You need to walk the talk, because you can't expect your organization to behave a certain way that you're not willing to behave.
— Denise Morrison
What people look for in their leaders is authenticity. You say, 'I'm not going to ask you to do anything that I'm not going to do myself.'
The world of marketing has changed. You can lead the change or be a victim of change.
I've always believed consumers have a right to know what's in their food.
We are moving closer to a future where quantified lives will become the norm.
People need to be in charge of their development plan. They need to seek out their sponsors and their mentors and be very strategic.
There is power in helping people get excited about what they do and inspiring and motivating them to unleash their full potential.
People are literally tracking everything. People are becoming more empowered and knowing what's going into their body.
The personal mission statement was important for me because I believe that you can't lead others unless you have a strong sense of who you are and what you stand for.
The top principle for disruptive and sustaining innovation is that it has to have a laser focus on customers. Innovation begins with their needs and expectations.
The next frontier in nutrition will be about reconfiguring diets according to individual specific physiology, lifestyle, and health goals.
I am one of four girls and was inspired by my father to dream big. Some girls want to be doctors, but I wanted to run a company.
I think leadership is service and there is power in that giving: to help people, to inspire and motivate them to reach their fullest potential.
I can cite numerous sponsors at different places in my career that made a huge difference for me just in terms of pulling me aside and giving me a tip or some coaching, or just watching what I was doing and not being afraid to tell me the truth about it.
My parents had job jars because my father would say, 'Kids today have too much time, too much money and no responsibility. You're going to have no time, no money and a lot of responsibility.'
You need to set a tone at the top that inspires trust - and encourages open and honest 2-way communication. So you hear the brutal facts, and you listen to the good news and the bad news - so that, in the spirit of continuous improvement, you can make changes.
For us, giving back is not an extracurricular activity.
I purposely put myself in new, stressful situations so that I can continuously learn.
We need to be in front of consumer trends and translate those trends into insights and foresights.
I see more people taking charge of their well-being through the use of data and digital sensors, wearable health bands, and smartphone apps that can track and quantify everything from their heart rate, blood pressure, and sleep quality to steps walked and calories consumed.
Leadership is service to others.
I loved multi-tasking. I loved being involved in a lot of things. To me, the more complex the better, and so being a leader of a business to me was like, 'Wow, that's what I want to be.'
We tend to treat eating and diets as one size fits all. But the human body is very personalized.
For me, living a balanced life means nurturing the academic, physical, and spiritual aspects of my life so I can maintain a sense of well-being and self-esteem.
Not every great idea needs to be Campbell-generated. It's clear that partners and vendors and other external sources will generate innovative ideas for us.
With the growth of both urbanization and globalization, consumers are becoming increasingly disconnected from their food.
If you want a CEO role, you have to prepare for it with a vengeance.
The leader is the person who brings a little magic to the moment.
Most corporations have human-resources processes that involve discussions with your manager, performance evaluations, calibrations for performance and potential succession planning.
I've been preparing to run a big company all my life.
The first step in changing a culture, I believe, starts with the senior leadership team - and with the CEO.
The things that worked for us in the past wasn't going to work the same way going forward.
The single most important ingredient in the recipe for success is transparency because transparency builds trust.
Working with some outside consultants or people that really can bring you an external perspective or a benchmarking to identify opportunities is a really good way to work.
Networking is working.
Through his deferential yet decidedly determined demeanor, Pope Francis is not only setting a superior spiritual standard, but he is also leading a thorough transformation of the Catholic Church - rivaling any brand revitalization or corporate turnaround you could name.
Food is art and science. So, you take something out, you have to work with the recipe to make sure that you're providing delicious food with cleaner labels.
Health and wellness does mean different things to different people.
I see the world through Irish eyes, and they are smiling.
We're all different ages, sizes, shapes, genders, and we all have different lifestyles. We're quickly moving to bespoke diets that enable tailored and informed nutritional food choices.
Through the Internet of things, 'connected kitchens' will alert consumers if they're running low on broth and when their salad dressing needs to be replenished.
I do think the position I play is a powerful position.
I was so results-oriented.
The thing that I learned early on is you really need to set goals in your life, both short-term and long-term, just like you do in business. Having that long-term goal will enable you to have a plan on how to achieve it.
Innovation requires an experimental mindset.
