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CEO Quotes

What it takes to lead from the top.

These CEO quotes touch on internal promotion policy, board overhauls during leadership transitions, and the idea that a CEO must act as chief strategist for the whole organization. See our Executive quotes for a broader leadership angle.

One of the first acts during the second coming of Steve Jobs as CEO in 1997 was a major board overhaul.

Quotes by Tahl Raz

If you think the job of a CEO is to increase sales, then Ballmer did a spectacular job.

Quotes by Steve Blank

That is exactly what Mr. Trump is: The working man and woman's CEO.

Quotes by Stephen Moore

I don't think everyone wants to be a CEO.

Quotes by Stacy Brown-Philpot

CEOs Quotes

In large companies, the CEO is very distant from operations.

Quotes by Shiv Nadar

We sold OkCupid to Match in January of 2011. In September of 2012, I became CEO of all of Match, which is the operating segment of IAC that contains all of the dating properties.

Quotes by Sam Yagan

I'm not going out there screaming, 'I'm CEO! I'm CEO!' That's not the way to do it.

Quotes by Payal Kadakia

I do not want to be a long-term CEO.

Quotes by Osman Rashid

The chief strategist of an organization has to be the leader - the CEO.

Quotes by Michael Porter

Executive Quotes

I met the CEO of Twitter.

Quotes by Leslie Jones

Any slots at the senior level, including CEO or other slots, will be filled internally.

Quotes by Kenneth Lay

Most novelists are narcissistic egomaniacs who would probably fit somewhere on the CEO spectrum.

Quotes by Joshua Cohen

What I've realized is most leaders cannot reinvent themselves at the CEO level or at the operational level.

Quotes by John T. Chambers

I hated being a public company CEO.

Quotes by John Katzman

Management Quotes

Culture is what happens when the CEO isn't in the room.

Quotes by John Collison

I will never be a CEO again.

Quotes by Jerry Yang

It's important for a CEO to feel lucky.

Quotes by Glenn Kelman

When a politician bends the truth or a CEO breaks a promise, trust takes a beating.

Quotes by Gary Hamel

Board meetings should not be for the benefit of the board. They should be for the benefit of the CEO and the senior team.

Quotes by Fred Wilson

In 1976, I was invited to interview for the CEO position of the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A.

Quotes by Frances Hesselbein

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Frequently Asked Questions

Do these CEO quotes favor internal promotion?
One does, stating that senior-level slots, CEO included, will be filled from within rather than through outside hiring.
Is there a quote about a famous leadership return?
Yes, one recalls a significant board shakeup that came with a well-known tech founder's return to the CEO role in 1997.
How does one quote describe novelists compared to CEOs?
It jokingly suggests most novelists are self-absorbed enough to land somewhere along that same CEO personality range.
What role does strategy play in this topic?
One quote argues directly that an organization's chief strategist has to be its CEO, tying the title to big-picture thinking rather than daily operations.
Are these quotes focused on any particular industry?
No, the samples range from general management philosophy to a specific tech industry leadership change, keeping the topic broad rather than industry-specific.

One quote even jokes that novelists themselves could rank somewhere along the CEO personality spectrum. Continue exploring with our CEOs and Management quotes.