My mother was pragmatic, focused and extremely, exceedingly practical, and she was the ultimate self-determining person. Ursula Burns determineexceedinglyextremely Change image and share on social
Unlike people, companies outlive their founders and their leaders. Ursula Burns companyfounderleader Change image and share on social
As I've progressed in my career, I've come to appreciate - and really value - the other attributes that define a company's success beyond the P&L: great leadership, long-term financial strength, ethical business practices, evolving business strategies, sound governance, powerful brands, values-based decision-making. Ursula Burns attributebasebrand share on social
Kids are pretty resilient. You don't have to be at every volleyball game. We can't guilt ourselves. Ursula Burns gameguiltkid Change image and share on social
Long time ago, people would make the Bible, right? The guy said it, somebody wrote it down. And then if you wanted another copy of it, another human being wrote another one. It took a long, long time. Somebody created this thing called mimeograph paper and so you said, 'OK, we'll do it that way.' And so you could get three of them. Ursula Burns agobiblecall share on social
I've had many mentors, but the one that has the most impact was my mother. Ursula Burns haveimpactmentor Change image and share on social
I want to stop transforming and just start being. Ursula Burns startstoptransform Change image and share on social
Xerox manages the infrastructure of E-ZPass for a large number of states. So when you say E-ZPass, and get some bill from E-ZPass, or call and ask a question about E-ZPass, you're talking to a Xerox person. Ursula Burns billcallinfrastructure share on social
Crankiness is a human attribute that, when people walk in the door of Xerox, they remain human. The best way to get the best out of people is to not force them to be something other than they naturally are. Now what do they have to be? They have to be respectful. You can't be ridiculously disrespectful. Ursula Burns attributecrankinessdisrespectful share on social
I don't think paper will go away. I do believe that the value of paper will change, and Xerox is working on changing that value. Consider a color page. Actual life is in color, but you keep reproducing it in black and white. You remove value. It's a bad thing to do. Ursula Burns actualbadblack share on social