A Quote by Christopher Voss

You're supposed to have a passionate purpose as a CEO.

Christopher Voss

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CEO Passionate Purpose Supposed

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Christopher Voss
American - Businessman

If there is a job that you feel passionate about, do what you can to pursue that job; if there is a purpose about which you are passionate, dedicate yourself to that purpose.

Janet Yellen

Sure I am a religious man who is also passionate about conserving the environment. But I am also a CEO, with all the bad habits and attitudes that are natural to the species. . . . I am still naturally self-interested, overconfident, full of pride, and eager to control a meeting as any CEO in America. Every day, I struggle with my ego.

Tom Chappell

But we have to ask ourselves, what's the purpose of the stock market? It's supposed to be a source of capital for growing business. It's lost that purpose.

Mark Cuban

When I was made CEO of Reynolds the first time, someone asked me what it was like to be a female CEO. But I said, 'I don't know what its like to be a male CEO, so I can't really answer that question.'

Susan Cameron

Passion and purpose go hand in hand. When you discover your purpose, you will normally find it's something you're tremendously passionate about.

Steve Pavlina

Having no purpose is the function of art, so somebody else can look at it and ask a question. Design is different - you're supposed to understand what's going on. You can be delighted by it, intrigued by it, but you're supposed to know it's a hot dog stand.

Paula Scher

To be the best CEO you can be, you have to be passionate about the business you're running. And I have true passion for the financial markets and the financial industry.

Adena Friedman

Larry Fink, 61, tall and outgoing and passionate about his business, is the chairman, CEO, and co-founder of the largest asset-management company in the world, BlackRock.

Carol Loomis

The purpose of work is to make the worker - whether a working stiff or a CEO - feel good about life.

Ricardo Semler

The CEO announces that the purpose of the firm is to improve the lives of the customers and the lives of the firm's stakeholders and the quality of the planet. The company will give fair compensation to all the stakeholders and the CEO will not earn more than 20 times the median income of his employees. He will want his employees to rate him, just as he also has to rate them.

Philip Kotler

I think there's real value in having a founder CEO. Obviously, I'm biased, but I'm driven by a purpose and a mission and a vision, not just profits.

Julia Hartz

I think what you are supposed to be when you are young is idealistic and passionate.

Richard Grenell

If it's supposed to be a really passionate snog, you slip the tongue in.

Jennifer Ellison

I'm in a different position than most CEO's. I'm a founder. I'm not a hired CEO. Now, I can be fired by the board, but most CEO's are hired by the board.