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I think you have to see two steps ahead of things. That's just the way I roll.
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Through his deferential yet decidedly determined demeanor, Pope Francis is not only setting a superior spiritual standard, but he is also leading a thorough transformation of the Catholic Church - rivaling any brand revitalization or corporate turnaround you could name.
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I talk to my parents a couple of times a week. I talk to my daughters every day.
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Don't just let your career happen to you.
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For me, living a balanced life means nurturing the academic, physical, and spiritual aspects of my life so I can maintain a sense of well-being and self-esteem.
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I purposely put myself in new, stressful situations so that I can continuously learn.
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The best thing you can do as a leader when people are pressed is get the obstacles out of their way.
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You need to set a tone at the top that inspires trust - and encourages open and honest 2-way communication. So you hear the brutal facts, and you listen to the good news and the bad news - so that, in the spirit of continuous improvement, you can make changes.
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I've always believed consumers have a right to know what's in their food.
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Networking is working.
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It's okay to fail if you learn from it.
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The things that worked for us in the past wasn't going to work the same way going forward.
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There's no one way to the top. Make your own opportunities. See around corners. Raise your hand for assignments.
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The top principle for disruptive and sustaining innovation is that it has to have a laser focus on customers. Innovation begins with their needs and expectations.
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People need to be in charge of their development plan. They need to seek out their sponsors and their mentors and be very strategic.
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We need to be in front of consumer trends and translate those trends into insights and foresights.
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I loved multi-tasking. I loved being involved in a lot of things. To me, the more complex the better, and so being a leader of a business to me was like, 'Wow, that's what I want to be.'
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I was so results-oriented.
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I learned marketing at my dinner table.
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The next frontier in nutrition will be about reconfiguring diets according to individual specific physiology, lifestyle, and health goals.
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We must form public-private partnerships to collectively improve children's health.
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When I was a manager, I was incredibly results-driven - on a mission at all times.
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The best companies will build culturally diverse leadership teams and workforces with divergent backgrounds, perspectives, and ideas.