Punit Renjen Quotes

Our culture is the foundation for our company.

Chick-fil-A is what it is today because of its people, purpose and product.

When we began Starbucks, what I wanted to try to do was to create a set of values, guiding principles, and culture.

I think the company that has the clearest set of values is Amazon. That company knows what it is. It may be that it's not your cup of tea, but every single person at that company knows what the Amazon values are.

All the great organizations in the world, all have a sense of why that organization does what it does.

Set a clear, easy-to-understand vision for your company, and make it be a mission people believe in.

The future of any corporation is as good as the value system of the leaders and followers in the organization.

We always talk about how you have to build a brand from the inside out, not the outside in. Brands are not wrappers. Brands are based on the values of the founders, and then they spread to the people who work for the company, and then that psychological contract is spread to the customer.

My job as a leader is to make sure everybody in the company has great opportunities, and that they feel they're having a meaningful impact and are contributing to the good of society. As a world, we're doing a better job of that. My goal is for Google to lead, not follow that.

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

As a former CEO and senior executive, there was a time when I did not quite understand the profound impact a CEO has on the culture of a company, even though I always knew culture was important.

The culture or environment of a company starts from the top. The leadership. The leadership of a company sends a message to its employees of what is tolerated and what is not.

I am deeply honored by the trust the board has placed in me to lead Duke Energy. I have a high degree of confidence in the strength of our company's leadership and dedicated employees.

If you're thinking about your brand over your people, you've lost yourself.

I think a CEO lives or dies in whether he's been able to hold on to elements of culture that are needed in the company.

Your personal core values define who you are, and a company's core values ultimately define the company's character and brand. For individuals, character is destiny. For organizations, culture is destiny.

Every employee in a company depends on the C.E.O. to make fast, high-quality decisions.

Shareholder meetings are not usually the occasion for utter candor - or for that matter, arch sarcasm - by chief executives.

There's no specific mission statement for the 'Toast.'

Ensure your employees understand what your brand stands for so they can be your first line of word-of-mouth advertising.

A sour corporate culture can actually make an entire society unhappy. This means that a strong corporate culture can have a positive impact on a society.

Brands' products should be the manifestation of a company's values. Those values should be the subject of all sorts of wonderful stories that comprise your company's narrative.

Ethical conduct is something that becomes inherent in an organization over a long period of time.

Actually, that issue of 'Don't be evil' is probably the number one reason we throw out ideas.

History has shown that one cannot legislate a culture of integrity. And yet, one of the paramount responsibilities and challenges of corporate leadership is to ensure such a culture.