Top leadership quotes by Alibaba cofounder Jack Ma

"Leadership is your instinct, then it's your training. Leaders are always positive, they never complain."

"I know nothing about technology, I know nothing about marketing, I know nothing about (the legal) stuff. I only know about people."

"A leader should incentivize, but not with money. You give trust, respect, appreciation, and correct, heartfelt advice."

"A good boss is better than a good company."

"I always find people smarter than I am. Then my job is to make sure smart people can work together. Stupid people can work together easily, smart people can't."

"Intelligent people need a fool to lead them. When the team's all a bunch of scientists, it is best to have a peasant lead the way. His way of thinking is different. It's easier to win if you have people seeing things from different perspectives."

"As entrepreneurs, if you're not optimistic, you're in trouble. So the people I choose, they have to be optimistic."

"Players should never fight. A real businessman or entrepreneur has no enemies. Once he understands this, the sky's the limit."