If you're clear on what you believe, you have a great foundation to go make a market.

I learned to always take on things I'd never done before.

Someone once told me growth and comfort do not coexist. And I think it’s a really good thing to remember.

For CEOs today, it's all about acheieving growth and efficiency through innovation. It's not about product innovation so much anymore as about innovating business models. process, culture and management.

Clients say, 'What's your strategy,' and I say, 'Ask me what I believe first.' That's a far more enduring answer.

I've been head of strategy at IBM and together with my colleagues built our five-year plan. My priorities are going to be to continue to execute on that.

Don't let others define you. Define yourself.