John Stumpf quotes:

I'm from the school that great performers and great leaders create more great leaders. Give people other experiences, other responsibilities. Have them join organizations within the company and outside the company.

I learned how to lend money by cleaning up the messes of others who had made loans before me.

I think great bosses hire great people. 'A' people hire 'A' people, but 'B' people hire 'C' people; they're worried they might be shown up... they're concerned that that person might make them look bad.

I never set out to be CEO. I always set out to be a good team member, a good colleague.

People leave their manager; they don't leave companies.

Star performers are my favorite to manage and lead. Star performers are critical to any organization, and the key is how can you capture their heart-share and their mind-share when they're on this fast track.

When I wake up in the morning, the first thing I look at is the checking account report from the day before. I love checking accounts. I dream about them.

When you collect bad loans... you sure learn a lot about making good ones. You also learn a lot about the power of persuasion, persistence and desperation.