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" When I think of revenue growth, I think of the words 'mix' and 'shift.' "

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" And so when I moved to IBM, I moved because I thought I could apply technology. I didn't actually have to do my engineer - I was an electrical engineer, but I could apply it. And that was when I changed. And when I got there, though, I have to say, at the time, I really never felt there was a constraint about being a woman. I really did not. "

" I ask everyone's opinion when they don't speak up. And then when they have an opinion, I'll ask others to talk about it. "

" You need to have a great support around you, people that empathise, understand and yet support, because these CEO jobs are all-consuming. "

" There will be times you make decisions that actually detract from growth. "

" The social network will be the new production line. "

" When you remove layers, simplicity and speed happen. "

" If it's digital, it will be cognitive. If you think that, you're going to change the way you run a business. "

" I have a great job at a great company. "

" I am big on - even with our whole team - it's always about, well, what were the lessons learned? Something didn't work out? What are the lessons learned? What are the lessons learned? "

" Someone once told me growth and comfort do not coexist. And I think it's a really good thing to remember. "

" The recommendation when I'm mentoring folks, I always tell them - and we talked about this last year - take a risk. "

" I was always surrounded by people that wanted to mentor you. "

" I often sit back and say, 'Be sure about what I believe.' "

" You will have many more goals in the years ahead. But do not confuse a goal with a purpose. "

" I think, given who the IBM target company is, I feel our purpose is to be essential to our clients. "

" Today when I think about diversity, I actually think about the word 'inclusion.' And I think this is a time of great inclusion. It's not men, it's not women alone. Whether it's geographic, it's approach, it's your style, it's your way of learning, the way you want to contribute, it's your age - it is really broad. "

" You build your own strategy. You don't define it by what another competitor is doing. "

" I don't think anybody's just B2B or B2C anymore. You are B2I - business to individual. "

" You define yourself by either what your clients want or what you believe they'll need for the future. So: Define yourself by your client, not your competitor. "

" You have to stick up for what you believe in. And that, to me, is the biggest thing you can do about driving inclusion. "

" Some people make their choice on size. I happen to not be a believer in that. I've often said, especially in an industry that's clamoring for growth, if I wanted size, I wouldn't have divested $8 billion of businesses. "

" We should prepare our future workforce differently. It isn't just advanced STEM degrees. There are many jobs you can do without advanced degrees. "

" If we would change the basis and align what is taught in school with what is needed with business... that's where I came up with this idea of 'new collar.' Not blue collar or white collar. "

" IBM existed a good 50 years before mainframes - we started with scales. "

" The ultimate competitive advantage is being cognitive. "

" It will not be a world of man versus machine. It will be a world of man plus machines. "

" Don't protect your past. Don't protect your products. "

" I think health care is absolutely ripe. It's an $8 trillion industry, lots of inefficiency in it. "

" Growth and comfort do not coexist. "

" I never look at an acquisition really by size. "