Kenneth Chenault

Many people don't focus enough on execution. If you make a commitment to get something done, you need to follow through on that commitment.

You've got to develop relationships. You can't do things just in a formal context.

I moved back to Boston and joined some of my Harvard classmates at Bain & Co. I quickly realized I enjoyed business.

I've conducted an experiment on my kids. Instead of denying them access to media, I've encouraged it. They read comic books, play Nintendo and watch way too much TV.

What I find is most people have a civics book understanding for how Congress works and how a bill moves.

I'm a big action junkie. I grew up on the '80s action movies - the bad ones and the good ones.