“The ability to learn is the most important quality a leader can have.”
Padmasree Warrior
Indian-American businesswoman
“The ability to learn is the most important quality a leader can have.”
“If you want to lift the performance of the organization, you have to lift yourself”
“If you want to lift the performance of the organisation, you have to lift yourself…my message to my team was always meet my bar, and that bar would constantly be moved up.” – Indra Nooyi Former Chairperson and CEO of PepsiCo.
Opportunities are rarely presented in a perfect way
“Rarely are opportunities presented to you in a perfect way. In a nice little box with a yellow bow on top. ‘Here, open it, it’s perfect. You’ll love it.’ Opportunities – the good ones – are messy, confusing and hard to recognize. They’re risky. They challenge you.” – Susan Diane Wojcicki CEO, Youtube
“You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated”
“You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.” -Maya Angelou – American poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist
Build your business success around something that you love
“Build your business success around something that you love — something that is inherently and endlessly interesting to you.” — Martha Stewart American retail businesswoman, writer, and television personality
“We need to reshape our own perception of how we view ourselves”
“We need to reshape our own perception of how we view ourselves. We have to step up as women and take the lead.” – Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter American singer and actress
We Need Women at All Levels, Including the Top
“We need women at all levels, including the top, to change the dynamic, reshape the conversation, to make sure women’s voices are heard and heeded, not overlooked and ignored.” Sheryl Sandberg Chief Operating Officer of Facebook and the founder of LeanIn.Org
