Unless you invest in people, you are not going to see growth in the long term, the medium term, and maybe even the short term. Jim Yong Kim More Quotes by Jim Yong Kim More Quotes From Jim Yong Kim No matter how good you think you are as a leader, my goodness, the people around you will have all kinds of ideas for how you can get better. So for me, the most fundamental thing about leadership is to have the humility to continue to get feedback and to try to get better - because your job is to try to help everybody else get better. Jim Yong Kim humilityjobsthinking We will never end poverty if we don't tackle climate change. Jim Yong Kim povertyclimateends One of the most important things about leadership is that you have to have the kind of humility that will allow you to be coached. Jim Yong Kim importantkindhumility Ending poverty and ensuring sustainability are the defining challenges of our time. Energy is central to both of them. Jim Yong Kim povertyenergychallenges When you're working on development issues, optimism is not always based on rational analysis, often it is a moral choice. Jim Yong Kim optimismissueschoices A lot of young people dont think they can make a difference. Thats really what I am at Dartmouth to do. Im there to tell the young people, Look, a few committed souls can change the world. Jim Yong Kim differencespeoplethinking Today there are a lot places where people say they're just hopeless. If I can come from a hopeless country, get an education, become a hyphenated American and become president of the World Bank, it's my moral duty to make sure that every single person on the planet has that opportunity. Jim Yong Kim opportunitycountrypeople If we do not act to curb climate change immediately, we will leave our children and grandchildren an unrecognizable planetIt is the poor, those least responsible for climate change and least able to afford adaptation, who would suffer the most. Jim Yong Kim climatesufferingchildren Why is it that when it comes to our most cherished social goal [health care], we not only tolerate poor execution, sometimes we even celebrate it? Jim Yong Kim executioncaregoal There will be water and food fights everywhere. Jim Yong Kim fightingbusinesswater What happens when corn and wheat prices rise is that we see real increases in malnutrition and under-nutrition. And when children are malnourished, their brain development actually slows down and is affected. So this is not just a short-term impact. Jim Yong Kim impactrealchildren We need to have a plan equal to the challenge. Jim Yong Kim challengesinspiringneeds I want to eradicate poverty. I think that theres a tremendous passion for that inside the World Bank. Jim Yong Kim passionworldthinking Water and sanitation has not had the same kind of champion that global health, and even education, have had. Jim Yong Kim championkindwater We have to find climate-friendly ways of encouraging economic growth. The good news is we think they exist. Jim Yong Kim growthbusinessthinking Carbon is the currency of how you measure climate change, but water will be the teeth. Jim Yong Kim teethclimatewater We had no idea how quickly this [fund] would build, i really have to say that Ivanka's leadership has been tremendous. Jim Yong Kim politics Despite hundreds of millions of people around the world living with mental disorders, mental health has remained in the shadows, this is not just a public health issue - it's a development issue. We need to act now because the lost productivity is something the global economy simply cannot afford. Jim Yong Kim healthcare Right now we have to do everything we can to bring together the bankable (infrastructure) projects that even in a period of low growth will attract private investors. Jim Yong Kim industrials If governments move right now, quickly, in enacting the kinds of structural reforms they need to enact, the investments will continue to flow. Jim Yong Kim industrials
