Payal Kadakia Quotes

I don't represent corporations.

I think most corporate executives are good honorable honest men and women who do good work.

We've got some well-run corporations by some well-intended people who do it right.

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

The best discussion of trouble in boardroom and business office is found in newspapers' own financial pages and speeches by journalists in management jobs.

'Power Play' is a morality tale for our post-Enron world and - not incidentally - wildly entertaining. Nothing wrong with that.

Not only is self-regulation largely a fantasy, but repeated scandals across multiple industries have proved that companies are fundamentally incapable of self-regulating for the greater good.

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

Killing Intel, I, I just had to resign from the Apple Board.

I want our company to leave a legacy of learning to find the balance between what's good and what's good for you.

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

I don't do any corporate work.

Industry leaders have the power to set standards.

Excessive pandering to stockholders is as bad as any other form of pandering

I think the presumption is, for some reason, anybody who comes from the business or the corporate world is corrupt.

I'm a corporate thug. That's the best way to be.

Doing good business - being ethical, being transparent, being caring, implementing values in your business - makes a difference, and you make money at the same time.

Companies and leaders are role models - not just with the business community - but in the broader world.

You don't want another Enron? Here's your law: If a company, can't explain, in one sentence, what it does... it's illegal.

Corporate executives need to re-frame their responsibilities to include the interests of all the stakeholders in society at large; not just shareholders, but also employees, the citizens of our communities, and those who care about the environment.

In America, we no longer have an institutionalized, organized way of calling business to task - of taking them to account for what they've done - and this is especially true in the cultural realm.

I happen to represent Enron here in Houston. We have many good corporate citizens here in Houston. Enron happened to have been one.

I don't feel I'm at liberty to speak about the actions of any one CEO. That's not fair; given CEOs have duties to their shareholders.

Executives can no longer hide behind the corporate veil. They need to be accountable for what their companies do, because entities are responsible for socially irresponsible behavior.

Most of the time nothing much is required of directors, which is a pity.