Douglas Conant

The time to build a network is always before you need one.

— Douglas Conant

To win in the marketplace you must first win in the workplace.

— Douglas Conant

The action is in the interaction.

— Douglas Conant

You can't talk your way out of something you behaved your way into. You have to behave your way out of it.

— Douglas Conant

Integrity means having the courage to do what is right, and what is aligned with your values, no matter the situation.

— Douglas Conant

Learning to celebrate success is a key component of learning how to win in the market.

— Douglas Conant

I have a foundational belief that business results start with culture and your people.

— Douglas Conant

You have the opportunity to make a tremendous impact on the lives of the people with whom you work and live. Make…

— Douglas Conant

The corporate world has the resources to improve the world. It's where people live and work.

— Douglas Conant

There's no evidence that large, diversified food companies win over time.

— Douglas Conant

You must bring great resolve to your work. It's not all a bed of roses.

— Douglas Conant

Extroverts may get places faster, but for introverts it's all about working at the pace you need and, at the end of…

— Douglas Conant

If you have people who are high-performing working for you, it's so easy to do your job. Otherwise, you can't even agree…

— Douglas Conant

When I arrived at Campbell on January 8, 2001, the company had lost half its market value in the prior year. They…

— Douglas Conant

Even a brief interaction can change the way people think about themselves, their leaders, and the future. Each of those many connections…

— Douglas Conant

Often leaders have the best intentions, but people cannot read their minds. That's why it's important to declare yourself: Tell people why…

— Douglas Conant

The packaged food business environment is very Darwinian. You're fighting for survival every year; you evolve and grow or you die. It's…

— Douglas Conant

I strongly believe that you can't win in the marketplace unless you win first in the workplace. If you don't have a…

— Douglas Conant

If you cultivate a relationship in a genuine, thoughtful way, people will be more inclined to want to help you even though…

— Douglas Conant

My most memorable meal is every Thanksgiving. I love the food: the turkey and stuffing; the sweet potatoes and rice, which come…

— Douglas Conant

As a CEO, you get sucked into dealing with all the tasks of being a CEO. There's a big meeting, a big…

— Douglas Conant

Most people that derail as leaders in the corporate world, it's not because they couldn't do the math and calculate return on…

— Douglas Conant

Trust gives you the permission to give people direction, get everyone aligned, and give them the energy to go get the job…

— Douglas Conant

Too many leaders are so caught up in the momentum of work that they lose sight of the opportunity to connect with…

— Douglas Conant

Most people think of leaders as being these outgoing, very visible, and charismatic people, which I find to be a very narrow…

— Douglas Conant

When providing people with the direction and expected behaviors, you need to be alert to the fact that they will hold you…

— Douglas Conant

I would assert that highly effective leaders are made more than they're born. Every leader I know who's been highly effective has…

— Douglas Conant

You can't talk your way out of something you behaved your way into.

— Douglas Conant

Courage means feeling all those hard human emotions - all that uncertainty and anxiety - and getting the job done anyway.

— Douglas Conant

You have to be a well-rounded leader. You can't fly by the seat of your pants anymore. You have to be incredibly…

— Douglas Conant

On a personal level, I send out about 20 thank-you notes a day to staffers, on all levels. And every six weeks…

— Douglas Conant

I've met so many leaders who realize that telling your colleagues something that is on your mind is so much easier than…

— Douglas Conant

People lead complicated lives and aren't hanging on your every word or the company mission statement. You have to become a broken…

— Douglas Conant

All of us introverts aspire to be more outgoing, but it's not in our nature. When I was nearly 50, I discovered…

— Douglas Conant

You have to talk about mistakes and then talk about what you have learned and how to move forward. You acknowledge missteps…

— Douglas Conant

Ultimately as a leader, you're evaluated on how you interact with people. If you do it well, you develop a reputation as…

— Douglas Conant

If you're a wounded company, the other companies that have been around for a hundred years will smell it, and they will…

— Douglas Conant

It would be counterproductive to tell people exactly what they are supposed to do and exactly how they are supposed to do…

— Douglas Conant

Leadership does take work. And it should. If you aspire to be a leader, you ought to treat leadership as a craft,…

— Douglas Conant

I have found that the more I honored others, the more they honored me and the more fulfilling my career became. In…

— Douglas Conant