Denise Morrison

“I can cite numerous sponsors at different places in my career that made a huge difference for me just in terms of pulling me aside and giving me a tip or some coaching, or just watching what I was doing and not being afraid to tell me the truth about it.”

“We've navigated a lot of change at Campbell's. The best thing for me to be able to do is to discuss that change with people.”

“As the leader, you're empowering talent. Once you've given the direction, it's a joy to see it put into action, to see people on every level of the company carrying out the strategy.”

“If you want a CEO role, you have to prepare for it with a vengeance.”

“I've bought companies in response to the seismic shifts - the consumer preference for food and health and well-being and a gravitation toward more fresh and natural and organic.”

“With the growth of both urbanization and globalization, consumers are becoming increasingly disconnected from their food.”

“Moving with the times is an important idea for strategy today.”

“The leader is the person who brings a little magic to the moment.”

“The things that worked for us in the past wasn't going to work the same way going forward.”

“Not every great idea needs to be Campbell-generated. It's clear that partners and vendors and other external sources will generate innovative ideas for us.”

“I'm from a generation of women that shattered the glass ceiling. We didn't wait for doors to open. The lesson I learned is that you need to open some doors for yourself in pursuit of career advancement.”

“The best companies will build culturally diverse leadership teams and workforces with divergent backgrounds, perspectives, and ideas.”

“Life's a balancing act. You have multiple roles and goals, and you can do it all - just not all at once.”

“What people look for in their leaders is authenticity. You say, 'I'm not going to ask you to do anything that I'm not going to do myself.'”

“You need to set a tone at the top that inspires trust - and encourages open and honest 2-way communication. So you hear the brutal facts, and you listen to the good news and the bad news - so that, in the spirit of continuous improvement, you can make changes.”