I think the leadership of a company should encourage the next generation not just to follow, but to overtake.
Anita RoddickSome men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; while others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before. Herodotus, historian If I had to name a driving force in my life, I'd name passion every time.
Anita Roddickif companies are in business solely to make money, no consumer can fully trust what they do or say.
Anita RoddickI run my company according to feminine principles, principles of caring, making intuitive decisions, not getting hung up on hierarchy or all those dreadfully boring business-school management ideas; having a sense of work as being part of your life, not separate from it; putting your labor where your love is; being responsible to the world in how you use your profits; recognizing the bottom line should stay at the bottom.
Anita Roddick