“When people use your brand name as a verb, that is remarkable.” PeopleUseNamesBrandsRemarkableVerbsBrand Names Author:Meg Whitman
“Look at growth, look at how much time people spend on the Net and look at the variety of things that they are doing. It's all really good, so I am actually encouraged by the fundamentals that underlie usage growth on the Net.” PeopleLooksGrowthBusinessTechnologyFundamentalsVarietyUsage Author:Meg Whitman
“eBay had two main things that really spoke to me. It enabled individuals to do things that they could not have done without the Web. The second thing was what Pierre said: "People have met their best friends on eBay. What this has enabled is truly online community."” PeopleSaidTwoDoneIndividualFriendshipCommunityInternetMetsOnlineSpokesEbay Author:Meg Whitman
“We can't impede progress in the name of environmental action that yields little for the environment and even less for our people.. and we should look at the environment as an economic opportunity.” PeopleShouldLooksLittlesActionOpportunityNamesEconomyEnvironmentProgressEconomicEnvironmentalYield Author:Meg Whitman
“People ask me, how is managing in the New Economy different from managing in the Old Economy? Actually, it's a lot the same. It's about the financial discipline of the bottom line, understanding your customers, segmenting your customers by their needs, and building a world-class management team.” PeopleWorldNeedsDifferentAsksUnderstandingLinesCompanyClassEconomyTeamBuildingDisciplineEconomicsManagementBottomFinancialCustomersAsk MeBottom LineWorld ClassFinancial Discipline Author:Meg Whitman
“You know, I think, people of all stripes in California, Republicans, Democrats, conservatives, liberals, frankly, as I have traveled the state, the number one issue is jobs. And they are looking for which candidate can get the economy back on track.” PeopleThinkingKnowsStatesJobsNumbersEconomyIssuesRepublicanDemocratTrackCaliforniaCandidatesTraveledStripesBack On Track Author:Meg Whitman
“Many companies operate from more of a command-and-control environment - they decide what's going to happen at headquarters and have the organization execute. That doesn't work here because it's the community of users who really have control. So we enable, not direct. We think of our customers as people, not wallets. And that has implications for how we run the company. We partner with our customers and let them take the company where they think it's best utilized.” PeopleThinkingHappensRunningCommunityCompanyEnvironmentDirectOrganizationCustomersPartnersCommandUsersImplicationsWalletsHeadquartersCommand And Control Author:Meg Whitman
“I'm not a career politician. I spent 30 years in business. I can tell you that people in California have had it with career politicians: they are done.” PeopleYearsI CanDoneBusinessCareersPoliticianCaliforniaCareer Politicians Author:Meg Whitman
“I think we can be the very best place to start a business, to grow a business, to invent a new technology, to change the world, to change the country. But we've got a lot of work to deliver a new California to the people of California.” PeopleThinkingWorldCountryGrowsBusinessTechnologyCaliforniaChanging The WorldNew TechnologyBest Place Author:Meg Whitman
“I got to get the right people in the right job. Because a lot of costs can be taken out in the context of your administration without the legislature.For example, using technology to do more with less. Using technology to fight fraud. Reorganizing and streamlining can be done within the context of the administration.” PeopleDoneJobsFightingTechnologyTakenExampleCostAdministrationFraudHypeLegislatureStreamlining Author:Meg Whitman
