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Kenneth Chenault Quotes
Kenneth Chenault Quotes
Kenneth Chenault
American
Businessman
Born:
Jun 2
,
1951
Business
Change
Law
Me
People
You
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Many people don't focus enough on execution. If you make a commitment to get something done, you need to follow through on that commitment.
Kenneth Chenault
You
Commitment
People
Focus
Enough
Follow
Follow Through
Something
Through
Execution
Make
Get
Done
Many
Need
For me, integrity is the consistency of words and actions. Part of the way that you do that is to ask people questions on some of the most difficult issues that you confront. 'Take me through where you felt you had to compromise your values.'
Kenneth Chenault
Me
You
Integrity
People
Words
Consistency
Values
Difficult
Way
Some
Compromise
Through
Take
Had
Part
Most
Felt
Issues
Questions
Where
Confront
Ask
Your
Actions
At the end the day because I believe so strongly in leadership, what I look for first, what I try to assess, is integrity.
Kenneth Chenault
Day
Leadership
Integrity
Try
First
Believe
Strongly
Look
Because
End
Assess
For me, one of the lessons from 9/11 is that you have to give the organization context for how you're acting, and you've got to communicate constantly, in this case particularly with all the changes that were occurring in the financial marketplace and in the economy.
Kenneth Chenault
Me
You
Communicate
Financial
Organization
Changes
Marketplace
Constantly
Case
Give
Economy
Particularly
Got
How
Context
Were
Acting
Lessons
There are clearly some policies that need to change, and the reputation of the credit card industry is not high. Reforms need to take place.
Kenneth Chenault
Change
Reputation
High
Some
Take
Clearly
Policies
Industry
Reforms
Place
Credit
Card
Credit Card
Need
For a number of major companies, if you can't access the commercial markets, you can't fund your business. That's a big problem. You can't pay your bills.
Kenneth Chenault
You
Business
Problem
Big
Pay
Markets
Major
Access
Commercial
Big Problem
Your
Companies
Bills
Fund
Number
I was attracted to law school because I believed it would help me prepare for a career in the real world.
Kenneth Chenault
Me
World
Law
School
Would
Law School
Attracted
Because
Real
The Real World
Real World
Help
Prepare
Believed
Career
My plans were to practice law and then possibly go into public service.
Kenneth Chenault
Service
Law
Practice
Possibly
Go
Were
Public
Then
Plans
Public Service
I moved back to Boston and joined some of my Harvard classmates at Bain & Co. I quickly realized I enjoyed business.
Kenneth Chenault
Business
Back
Harvard
Some
Classmates
Boston
Joined
Quickly
Moved
Realized
Enjoyed
I've always tried to seek out environments with excitement.
Kenneth Chenault
Out
Tried
Seek
Excitement
Environments
Always
Small businesses create half of the jobs in the private sector.
Kenneth Chenault
Half
Sector
Jobs
Small
Small Businesses
Private
Private Sector
Create
Businesses
If people support independently owned small businesses in their community, they can make a difference.
Kenneth Chenault
People
Community
Independently
Small
Small Businesses
Support
Make
Make A Difference
Owned
Difference
Businesses
There was a strong focus on performance and respect for people. And one of the points that my father always made was that with all the challenges and obstacles and barriers, the one thing you can control is your performance. And that is one thing I have tried to adhere to throughout my career.
Kenneth Chenault
You
Respect
Challenges
People
Strong
Father
Focus
Made
Control
Adhere
One Thing
Tried
Throughout
Points
Performance
Obstacles
Always
The One Thing
Your
Barriers
Thing
Career
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