Quotes from Denise Morrison

For me, if I knew that I wanted to be a CEO and I set that final destination right up front, that helped me develop a career track.

Innovation requires an experimental mindset.

The business world needs the best talent from both genders to compete in an ever-changing environment and drive innovation.

I am one of four girls and was inspired by my father to dream big. Some girls want to be doctors, but I wanted to run a company.

Transparency doesn't mean much if the consumer doesn't understand what they're looking at.

We tend to treat eating and diets as one size fits all. But the human body is very personalized.

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

I want to treat people the way I like to be treated and be very straight with them.

We need to be in front of consumer trends and translate those trends into insights and foresights.

I see the world through Irish eyes, and they are smiling.

Through the Internet of things, 'connected kitchens' will alert consumers if they're running low on broth and when their salad dressing needs to be replenished.

When Dad came home from work, he'd turn our family dinners into tutorials on business, money, sales, and profit margins. He shared fascinating stories about his customers, marketing, and my favorite topic when I was a kid - new product launches. Our father also took us to his office before the advent of 'Take Your Child to Work Day.'

The single most important ingredient in the recipe for success is transparency because transparency builds trust.

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.

Trust implies that both parties participate in the relationship with both 'gives' and 'gets.'

I describe my career path as a zigzag, not a ladder.

Through his deferential yet decidedly determined demeanor, Pope Francis is not only setting a superior spiritual standard, but he is also leading a thorough transformation of the Catholic Church - rivaling any brand revitalization or corporate turnaround you could name.

When I was a manager, I was incredibly results-driven - on a mission at all times.

The next frontier in nutrition will be about reconfiguring diets according to individual specific physiology, lifestyle, and health goals.

The entrepreneurial spirit has moved from the garage in high-tech to the kitchen in food.

Networking is working.

There is power in helping people get excited about what they do and inspiring and motivating them to unleash their full potential.

The first step in changing a culture, I believe, starts with the senior leadership team - and with the CEO.

Being an iconic food company can be both a blessing and a curse. It can be a curse if, amidst change, you maintain the status quo. It is a blessing if you leverage the change coupled with capability to seize new opportunities.