At the end of the day, don't forget that you're a person.

Women play a couple of roles. They are in professional schools and increasingly producing the talent to keep the engines of the economy growing, but they're also the nurturers and the caregivers.

As a leader, I am tough on myself and I raise the standard for everybody; however, I am very caring because I want people to excel at what they are doing so that they can aspire to be me in the future.

I'm very honest - brutally honest. I always look at things from their point of view as well as mine. And I know when to walk away.

If you want to improve the organization, you have to improve yourself.

I pick up the details that drive the organization insane. But sweating the details is more important than anything else

Blogging and the Internet allow us to engage in a lot more real time conversations as opposed to a one-way dump of information or a message.