I compensate for big risks by always doing my homework and being well-prepared. I can take on larger risks by reducing the overall risk.

By putting people around me who will calm me down and slow me down and make sure I work through an issue.

I try to deal with my serious reading before work.

What you really remember at the beginning was that you have to throw a budget together. We made some terrible mistakes at the beginning in my own budget that took us at least a year to catch up on.

You don't want to destroy the energy that comes out of a campaign.

I have long ties to the women's community.

Sometimes I'll trust my gut more than my head. Logical information might lead me in one direction and my feelings in another. Whereas I would have followed my head ten years ago, now I'm as likely or more likely to go with my gut feeling. It's ironic - you'd think the opposite would be true as you move to the top but it's not.