A biography for Anne M. Mulcahyhasn’t been written yet.
“I got a journalism degree. I started doing journalism - I interned at 'Cosmopolitan' magazine in the 1970s, which probably wasn't the best place for me, and I spent six or nine months freelancing. Anyway, I wasn't that good at it.”
“You have to live the mission... love what you do.”
“My dad was an editor and a writer, and that's really where I would have liked to have gone. But the genetic link was not intact there, so I wound up going into business. But I love to write, still. I'm not a great writer, but I enjoy it.”
“You know a good board when you see one.”
“Customers require the effective integration of technologies to simplify their workflow and boost efficiency.”
“We're long past having to defend or explain why women should be on boards, given all the data that shows how companies with female as well as male directors perform better. It's unfortunate when companies with a large percentage of women constituents don't reflect that in their boardrooms.”
“Educated and productive young people are needed to help lift their countries out of poverty and create a wealthier, more secure world.”
“Not everybody is created equal, and it's important for companies to identify those high potentials and treat them differently, accelerate their development and pay them more. That process is so incredibly important to developing first-class leadership in a company.”
“Boards without women - blacklist those suckers. It's 2011. They've had the time - it's significant that they don't have women.”
“There is an explosion of information happening, yet people demand quick access to relevant content that cuts through the clutter.”
“Entire families work for Xerox.”
“I'm not formal and I'm impatient. So I think my team would say that when she starts tapping her pen and the leg starts moving quickly, that it's time to move on. I'm not good at long, drawn-out kinds of sessions.”
“Sustainable development is a proven catalyst for Xerox innovation.”
“When I became CEO of Xerox 10 years ago, the company's situation was dire. Debt was mounting, the stock sinking and bankers were calling. People urged me to declare bankruptcy, but I felt personally responsible for tens of thousands of employees.”
“My dad was an editor and a writer, and that's actually what I aspired to be.”
“If we could muster the same determination and sense of responsibility that saves a country like Japan - or a company like Xerox - then investing to save women and children who are dying in the developing world would be very good business.”
“You should be accumulating really great relationships throughout your career.”
“The hardware business is all about per-unit manufacturing cost and functionality. The services business is less asset-intensive and more dependent on people.”
“By the time I stepped down as Xerox's CEO in 2009 - and as chairman in January 2010 - Xerox had become the vibrant, profitable and revitalized company that it still is today. What made the difference was a strong turnaround plan, dedicated people and a firm commitment from company leaders.”
“The day I was announced as CEO, I think the stock dropped another 20%.”