Meg Whitman
Meg Whitman
Margaret Cushing "Meg" Whitmanis an American business executive. Whitman is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer of Hewlett Packard Enterprise, as well as the Chairwoman of HP Inc...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusiness Executive
Date of Birth4 August 1956
CityCold Spring Harbor, NY
CountryUnited States of America
communication heart community
Communications is at the heart of e-commerce and community.
running thinking command-and-control
Many companies operate from more of a command-and-control environment - they decide what's going to happen at headquarters and have the organization execute. That doesn't work here because it's the community of users who really have control. So we enable, not direct. We think of our customers as people, not wallets. And that has implications for how we run the company. We partner with our customers and let them take the company where they think it's best utilized.
organization focus leader
A business leader has to keep their organization focused on the mission. That sounds easy, but it can be tremendously challenging in today's competitive and ever-changing business environment. A leader also has to motivate potential partners to join.
girl mom smart
Remember that you can do anything you want to do. Don't let anyone say, 'You're not smart enough... it's too hard... it's a dumb idea... no one has done that before... girls don't do that.' My mom gave me that advice in 1973. And it allowed me to never worry about what others were saying about my career direction.
passion successful careers
Do what you love and success will follow. Passion is the fuel behind a successful career.
long problem solve
Problems are good, as long as you solve them quickly,
buying cash closet dig dvd might money needs player save sell wanting
 Someone who needs cash might dig up a DVD player in the closet and sell it to someone else wanting to save money by buying a used item.
location perfect
The geographical location is just perfect for us,
area beneficial buying deal ebay large mass opportunity ups
It's an area of opportunity for the company, ... The buying that is being transacted on eBay is now so large that we have the mass to go to UPS or Fedex and try to get a deal that would be beneficial to our community.
ebay economic opportunity
EBay is a significant enabler of economic opportunity in Europe.
china depend figure future trying
I didn't have one. I went to Shanghai instead, trying to figure out the China market, because my company's future may depend on it.
jobs moving growth
We also need to reduce corporate tax rates. This applies to small, medium and large businesses. At 35 percent, we have the second highest corporate rates in the world. It restricts the growth of small enterprises that need to plow capital back into their businesses and forces companies and jobs to move overseas.
best developers largest mean number pay product registered users voice willing
What I mean by that is: the largest number of registered users, the largest number of voice minutes, the largest number of developers who develop the platform, the best product ... that users are willing and want to pay for.