Anne M. Mulcahy Quotes

The key thing for me has always been how we realize the mission - enabling every professional in the world to change their own economic curve by the strength of their alliances and connections with other people.

Networking has been cited as the number one unwritten rule of success in business. Who you know really impacts what you know.

I keep in touch with a lot of people I work with.

You must develop personal contacts if you want to be successful.

When you're working in the industry, and you're working with people who are well known and are so regarded, you do just pick up on things. Talking to people and hearing their stories, you learn a lot.

The most important thing is to recognize how important it is to market yourself and make connections.

I learned so much stuff at Hoffenheim and made a lot of friends. I also made good connections with the managers. They taught me a lot that I can take on in my career.

I was never given this advice, people aren't given this advice, focus on growing and maintaining relationships for your network, and that's key. And most of the advice tends to be, you know, discover your strengths, build up your resume, get a title, all of that stuff pales in comparison.

The relationships we have with people are extremely important to success on and off the job.

The secret of my success is a two word answer: Know people.

Personal relationships are always the key to good business. You can buy networking; you can't buy friendships.

It's all about people. It's about networking and being nice to people and not burning any bridges. Your book is going to impress, but in the end it is people that are going to hire you.

One irreducible residual of 38 years in the business is the number of lasting, loving friendships I have made.

It's really nice when life comes full circle and you get to work with people four years down the line.

Many, if not most, career opportunities come to you through people you know. So the more people you know, the more opportunities you have. Improving your social network is a great example of a system for moving from lower odds to better odds without having a specific goal.

Women often are so focused on getting their jobs done well that they forget that building relationships is a key part of being a leader - and increasingly so, the higher you go.

I want to have bosses around me, 'cause at the end of the day, 10 years from now, 20 years from now, you want to make relationships to keep 'em, you know what I'm saying. So I make my relationships to keep 'em - all my relationships - not try to burn bridges that you may need to cross over one day.

The ability to network successfully can be one of the greatest assets in business. It allows some people to find incredible opportunities, while others just watch from the sidelines.

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.

Mentors and sponsors, particularly in the early stages of my career, were invaluable to me because they encouraged me to raise my hand and take opportunities to build my capabilities.

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

At the beginning of my career before anything started propelling, I used to blow up everybody. I was trying to work with whoever got next.

Often, the best jobs come out of just meeting people and letting one thing lead to another.

The biggest thing I learned at Wisconsin was, it's all who you work for, not where you work or what level.