Peggy Johnson Quotes

I like being part of a big company's executive team. It's fun to stretch other parts of my brain, considering questions like, 'How should we think of acquisitions?' I get to be privy to things that would never come up at a small company.

We are quite open, however, to looking at acquisitions and there are opportunities that we periodically consider. and I think that may be something we do in the future, but I must say that there is no commitment to that at the present time in any form or size.

I'm not looking to... I'd like to build my company and make a bigger company always, but I think in the behind the scenes arena is where I'd prefer to spend my time.

As the CEO, I have to take care of the short term, mid term and the long term.

If guys try to make a bigger company for the sake of size, they don't create value in most cases.

My mission is to become part of Time Inc. and push the business forward.

Traditional companies have to start looking into themselves to offer more opportunities in their companies by starting new subsidiaries and joint ventures.

Mergers and acquisitions, we are always looking for that.

It's exciting to be able to be part of the block and tackle of building a company from a smaller base.

Having spent almost 25 years in different roles within Investor, I have truly enjoyed working with creating long-term value in our companies.

Business development is a part of M&A - we identify signals in the market, whether its trends or disruptive technology, and bring them back and address the opportunities. I have three levers I can pull - partnerships, acquisitions, or investments.

I was hired to make United better, and that's what we'll do.

Great companies are built in the office, with hard work put in by a team.

Diversifying the business is definitely a good thing.

In pharma, we continuously look for acquisitions... if it makes strategic sense and if there is any value.

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.

We are reluctant to do these bigger acquisitions that are then integrated, especially if they are committed to a certain product that they want to build that we can't guarantee we will keep evolving.

At VMware, the engineers worked very closely with our customers, closely with the field, and it was exciting for everyone. So, one of things I did here at Google when I arrived was to combine sales, marketing, engineering, and product.

I'm so honoured and excited to be working in the business at a time when it's truly progressing.

Strong succession planning is a critical element of all the Johnson enterprises.

There is a common and persistent belief out there that entrepreneurship is about creativity - that it's about having a great idea. But it's not, really. Entrepreneurship isn't about creativity. It's about organization-building - which, in turn, is about people.

Give your employees a shot at showing the company a new way, and provide the room for them to chalk up a few small victories. Once they've proved that their idea can work on a limited basis, they can begin to scale it up.

Success in M&As comes with executing with vigour along with the obvious right choices that you got to make.

I look forward to joining the great team at Ericsson and work closely with existing and new customers around the world.

I'm not a business person.