“Failure is an opportunity to learn. Setbacks are inevitable. Learn from them, and come back stronger.”
"My advice on firing is simple: Treat that person the same way you'd want to be treated if you were in that situation. They're still a good person, just not the right fit. So how do you help them move on in a productive way that allows them to maintain their dignity?"
- Mary Barra
Compassion
"I think making sure our culture promotes telling the truth is incredibly important."
- Mary Barra
Integrity
"Whatever you decide to do, do it with passion and all of the energy that you have."
- Mary Barra
Motivation
"If you do every job like you’re going to do it for the rest of your life, that’s when you get noticed."
- Mary Barra
Hard Work
"What I always say is, 'Do every job you're in like you're going to do it for the rest of your life, and demonstrate that ownership of it.'"
- Mary Barra
Leadership
"We may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated."
- Maya Angelou
Resilience
"Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts."
- Winston Churchill
Resilience
"Criticism is the best sign you’re onto something."
- Michael Lopp
Resilience
"A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him."
- David Brinkley
Resilience
"We are really competing against ourselves. We have no control over how other people perform."
- Pete Cashmore
Resilience