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born 1963
Pamela Thomas-Graham (born June 24, 1963) is an American businesswoman, corporate leader, and author.In August 2016, Thomas-Graham was elected by the Clorox Company board of directors as the lead independent director. Previously, she was a senior executive at Credit Suisse, and served on the bank's 10-member executive board, until October 2015; was a partner at McKinsey and Company; president and CEO of CNBC; and Group President of Liz Claiborne.
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“Even though the economy is more challenging, it’s still going to reward people who are creative and innovative and have vision.”
“You have so much more agency than you realise. There will always be people saying you can’t do this, you are too old or too young, but you have a lot of power if you choose to own it.”
"Consulting is an excellent way to learn management and strategy skills,"
“It is really important to have people around you, family, friends, or someone in your life, who can back you up against the naysayers.”
“Don’t let other people’s diminished expectations for you be the truth about your life,”
“It’s very important to have a mentor who can help you understand the unwritten rules of the company. Try to find three or four people who can look out for you in different ways.”
One of the things you have to trade off is how much time you're going to have for personal thing
“The secret to success is being nimble, and light on your feet,”
I was brought up to challenge myself, to try to be successful on my own terms. I was brought up to be focused. So I see myself as more fully engaged than ever before
Our efforts involve reaching out to people,", "making sure that they know who we are, and that we're interested in them
“Everyone who has achieved something, there have been times when they did not know if they could do it, and there were definitely times when people told them they could not do it,”
My mother always emphasized that we should be able to hold a conversation on any topic for at least five minutes. This reinforced the value of knowledge and intellectual curiosity in us
“Think about the other side of your brain, the side that’s not about business, the side that is more creative … Through my characters, I can explore issues about women, race, ethnicity and all kinds of interesting things in a completely different way. But also, [writing] is fun.”
“Wherever you are in your career, you have to become an expert at something pretty quickly. Being a generalist and being a smart person is not going to get you where you need to go,”
A very people-intensive profession. You spend a lot of time rolling up your sleeves to help other people solve a problem. I find that very satisfying, both intellectually and emotionally." It's also rewarding
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