I think the most important thing is to achieve what you set out to achieve. Just being a CEO in itself is… — Paul Polman Copy Share Image
I took on the role of CEO, which involves directing the Management Team and overall day-to-day operations of 500. — Christine Tsai Copy Share Image
Most CEOs are patriotic and most CEOs can see the problems in front of them, and they want to do something about… — Jamie Dimon Copy Share Image
No one person controls Microsoft. The board and the shareholders decide whether they want to have me as CEO. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
If I spend all of my day in the details as a CEO of a company like Wal-Mart, I think it would… — Mike Duke Copy Share Image
'Job Killer.' Those are the two words you are most likely to hear uttered by most American CEOs when confronted with proposals… — Madeleine M. Kunin Copy Share Image
If you're co-founder or CEO, you have to do all kinds of tasks you might not want to do. If you don't… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
A positive, high-performance culture can quickly turn negative if the CEO is not rigorous in constantly articulating values and holding people accountable… — Ron Williams Copy Share Image
American managers often say they would like to pay their employees more, they argue that they can't afford to do so and,… — James O'Toole Copy Share Image
"There's no CEO for the government." But if you were CEO for a day at the government, would you have tools and… — Steve Ballmer Copy Share Image
I mean loyalty - you know, look, first we serve the people. I've always looked at that. You serve the people first.… — Nikki Haley Copy Share Image
There are pros and cons of experience. A con is that you can't look at the business with a fresh pair of… — Andrea Jung Copy Share Image
The one thing I have learned as a CEO is that leadership at various levels is vastly different. When I was leading… — Indra Nooyi Copy Share Image
CEOs of top companies could probably use a dose of not-asking-for-raise behavior and less self-entitlement, rather than us trying to change girls… — Adora Svitak Copy Share Image
The CEO era gave rise to the CFO (not certified flying object, as you might imagine, but chief financial officer) and, most… — William Safire Copy Share Image
I draw the line at some things. Some things I won't do for any amount of money. Like for instance, there's a… — Robert Crumb Copy Share Image
Any CEO who cannot clearly articulate the intangible assets of his brand and understand its connection to customers, is in trouble. — Charlotte Beers Copy Share Image
Being a CEO still means sitting across the table from big institutional investors and showing your leadership and having them believe in… — Christie Hefner Copy Share Image
Being a successful CEO, where I've driven a bottom line, assembled teams, driven results, that's a critical benefit to running the state… — Bruce Rauner Copy Share Image
Whether you want to be the top violinist or a CEO, strangely enough, hard work and perseverance can overcome a lot of… — J Clifford Hudson Copy Share Image
Today, the United States is No. 1 in corporate profits, No. 1 in CEO salaries, No. 1 in childhood poverty and No.… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
It's pretty rare to have CEOs or high level executives at big companies who are social activists. They tend not to be… — Jerry Greenfield Copy Share Image
When I was 28, running products for a company I'd co-founded, the CEO called to say that I had a problem with… — Glenn Kelman Copy Share Image
I am wired like a CEO and care a great deal about the bottom line, but I care about my customers even… — Gary Vaynerchuk Copy Share Image
When I was president of the company, I said, 'Okay, I can do this - piece of cake.' Then when you are… — Indra Nooyi Copy Share Image
'The Week' is my favourite magazine. Everyone from presidents to CEOs of companies love it, politicians, people in the massive charity business… — Felix Dennis Copy Share Image
Am I as experienced, or mature, or smart as others CEOs? No probably not, but there's something, I think, very useful about… — Andrew Mason Copy Share Image
I don't understand why people whose entire lives or their corporate success depends on communication, and yet they are led on occasion… — Frank Luntz Copy Share Image
After four and a half intense and wonderful years as CEO of Groupon, I've decided that I'd like to spend more time… — Andrew Mason Copy Share Image
I'm in a different position than most CEO's. I'm a founder. I'm not a hired CEO. Now, I can be fired by… — Howard Schultz Copy Share Image
The CEO of The Cheesecake Factory is now warning that Obamacare will be very costly. Hey, The Cheesecake Factory is one of… — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
I sat down with my long time business partner and Rap-A-Lot CEO James Prince to review the music that we had and… — Bun B Copy Share Image
The most important thing I've learned since becoming CEO is context. It's how your company fits in with the world and how… — Jeffrey R. Immelt Copy Share Image
You don't characterize CEOs as dealmakers or in any one particular area. An important characteristic of a CEO is leader. That's probably… — Michael Ramsey Copy Share Image
I'm going to miss Blockbuster. I'm gonna miss being CEO and all that stuff. We had an atmosphere where everybody was happy.… — Wayne Huizenga Copy Share Image
The final test of greatness in a CEO is how well he chooses a successor and whether he can step aside and… — Peter Drucker Copy Share Image
The best way to be productive is to have a great team. So I spend more time than most CEOs on human… — Kevin P. Ryan Copy Share Image
I think a CEO lives or dies in whether he's been able to hold on to elements of culture that are needed… — Anand Mahindra Copy Share Image
A congressman actually apologized to BP's CEO for the way the company has been treated. How stupid are you when the CEO… — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
I was the CEO of Justin.tv, and my cofounders were senior engineers there. We came up with the idea at Justin.tv in… — Michael Seibel Copy Share Image
