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BusinesswomansExplore the insight, grit, and vision of businesswomen whose words illuminate leadership, resilience, and innovation. These voices span industries and backgrounds, offering perspectives on building companies, negotiating change, cultivating teams, and balancing risk with purpose. Whether you seek motivation for a new venture, clarity in a complex moment, or wisdom earned through experience, their reflections provide practical guidance and enduring encouragement. Let these ideas spark curiosity, challenge assumptions, and highlight the many paths to success in today's evolving landscape of work and enterprise.
"A company is only as good as the people it keeps"
Mary Kay Ash, Businesswoman
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"Aerodynamically, the bumble bee shouldn't be able to fly, but the bumble bee doesn't know it so it goes on flying anyway"
Mary Kay Ash, Businesswoman
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"The only thing you have control over is yourself and your own work ethic"
Mary Barra, Businesswoman
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"The speed of the leader is the speed of the gang"
Mary Kay Ash, Businesswoman
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"No matter how busy you are, you must take time to make the other person feel important"
Mary Kay Ash, Businesswoman
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"There is nothing a woman can't do. Men might think they do things all by themselves but a woman is always there guiding them or helping them"
Marjorie Joyner, Businesswoman
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"People are definitely a company's greatest asset. It doesn't make any difference whether the product is cars or cosmetics. A company is only as good as the people it keeps"
Mary Kay Ash, Businesswoman
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"Criticize the act, not the person"
Mary Kay Ash, Businesswoman
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"A vision is not just a picture of what could be; it is an appeal to our better selves, a call to become something more"
Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Businesswoman
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"You can have anything in this world you want, if you want it badly enough and you're willing to pay the price"
Mary Kay Ash, Businesswoman
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"So many women just don't know how great they really are. They come to us all vogue outside and vague on the inside"
Mary Kay Ash, Businesswoman
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"If you think you can, you can. And if you think you can't, you're right"
Mary Kay Ash, Businesswoman
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"Everyone has an invisible sign hanging from their neck saying, 'Make me feel important.' Never forget this message when working with people"
Mary Kay Ash, Businesswoman
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"Dare to risk public criticism"
Mary Kay Ash, Businesswoman
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"A mediocre idea that generates enthusiasm will go further than a great idea that inspires no one"
Mary Kay Ash, Businesswoman
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"For my first fragrance, I wanted to capture the essence of a woman's strength and beauty"
Ivanka Trump, Businesswoman
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"People fall forward to success"
Mary Kay Ash, Businesswoman
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"Most people live and die with their music still unplayed. They never dare to try"
Mary Kay Ash, Businesswoman
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"Honesty is the cornerstone of all success, without which confidence and ability to perform shall cease to exist"
Mary Kay Ash, Businesswoman
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"Everyone wants to be appreciated, so if you appreciate someone, don't keep it a secret"
Mary Kay Ash, Businesswoman
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"Don't limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can achieve"
Mary Kay Ash, Businesswoman
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"The commune movement is part of a reawakening of belief in the possibilities for utopia that existed in the nineteenth century and exist again today, a belief that by creating the right social institution, human satisfaction and growth can be achieved"
Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Businesswoman
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"Mindless habitual behavior is the enemy of innovation"
Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Businesswoman
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"Companies used to be able to function with autocratic bosses. We don't live in that world anymore"
Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Businesswoman
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"Life is a marathon, not a sprint. It's about taking a bigger-picture approach"
Ivanka Trump, Businesswoman
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"I pretty much only drink water, Tazo passion tea, or coffee with half and half, and it's an ongoing joke in the office that I never have less than three glasses of water and some form of tea or coffee in front of me"
Ivanka Trump, Businesswoman
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"We treat our people like royalty. If you honor and serve the people who work for you, they will honor and serve you"
Mary Kay Ash, Businesswoman
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"We must have a theme, a goal, a purpose in our lives. If you don't know where you're aiming, you don't have a goal. My goal is to live my life in such a way that when I die, someone can say, she cared"
Mary Kay Ash, Businesswoman
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"We fall forward to succeed"
Mary Kay Ash, Businesswoman
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"Those who are blessed with the most talent don't necessarily outperform everyone else. It's the people with follow-through who excel"
Mary Kay Ash, Businesswoman
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