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" When you talk about being exceptional, you do two things: You clearly answer the question 'Who are you?' which is your purpose. And you answer the second question, 'Where are you going?' which is your aspiration and how you're going to get there. "

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" I had this scholarship, two pairs of tight jeans, and a couple of hundred extra dollars, and I showed up in Oregon and went to school there. "

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" Millennials want to work for organizations that prioritize purpose as well as profit. It's as simple as that. "

" Defining, embedding, and living core beliefs set the stage for executives and employees to connect. Through actions that consistently convey who we are and how we act, executives can inspire employees to believe in the organization's values and buy in to its brand. "

" Exceptional businesses sustain bottom-line results, which they invest to create meaningful, positive impact for their stakeholders. "

" Exceptional firms have always been good at aligning their mission or purpose with their execution and, as a result, have enjoyed category leadership in sales and profits. "

" A strong sense of purpose drives businesses to take the long view and invest for growth. "

" The more a business is able to develop and articulate a core purpose and engage with millennials, who equate purpose with business excellence, the greater chances for long-term success. "

" What I would say is that if someone faces discrimination, they should never back down. They should be self-confident and educate others not to have such an attitude. "

" Are businesses really benefitting if their communities are suffering? It doesn't seem like it. "

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Suffering

Really

" Leaders who understand the importance of the intangible elements contributing to workplace culture become sensitive to what makes their organization truly special. That is how they define core values and beliefs that are unique, simple, leader-led, repetitive, and embedded - transforming themselves from good to exceptional. "

" For any young people looking for job opportunities, good grades and academic results are important, but what is more important may be showing you are someone who has the drive and capability and can fit in the company culture. "

" For us as a firm, not only from a risk mitigation standpoint but also as a point of differentiation, it is incredibly important to get consistency and the very best individuals with the capabilities to do the very best job. "

" We want all clients to think of us first when they want to hire an auditor or if they want to have an adviser to solve difficult corporate problems. We want the best talent to join our firm. "

" As a young boy growing up in Rohtak, India, I had no idea what my life's work would be. But my parents instilled in me something that I have never forgotten: that work must have a sense of purpose beyond mere financial gain; that to be meaningful, work should make a positive and lasting difference in the lives of others. "

" As business leaders, we should not choose between profit or good; rather, we must choose to profit from good. And that requires connecting what we do with a purpose beyond profit - a reason to exist that meets our shared sense of 'doing good.' "

" I'm not motivated by having the largest revenue base - you get that as an outcome. If we do our job well, we will be appropriately rewarded. "

" Diversity is not just the right thing to do but right for business. "

" As long as we deliver services with the highest level of quality and integrity, I'm happy. "

" In exceptional boardrooms, the intellectual rigor generated by a challenging question is both an accepted norm and a precursor to reaching informed decisions. This is the crucial edge that sets apart boards that lead from boards that follow. "

Punit Renjen

Edge

Intellectual

" As I progressed in the firm, I learnt the craft, and as I learnt my craft, my partners and the firm threw up different opportunities. "

Punit Renjen

Different

Opportunities

" Success in M&As comes with executing with vigour along with the obvious right choices that you got to make. "

" The profound lack of economic opportunity for those left behind by globalization has created an ever-widening gap between the 'haves' and the 'have nots.' "

" I have put in more than 10,000 hours perfecting my craft. And I am good at it. "

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Than

Hours

" For acquiring companies, the excitement is almost always about where they are going - that is, their strategy for gaining greater growth and productivity. But when mergers fail, it's often because no one focused on who they are - that is, their culture, which is critical to successfully bringing different groups of people together. "

" Absolutely, at a macro-level, I want our firm to be a purpose-led firm. This notion of making an impact that matters, I want that embedded in whatever we do. "

" If corporations are to remain a legitimate instrument of collective action, they must concern themselves directly with the well-being of those party to, and affected by, their actions. "

" Gandhi held no formal position of authority. Nor was there an organized army standing behind him. What he did have were his core beliefs and the audacity to speak truth to power. "

" It is harder to get into Deloitte than into the University of Pennsylvania. "

" Rethinking product supply chains offers another opportunity for traditional enterprises to introduce a host of positive outcomes. "

" We believe that if you want to have diverse leaders 10 years down the road, we've got to make sure they're getting the right assignments, the right client experiences today. "