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Twenty years ago, you might have been pessimistic and said there's no hope. But these days, some of our very biggest companies are acting remarkably cleanly. And in some cases, although not all cases, the CEOs are the driving forces behind that. Jared Diamond

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For far too long, Congress has been focused on the CEOs, the millionaires, the billionaires. Jason Kander

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You can stay too long in a job, that's for sure. But by the same token, in the 12 years I have been CEO of GE, there have been four CEOs of Toshiba. So there's too short a time to do it, and there's too long a time to do it. Jeffrey R. Immelt

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It's pretty rare to have CEOs or high level executives at big companies who are social activists. They tend not to be drawn to those areas of life. Jerry Greenfield

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CEOs shouldn't worry about their budget all the time - on a day-to-day basis, they should work on managing their company, building an awesome product, developing key relationships, identifying distribution channels, etc. Joe Lonsdale

Everything becomes connected, and cyber security becomes the top issue for CEOs. An average company has 40-60 security vendors, and they have a violation every three months with viruses. John T. Chambers

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We have doctors and lawyers and CEOs as fans. Johnny Van Zant

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I met with several public company CEOs to learn about their experiences of going public and listened to as many earnings calls as I possibly could. Jon Oringer

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CEOs are also chief capital allocators. This is a point Warren Buffett has repeatedly made: that the role management plays in allocating capital across businesses and boosting returns on that capital is a critical yet poorly recognized one. Kelly Evans

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No doubt, corporate CEOs who lie to their shareholders and politicians who lie to their public know and believe intellectually that lying is immoral. Why then do they lie? They lie to others because they first lie to themselves. Lewis B. Smedes

Most female CEOs have been more understanding than their male counterparts, of the stress that new mothers experience to 'do it all,' which often means, 'all by themselves.' Why? They've been there. They understand the policies needed to keep women in the workforce. Madeleine M. Kunin

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Money often determines not only who gets elected, but what gets done. Which voices do lawmakers listen to, the banks or home owners, coal companies, or asthma sufferers, the CEOs or the unemployed? Madeleine M. Kunin

Great CEOs are not just born with shiny hair and a tie. Marc Andreessen

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Yes, CEOs are under pressure from all sides, and executives have all sorts of people pushing and pulling at them. But too often, they begin to view and treat their teams, and especially their assistants, as appliances. And a good assistant knows that the last thing their boss wants to hear from them is a personal complaint about anything. Mark Goulston

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I know CEOs, and they get sick when they have to lay people off, especially around Christmas. Mark Goulston

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The best CEOs I know are teachers, and at the core of what they teach is strategy. Michael Porter

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We all aren't in government, we all aren't CEOs, but we all are somebody. Michael Tubbs

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One might think of investment managers as astronomers and CEOs as astronauts. The two roles are radically different with distinct personality traits. Like astronomers, investment managers tend to be introverted, skeptical, and very analytical. CEOs, like astronauts, are the exact opposite, typically being extroverts, optimists, and, well, leaders. Mohnish Pabrai

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There's something to be said for CEOs' entering politics: In theory, they have management expertise and financial savvy. Then again, it didn't work so well with Dick Cheney. Nicholas Kristof

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Success is no longer about changing strategies more often, but having the agility to execute multiple strategies concurrently. And success requires CEOs to develop the right leadership capabilities, workforce skills, and corporate cultures to support digital transformation. Pierre Nanterme

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CEOs must go beyond working with policy-makers on new regulatory frameworks. They must also commit to the principle that success cannot be measured by profitability and growth alone. Pierre Nanterme

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