This really is a merger of equals. I wouldn't have come back to work for anything less than this fantastic opportunity. This lets me combine my two great loves - technology and biscuits.

I want to become a student. I want to read Chinese history and go on a dig.

Fixing culture is the most critical − and the most difficult − part of a corporate transformation… In the end, management doesn’t change culture. Management invites the workforce itself to change the culture.

The rewards system is a powerful driver of behavior and therefore culture.

I think that my leadership style is to get people to fear staying in place, to fear not changing.

The next thing is: we can make IBM even better. We brought IBM back but we're gunning for leadership.

The last thing IBM needs right now is a vision.