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"Pre-crisis, we were the people everybody wanted to avoid. Now, we're the people invited to all the meetings, and we're in great demand."
— Chisoo Lyons, vice president of FICO, on the heightened profile of risk managers in the wake of the financial crisis (2010 Kellogg Risk Summit, Oct. 28) Read more.
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"Leadership means a lot of different things to different people. Before you can talk about a shared vision, you have to be aligned correctly."
— Mike Singletary, Minnesota Vikings linebackers coach and assistant head coach, in a talk on leadership (Feb. 22) Read more.
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"Success without leadership is a missed opportunity."
— Soledad O'Brien, CNN anchor and special correspondent, at the Black Management Association Conference (Feb. 26) Read more.
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"The level of fear about the direction of the world has never been higher. I call it economic hypochondria. Yes, there are risks — and we ought to insure against them."
— Brian Wesbury '89, chief economist at First Trust Advisors L.P., on managing global risk (2011 Kellogg Risk Summit, Feb. 23) Read more.
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"Social media drives ratings. The idea that you can just do a TV spot is done."
— Stephen Master, vice president and head of sports practice at the Nielsen Co., at the Sports Business Conference (Feb. 12) Read more.
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"The only way to do well is to see the pattern. Lightning does strike in our business; understanding where it is likely to strike is key."
— Venture capitalist Kevin Efrusy of Accel Partners at the Kellogg Private Equity and Venture Capital Conference (Feb. 9) Read more.
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"It's cheap to be first, but it's expensive to be right."
— Former NBC Universal President and CEO Jeff Zucker on the importance of building credibility with consumers (J. Ira Harris Speaker Series, Feb. 15) Read more.
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"Something is happening right now with our newer technologies. We are actually participating in the creation of a new collective psyche."
— Mind-body expert Deepak Chopra on unlocking the leader within (Feb. 8) Read more.
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"I found that if I could start a business, I could fund certain things. Otherwise, I'd be running around asking for it."
— W.K. Kellogg III, president of General Packaging Products, on entrepreneurship and philanthropy (Nov. 17) Read more.
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"One person told me, 'Not only is this not going to work, but cable television is not going to make it in the United States."
— Bill Rasmussen, founder of ESPN, on the reaction in 1978 when he proposed the creation of a 24-hour sports network (Kellogg Marketing Conference, Jan. 22) Read more.
