Carol Bartz Quotes

Carol Bartz — American Businesswoman born on August 28, 1948,

Carol Ann Bartz is an American business executive, the former president and CEO of the internet services company Yahoo!, and former chairman, president, and CEO at architectural and engineering design software company Autodesk... (wikipedia)

Everybody on my team - I couldn't do their jobs. I could not. I really mean that. So I figured out early on that the way you're successful is you hire really successful people.

My husband doesn't listen because his mother didn't make him listen. What am I going to do, beat him? I mean: firstborn of a southern family? Firstborn boy? Please. I mean, I love him to death, but is he going to take the garbage out? No.

I hug employees all the time. I'm a huge contact person. Touch is an extremely important part of the human condition.

If you sit quiet long enough, you find out what people really think.

I'm kind of a Midwestern snob. I think we're just nice people and have a great work ethic.