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title: "2 Campbell Quotes By Douglas Conant"
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> [My most memorable meal is every Thanksgiving. I love the food: the turkey and stuffing; the sweet potatoes and rice, which come from my mother's Southern heritage; the mashed potatoes, which come from my wife's Midwestern roots; the Campbell's green-bean…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-conant/my-most-memorable-meal-is-every-thanksgiving-i-love-the-food-the/)

[Douglas Conant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-conant/)

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> [When I arrived at Campbell on January 8, 2001, the company had lost half its market value in the prior year. They had to cut costs to the point where they were literally taking the chicken out of chicken noodle…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-conant/when-i-arrived-at-campbell-on-january-8-2001-the-company-had-lost/)

[Douglas Conant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-conant/)

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## More by Douglas Conant

> [You must bring great resolve to your work. It's not all a bed of roses.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-conant/you-must-bring-great-resolve-to-your-work-it-s-not-all-a-bed-of-roses/)

[Douglas Conant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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 worked hard…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-conant/i-would-assert-that-highly-effective-leaders-are-made-more-than-they/)

[Douglas Conant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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 tough-minded about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-conant/you-have-to-be-a-well-rounded-leader-you-can-t-fly-by-the-seat-of/)

[Douglas Conant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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 winning culture…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-conant/i-strongly-believe-that-you-can-t-win-in-the-marketplace-unless-you/)

[Douglas Conant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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 that the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-conant/all-of-us-introverts-aspire-to-be-more-outgoing-but-it-s-not-in-our/)

[Douglas Conant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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 record of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-conant/people-lead-complicated-lives-and-aren-t-hanging-on-your-every-word/)

[Douglas Conant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-conant/)

> [You have the opportunity to make a tremendous impact on the lives of the people with whom you work and live. Make the most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-conant/you-have-the-opportunity-to-make-a-tremendous-impact-on-the-lives-of/)

[Douglas Conant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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 take advantage…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-conant/if-you-re-a-wounded-company-the-other-companies-that-have-been-around/)

[Douglas Conant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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 investment properly.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-conant/most-people-that-derail-as-leaders-in-the-corporate-world-it-s-not/)

[Douglas Conant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-conant/)

> [Too many leaders are so caught up in the momentum of work that they lose sight of the opportunity to connect with people. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-conant/too-many-leaders-are-so-caught-up-in-the-momentum-of-work-that-they/)

[Douglas Conant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-conant/)

> [Courage means feeling all those hard human emotions - all that uncertainty and anxiety - and getting the job done anyway.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-conant/courage-means-feeling-all-those-hard-human-emotions-all-that/)

[Douglas Conant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-conant/)

> [Most people think of leaders as being these outgoing, very visible, and charismatic people, which I find to be a very narrow perception. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-conant/most-people-think-of-leaders-as-being-these-outgoing-very-visible-and/)

[Douglas Conant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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 the day,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-conant/extroverts-may-get-places-faster-but-for-introverts-it-s-all-about/)

[Douglas Conant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-conant/)

> [It would be counterproductive to tell people exactly what they are supposed to do and exactly how they are supposed to do it to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-conant/it-would-be-counterproductive-to-tell-people-exactly-what-they-are/)

[Douglas Conant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-conant/)

> [Trust gives you the permission to give people direction, get everyone aligned, and give them the energy to go get the job done. Trust…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-conant/trust-gives-you-the-permission-to-give-people-direction-get-everyone/)

[Douglas Conant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-conant/)

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