Irene Rosenfeld Quotations

I talk a lot about taking risks, and then I follow that up very quickly by saying, 'Take prudent risks.'

Mom was a housewife; Dad was an accountant. They taught me a lot about the value of working hard.

It's fair to characterise me as competitive and determined, but anyone who works with me will attest to the fact I believe very strongly in the notion of servant leadership.

How you manage change can make all the difference.

Our emerging workforce is not interested in command-and-control leadership. They don't want to do things because I said so; they want to do things because they want to do them.

I believe very strongly in the value of having a diverse team around me that comes from very different backgrounds and different points of view.

The most important role of a leader is to set a clear direction, be transparent about how to get there and to stay the course.

There's no question that consumers are looking for value today.

I am very excited and delighted to be an important part of the development of corporate America.

I've always challenged myself and the people who work with me to take new approaches to traditional business challenges, to push the envelope and constantly ask whether our sacred cows are still producing great milk.

During a transformation, it's understandable to be hesitant about moving too fast, especially at the outset.

Sports have always been a really important part of how I energize myself, as well as how I relax. I spend a lot of my spare time with my family playing tennis, biking and rollerblading.

I've received many good pieces of advice throughout my life.

You can't play it safe if you want to get ahead.

Exposure to a diversity of disciplines has been exceptionally helpful to me.

People vote with their hearts, not their heads.

When investors, particularly investment bankers, talk about splitting up companies, there's a lot of discussion about multiple expansion, and the reality is multiple expansion is an outcome, not a strategy.

I hate to see people frustrated or leave a company for an opportunity they could easily have had at their current company if they had only asked.

I think my father was somewhat disappointed in not having had a son, and in that way I was the nearest thing he had.

Even in developing markets, we're seeing the growth of digital communication is proceeding at a very rapid pace.

I think all of us are multitasking a little more today than we used to or than we would like to. And I think that the issue of work-life balance is a critical issue for every company around the world.

It's clear that agriculture, done right, is the best means the world has today to simultaneously tackle food security, poverty and environmental degradation.

Major organizational changes create uncertainty.

Endorphins are a very powerful thing.

To build and sustain brands people love and trust, one must focus-not only on today but also on tomorrow. It's not easy...but balancing the short and long term is key to delivering sustainable, profitable growth-growth that is good for our shareholders but also good for our consumers, our employees, our business partners, the communities where we live and work, and the planet we inhabit

It is a simple fact that you can't steal second base if your foot is firmly planted on first.

Mondelez International is a proud signatory to the New York Declaration on Forests, an important step to unite governments, NGOs and business to slow and then end forest loss. We can't act alone to halt deforestation or climate change, so we call on everyone to play a role. While it won't be easy, I believe this agenda is achievable if we link it directly to business goals.

Do your job brilliantly and the cream will rise to the top.