Douglas Conant Quotes

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

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

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. The issues are communication and understanding. All of what typically would've been called the 'soft stuff.' You have to be authentic. You have to be dialed into the soft stuff.

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

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

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

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 on the time of the meeting or who will bring the coffee.

If you cultivate a relationship in a genuine, thoughtful way, people will be more inclined to want to help you even though they don't have to help you.

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