200 CEO Quotes for You to Enjoy

When I became CEO, Puma was bankrupt on paper. Jochen Zeitz

Paper Became Bankrupt CEO

As an entrepreneur and public company CEO, I've dealt with dozens of rollouts, and when unveiling a new product, the operating approach should be, 'Hope for the best but prepare for the worst.' John Delaney

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The administration must act promptly to ensure that the central premise of the Affordable Care Act is executable and, rather than dismissing criticism, should examine it in good faith and work to serve the needs of the people. President Obama must approach this problem like a CEO confronting a very bad product launch. John Delaney

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The question was, in a sense, at Princeton Review, how much value was I adding as a public company CEO. I was adding less than other people might've... I think you want to move on when you've given your best work and then feel that you're not going to add as much value moving forward. John Katzman

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I hated being a public company CEO. John Katzman

Hated Being Public Public Company CEO Company

My dad for a long time was an accounting professor at Rice University. And then he went out on his own, and he got hired by a client. He ended up being CEO of a hospital management company before he retired, called Lifemark. John Mackey

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When you have a CEO who is an ex-CMO, that is going to put the marketing tool kit front and center. John Quelch

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The industry has to learn how to do CEO succession well. If your definition of success is Intel or Microsoft or HP or IBM, that's not a good track record, and yet they are the most successful ones. John T. Chambers

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Since I became CEO, 87 percent of the companies in the Fortune 500 are off the list. What that says is that companies that don't reinvent themselves will be left behind. I also think that's true of people. And I think it's true of countries. John T. Chambers

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Most novelists are narcissistic egomaniacs who would probably fit somewhere on the CEO spectrum. Joshua Cohen

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When times are good, a CEO should remain poised and composed. When times are difficult, a CEO should remain poised and composed. Judy Smith

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While it may be tempting to bask fully in the glory of success, remember: When a CEO takes too much credit for the good, they will receive far too much criticism for the bad. Judy Smith

I think having a visionary CEO is awesome, and visionary leadership is one thing, but you also need checks and balances on whether this company can withstand a very honest and critical look at itself. Julia Hartz

I'd always thought leadership was a CEO or president or person in a position of power. And honestly, to me, that meant a man - because that's what I was reading about in history books growing up. Julie Foudy

At some private events, we'll see the CEO of the company get up and do his 'Rock Lobster' dance. The band used to grumble that, 'All they talk about is hair and don't take us seriously,' but I've realized that what this band does the best is let loose and let people's freak flag fly. Kate Pierson

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I'm the CEO; I'm the one who should be looking out for risk. Kenneth C. Griffin

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Any slots at the senior level, including CEO or other slots, will be filled internally. Kenneth Lay

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We tend to think of the mind of an organization residing in the CEO and the organization's top managers, perhaps with the help of outside consultants that they call in. But that is not really how an organization thinks. Kevin Kelly

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President Trump, who made his name in the business world and built a brand as a successful CEO via a reality TV show that punished incompetence, was not just elected for a series of tough policy views. Kristen Soltis Anderson

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I'm known as the ankle bully, and I'm the CEO of it because I've made a lot of people fall during my lifetime. LaMelo Ball

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I learned a lesson that I don't ever want to be a CEO. Larry Wilcox

Lesson Learned Want CEO Ever

In a corporation, there can only be one guy in the end: the CEO. Lee Iacocca

Corporation Guy Only End In The End CEO

While they're in WWE, we absolutely have a health and wellness policy. I'll probably always say 'we,' even though I've resigned as the CEO. It's kind of hard to break a 30-year habit. Linda McMahon

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