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Mark V. Hurd

American Businessman

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The more accountable I can make you, the easier it is for you to show you're a great performer. Mark V. Hurd

Great You Easier More Performer Make Accountable Show

We make a significant effort at Oracle to focus the organization on making customers successful in how they deploy Oracle technology and transform their business through IT. Mark V. Hurd

Technology Business Organization Focus Significant Through Make How Making Effort Oracle Deploy Transform Customers Successful

Customers want to talk to other customers. Mark V. Hurd

Other Talk Want Customers

Not everyone is comfortable with being pushed. Mark V. Hurd

Everyone Pushed Comfortable Being

I really don't want the best people at the highest cost. Mark V. Hurd

Best People Cost Highest Want Really

References drive the industry. Mark V. Hurd

Drive Industry References

For the most part, earnings and market value growth are a result of reduced expenses. Mark V. Hurd

Result Value Market Earnings Part Most Reduced Expenses Growth

Cloud represents the maturation of the IT industry. Mark V. Hurd

Cloud Industry Represents

Everyone wants to lead when things are going well. Mark V. Hurd

Everyone Lead Well Going Wants Things

CIOs have to be able to lay out a clear path in concert with the business leader - I used to make the business guy responsible for the apps and force them to answer the question of why they feel they need non-standard apps when they know that's how the costs skyrocket. Mark V. Hurd

Business Path Leader Apps Out Responsible Able Guy Costs Lay Clear Feel Know Force Make Concert Answer How Question Them Used Skyrocket Why Need

From a productivity standpoint, you're supposed to reduce headcount on par with declining revenue. If you believe the environment isn't going to improve, you should take a bigger cut to get in front of the problems. Mark V. Hurd

You Problems Believe Par Take Environment Supposed Reduce Revenue Improve Get Front Going Bigger Cut Declining Should Productivity Standpoint

At its core, HP has the best technologists on the planet Earth. Mark V. Hurd

Best Earth Planet Planet Earth Core

Like it or not, at HP we are technologists, not executive compensation consultants. Mark V. Hurd

Consultants Like Executive Compensation

It's counterproductive to lower my price, because I have to sell more units to make up for that lost revenue. Generating brand-new products can take a long time. Improving service is typically the quickest way that I can take market share. So aligning technology strategy to better service customers becomes an essential path to revenue growth. Mark V. Hurd

Service Time Technology Better Path Long Long Time Lost Strategy Market Market Share Way More Price Take Share Generating Counterproductive Make Make Up Because Becomes Revenue Sell Up Quickest Way Improving Essential Customers Lower Products Growth Units

I like being pushed. Mark V. Hurd

Pushed Like Being

In the pros, tennis is all about individuals. In college, it's getting individuals to make points for the team. Mark V. Hurd

College About Points Tennis Pros Individuals Make Getting Team

Oracle will continue to componentize all of its solutions so we can work in a heterogeneous environment. Mark V. Hurd

Work Will Solutions Environment Continue Oracle

There's a powerful tendency to overcomplicate the whole notion of leadership. Mark V. Hurd

Leadership Tendency Powerful Notion Whole

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