A good leader can't be afraid to get their hands dirty, according to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.
Years later, he would hatch the idea for Nvidia with his co-founders in a booth at the same Denny's where he'd once cleared tables, washed dishes and even cleaned toilets.
"To me, no task is beneath me because, remember, I used to be a dishwasher [and] I used to clean toilets," Huang said in a March interview at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Whenever possible, the longtime CEO likes to show his employees his reasoning for a suggestion or solution he offers.
That structure improves Nvidia's performance by allowing information and strategy to flow more directly between Huang and Nvidia's other leaders, according to Huang.
Persons:
Jensen Huang, Long, Huang, I've
Organizations:
Nvidia, Forbes, Stanford Graduate School of Business, Stanford, California Institute of Technology, CNBC
Locations:
Denny's