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Anne M. Mulcahy
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: October 21
Businessperson
Chief Executive Officer
Rockville Centre
New York
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Boards
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Even under the most difficult circumstances you can have creative flexibility.
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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.
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Boards without women - blacklist those suckers. It's 2011. They've had the time - it's significant that they don't have women.
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The day I was announced as CEO, I think the stock dropped another 20%.
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Sustainable development is a proven catalyst for Xerox innovation.
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Most of my career has been in sales. I spend 50% or more of my time with customers and employees, and I can't wait for it to be more than 50%.
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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.
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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.
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Whenever an earthquake or tsunami takes thousands of innocent lives, a shocked world talks of little else.
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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.
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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.
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Work/life benefits allow companies meaningful ways for responding to their employees' needs they can be a powerful tool for transforming a workforce and driving a business' success.
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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 possibility.' There was certainly nothing that would have been very predictable in my upbringing.
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Educated and productive young people are needed to help # LIFT their countries out of poverty and create a wealthier, more secure world.
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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 myself organized for the day and to make sure that I've structured what I want to do.
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Good leadership is about the company's success, not your own.
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My dad was an editor and a writer, and that's actually what I aspired to be.
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The Obama campaign is one of the greatest examples of what is possible in the brave new world of 21st Century marketing. They did a masterful job of connecting with minds, personalizing messages, refining old and new media, sending clear messages, and providing the feedback that enabled them to respond to the messages they heard.
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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.
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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.
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