“A company has a responsibility to its employees. After all, they are the ones who make the products. They are the ones who sell the products. They are the ones who service the products. They are the ones who deal with the customers.”— David Packard
“My primary assets are my people. The FedEx culture is a very specific thing, and it's a huge part of our success.”— Frederick W. Smith
“I don't pay good wages because I have a lot of money; I have a lot of money because I pay good wages.”— Robert Bosch
“We have a basic philosophy that if we take care of our people, they'll deliver the impeccable service that our customers demand.”— Frederick W. Smith
“If you want to be a world-class company, you've got to have a world-class health-care and benefits plan for your employees.”— James Sinegal
“Train people well enough so they can leave, treat them well enough so they don't want to.”— Richard Branson
“We felt that our first responsibility was to our employees. We felt that if we had a group of well-motivated, dedicated people, we would have a successful company.”— William Redington Hewlett
“Your employees come first. And if you treat your employees right, guess what? Your customers come back, and that makes your shareholders happy.”— Herb Kelleher