No matter what it is, you put too much, your heart and soul in it, you have to be passionate about it. You make too many sacrifices. Ginni Rometty heartmakematter Change image and share on social
The only way you survive is you continuously transform into something else. It's this idea of continuous transformation that makes you an innovation company. Ginni Rometty companycontinuouscontinuously Change image and share on social
You've got to keep reinventing. You'll have new competitors. You'll have new customers all around you. Ginni Rometty competitorcustomerhave Change image and share on social
I've made lots of mistakes. Probably the worst one - I would say they tie. It's either when I didn't move fast enough on something, or I didn't take a big enough risk. Ginni Rometty badbigfast Change image and share on social
You define yourself by either what your clients want or what you believe they'll need for the future. So: Define yourself by your client, not your competitor. Ginni Rometty clientcompetitordefine Change image and share on social
As I say to our own team: 'Never protect your past, never define yourself by a single product, and always continue to steward for the long-term. Keep moving towards the future.' Ginni Rometty continuedefinefuture Change image and share on social
I think, given who the IBM target company is, I feel our purpose is to be essential to our clients. Ginni Rometty clientcompanyessential Change image and share on social
Someone once told me growth and comfort do not coexist. And I think it's a really good thing to remember. Ginni Rometty coexistcomfortgood Change image and share on social
Growth and comfort do not coexist. Ginni Rometty coexistcomfortgrowth Change image and share on social
I've been head of strategy at IBM and together with my colleagues built our five-year plan. My priorities are going to be to continue to execute on that. Ginni Rometty buildcolleaguecontinue Change image and share on social