I don't subscribe to, 'Here are the top ten tips to successful leadership,' or, 'How to learn leadership in ten minutes.' A… — Paul Polman Copy Share Image
The moment you discover in life that it's not about yourself, that it is about investing in others, I think you're entering… — Paul Polman Copy Share Image
At the end of the day, people will follow you or people will be energised by you if they buy into your… — Paul Polman Copy Share Image
Leadership is not just about giving energy ... it's unleashing other people's energy. — Paul Polman Copy Share Image
Too often, we are being programmed by the environment around us to behave differently. But I think a true leader is an… — Paul Polman Copy Share Image
Leadership is not a contest of likeability. Leadership often boils down to making the tougher choices. You are not in a popularity… — Paul Polman Copy Share Image
The basic skills of leaders are always the same: be driven by a deeper purpose, be a human being, have a passion… — Paul Polman Copy Share Image
Renewable energy could reduce emissions but also create jobs and improve public health. — Paul Polman Copy Share Image
When women are provided with training and entrepreneurial opportunities in distribution networks, they become role models in their communities, showing it is possible to… — Paul Polman Copy Share Image
I don't subscribe to, 'Here are the top ten tips to successful leadership,' or, 'How to learn leadership in ten minutes.' A leader is… — Paul Polman Copy Share Image
I grew up in a small town in the Netherlands which, for years, had been a center of textile production. — Paul Polman Copy Share Image
I do not work for the shareholder, to be honest. I work for the customer. — Paul Polman Copy Share Image
The moment you discover in life that it's not about yourself, that it is about investing in others, I think you're entering a steadier… — Paul Polman Copy Share Image
In certain cases, empowering women starts with making their lives easier and removing unnecessary burdens. — Paul Polman Copy Share Image
As CEO of Unilever, my personal mission is to galvanize our company to be an effective force for good. — Paul Polman Copy Share Image
At the end of the day, people will follow you or people will be energised by you if they buy into your vision or… — Paul Polman Copy Share Image
I discovered a long time ago that if I focus on doing the right thing for the long term to improve the lives of… — Paul Polman Copy Share Image
Practically, systemic thinking can be used to identify problems, analyze their boundaries, design strategies and policy interventions, forecast and measure their expected impacts, implement… — Paul Polman Copy Share Image
I work a lot with blind people in my spare time outside of Unilever, and I count my blessings every day. — Paul Polman Copy Share Image
If we achieve our sustainability targets and no one else follows, we will have failed. — Paul Polman Copy Share Image
