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All Quotes by author - Anne M. Mulcahy
" As much as it's sometimes hard to make choices about where you invest, it's equally hard to make choices about where you don't invest and what you eliminate. "
Hard
Invest
You
" Boards without women - blacklist those suckers. It's 2011. They've had the time - it's significant that they don't have women. "
Women
Without
Time
" By the time I stepped down as Xerox's CEO in 2009 - and as chairman in January 2010 - Xerox had become the vibrant, profitable and revitalized company that it still is today. What made the difference was a strong turnaround plan, dedicated people and a firm commitment from company leaders. "
Today
Commitment
People
" Customers require the effective integration of technologies to simplify their workflow and boost efficiency. "
Boost
Simplify
Integration
" Employees are a company's greatest asset - they're your competitive advantage. You want to attract and retain the best; provide them with encouragement, stimulus, and make them feel that they are an integral part of the company's mission. "
Mission
Encouragement
Best
" Employees who believe that management is concerned about them as a whole person - not just an employee - are more productive, more satisfied, more fulfilled. Satisfied employees mean satisfied customers, which leads to profitability. "
Believe
Person
Employees
" 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 me, and I spent six or nine months freelancing. Anyway, I wasn't that good at it. "
Journalism
Place
Best
" 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 and visit the company's programs. "
Tolerance
People
Company
" I left Xerox for the non-profit sector because it was clear to me that only public/private partnerships can pull off a turnaround plan at the scale we need to tackle global poverty. "
Plan
Me
Poverty
" 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 to move on. I'm not good at long, drawn-out kinds of sessions. "
Time
Moving
Move On
" Investing in early childhood nutrition is a surefire strategy. The returns are incredibly high. "
Strategy
Nutrition
Childhood
" Not everybody is created equal, and it's important for companies to identify those high potentials and treat them differently, accelerate their development and pay them more. That process is so incredibly important to developing first-class leadership in a company. "
Leadership
Important
Treat
" One of the things we often miss in succession planning is that it should be gradual and thoughtful, with lots of sharing of information and knowledge and perspective, so that it's almost a non-event when it happens. "
Things
Knowledge
Perspective
" Sustainable development is a proven catalyst for Xerox innovation. "
Innovation
Development
Sustainable
" 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 very powerful way to implement change. "
Change
People
Powerful
" Turnaround or growth, it's getting your people focused on the goal that is still the job of leadership. "
Leadership
Growth
Goal
" 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 under the most difficult circumstances you can have creative flexibility. "
Living
You
World
" We're long past having to defend or explain why women should be on boards, given all the data that shows how companies with female as well as male directors perform better. It's unfortunate when companies with a large percentage of women constituents don't reflect that in their boardrooms. "
Long
Past
Why
" Whenever an earthquake or tsunami takes thousands of innocent lives, a shocked world talks of little else. I'll never forget the wrenching days I spent in Haiti last year for Save the Children just weeks after the earthquake. "
World
Never Forget
Innocent
" When I became CEO of Xerox 10 years ago, the company's situation was dire. Debt was mounting, the stock sinking and bankers were calling. People urged me to declare bankruptcy, but I felt personally responsible for tens of thousands of employees. "
Debt
People
Situation
" When you get in a job, the tendency is to say, 'I've got to know it. I've got to give direction to others. I'm in this job because I'm better and smarter.' I always took a different view, that the key was to identify the people who really knew and learn from them. "
People
Direction
You
" 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's very compelling. "
Opportunity
Change
Window
" Xerox's innovative technology and service offerings - delivered through an expanding distribution system with a lean and flexible business model - continue to solidify our market leadership, driving consistently strong earnings performance. "
Strong
Business
Leadership
" You have to live the mission... love what you do. "
Love
You
Live
" You know a good board when you see one. "
You
See
Know
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