Eli Broad Quotes

I would come to New York, work, and then get out of New York. I didn't go out to dinner with other people on the Management Committee. I didn't socialize. I didn't politick.

I won't be making any friends in the corporate suites.

I do a lot of schmoozing.

Western business people often don't get the importance of establishing human relationships.

To get promoted, company executives need to be able to see you as one of them.

The best part of my carreer is getting to meet so many different people, because I learn so much from everyone.

Spending more time with my colleagues outside the Capitol helps build bipartisan relationships.

Oh, what a day-to-day business life is.

You should be accumulating really great relationships throughout your career.

One of the advantages of my profession is I come into contact with many people.

You tend to meet on a more regular basis with people in your industry, and reality being what it is, you tend to meet with them at the particular level that you occupy; so that develops a fraternity relationship.

If a CEO takes an interest in you and he happens to be an Asian man, then that's great, but as an African-American woman, you want to make sure that if the executive vice-president of the company is an African-American woman that you get to know her.

I work in the film business, where schmoozing is an art form, lunch hour lasts from 12:30 until 3, and every meeting takes an hour whether there's an hour's worth of business or not.

Always be nice to everyone in the firm on the way up. You never know who you may meet on the way down.

I loved playing in England. But after a few years, I didn't find it challenging enough. I wouldn't say I was bored, but it was becoming too repetitive - playing with and against the same players year after year.

I tell people the most important move they can make is not in the ring. It's taking the time to get to know Mr. McMahon.

I learned so much from the people in Seattle. They taught me everything from community to business relationships.

Any board executive can forget just how many people helped them get where they are. Those women who have got to the top need actively to ensure there is a pipeline of younger women, whether by networking or mentoring, who in turn are encouraging those below them.

When it comes to nurturing professional relationships and developing a community, LinkedIn is one of the best resources.

It's hard to enlist the support of people you don't know, but it's critical to growing your career, finding new customers, and building out your team.

You need to be really great at your job. You need a strong network of peers, and you need a strong network of mentors.

If you join a growth organization, you'll likely do different things in different roles throughout your career. It's excellent to learn and build with others. You'll meet people you want to work with.

Networking is all about connecting with people. But then again, isn't that what life is about? The more time you can find to get out of the office and build true friendships, the farther your startup will go. Entrepreneurs need to remember to spend as much time working on their business as they do in their business.

Take any job in a growing, exciting company. You'll learn so much.

There's no challenge involved in any kind of role. I don't have to prove or impress anybody.