Ginni Rometty quotes

And so when I moved to IBM, I moved because I thought I could apply technology. I didn't actually have to do my engineer - I was an electrical engineer, but I could apply it. And that was when I changed. And when I got there, though, I have to say, at the time, I really never felt there was a constraint about being a woman. I really did not. (Ginni Rometty)
Every day I get to 'Think' and work on everything from digitizing electric grids so they can accommodate renewable energy and enable mass adoption of electric cars, helping major cities reduce congestion and pollution, to developing new micro-finance programs that help tiny businesses get started in markets such as Brazil, India, Africa. View quote
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IBM's long-standing mantra is 'Think.' What has always made IBM a fascinating and compelling place for me, is the passion of the company, and its people, to apply technology and scientific thinking to major societal issues. View quote
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Growth and comfort do not coexist. View quote
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Clients say, 'What's your strategy,' and I say, 'Ask me what I believe first.' That's a far more enduring answer. View quote
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I learned to always take on things I'd never done before. View quote
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You have to stick up for what you believe in. And that, to me, is the biggest thing you can do about driving inclusion. View quote
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I think actions speak louder than words is one thing I think I always took from my mom. And to this day, I think about that in everything I do. View quote
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The social network will be the new production line in a company. View quote
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And the reason I came to IBM was I think - I always say at a really early age, I learned you've got to be passionate about what you do. No matter what it is, you put too much, your heart and soul in it, you have to be passionate about it. You make too many sacrifices. View quote
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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. (Ginni Rometty)
We have started something called the Corporate Services Corps. Now, it was modeled after the Peace Corps from long ago, the 1960s. And the idea was in this modern day and age, how do you get IBM'ers around the world to be global citizens? You know, globally aware, contribute, understand how to work in that environment, but do it on scale. View quote
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The only way you survive is you continuously transform into something else. It's this idea of continuous transformation that makes you an innovation company. View quote
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Today when I think about diversity, I actually think about the word 'inclusion.' And I think this is a time of great inclusion. It's not men, it's not women alone. Whether it's geographic, it's approach, it's your style, it's your way of learning, the way you want to contribute, it's your age - it is really broad. View quote
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Don't let others define you. You define yourself. View quote
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Someone once told me growth and comfort do not coexist. And I think it's a really good thing to remember. View quote
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Never love something so much that you can't let go of it. View quote
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If you're clear on what you believe, you have a great foundation to go make a market. View quote
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I ask everyone's opinion when they don't speak up. And then when they have an opinion, I'll ask others to talk about it. View quote
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I always say, you know, if I sit here and close my eyes and say, 'When did I learn the most in my life, in my career?' It'll always be when I close them and everything I think of is when I took a risk. It's when I think I learned the most. View quote
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To me, I learned along the way, you know, culture is behavior. That's all it is; culture is people's behaviors. (Ginni Rometty)