American - Businesswoman | 1957 -
If you're just focused on work, my view is that you'll never get enough back from any organization, no matter how fantastic the role is, and you have to have a full life so that you really get enriched in a lot of different ways, and that can be family and kids. It can be, for others, sports.
Ruth Porat
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You can't cost-cut your way to greatness.
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If the door is nailed shut, and you're 'Leaning In,' you're just going to get bruised and battered.
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We think machine learning, as it relates to healthcare and life sciences, is extraordinary.
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If you continue to plow ahead in something that is OK, you will miss the opportunity to do something that is great.
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Recognize that killing a weak idea early is valuable.
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The most important thing is culture.
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I remember, the first time it struck me is I was an econ major at Stanford as an undergrad, and it struck me how few women were econ majors back in the '70s. And then in business school how few women... And even then, I thought, 'Gosh, this is really unfortunate.'
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I think what Sheryl Sandberg said about the importance of 'leaning in' is very true, but it's not sufficient.
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When I started, there were very few women at the managing director level and very few who had families, which is something that was important to me. So it's not like, when I looked up, I could say, 'Well, that's who I want to be.'
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Since 1987, there are now many more of us as at the higher levels with families, so I think, as role models, we are encouraging more women to stay within banking and rise up through the ranks.
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Competition is one click away. Innovation happens everywhere... you better have a culture asking for a voice.
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