I have zero tolerance for people who don't come completely prepared. I expect contribution, I expect attendance, and I expect directors to take trips….

I worked in sales. It was definable, it had a quantifiable approach to accomplishment that had a great deal of importance to me. It had a degree of c….

I'm at the gym at 6, so I'm usually in my office by 7:15. And I try to not schedule a lot of meetings before 8. So I've got that first hour to get my….

Investing in early childhood nutrition is a surefire strategy. The returns are incredibly high..

Employees are a company's greatest asset - they're your competitive advantage. You want to attract and retain the best; provide them with encourageme….

When you have that window of opportunity called a crisis, move as quickly as you can, get as much done as you can. There's a momentum for change that….

What do you really believe makes a difference in the company? For me it's really clear. It's about customers and employees. Everything else follows. ….

You have to live the mission... love what you do..

Even under the most difficult circumstances you can have creative flexibility..

There's nothing quite as powerful as people feeling they can have impact and make a difference. When you've got that going for you, I think it's a ve….

Work/life benefits allow companies meaningful ways for responding to their employees' needs; they can be a powerful tool for transforming a workforce….

I got a journalism degree. I started doing journalism - I interned at 'Cosmopolitan' magazine in the 1970s, which probably wasn't the best place for ….

Something as simple as better breastfeeding could save a million children a year..

People ask my mother whether she had any idea that I'd be CEO of a company some day, and she would say, 'Absolutely not. Totally out of the realm of ….

If you're a global company you are going to have jobs overseas. The reality is if we start taxing those jobs at a rate that makes them noncompetitive….

I'm not formal and I'm impatient. So I think my team would say that when she starts tapping her pen and the leg starts moving quickly, that it's time….

The day I was announced as CEO, I think the stock dropped another 20%..

Good leadership is about the company's success, not your own..

Employees who believe that management is concerned about them as a whole person - not just an employee - are more productive, more satisfied, more fu….

When parents are confident that their children will live, they have fewer of them. They invest more in each child's food, health and education..

We're living in a different world now in terms of employee needs, and companies have to offer alternative methods for getting the work done. Even und….