“If you do every job like you’re going to do it for the rest of your life, that’s when you get noticed.”
"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
"Failure is an opportunity to learn. Setbacks are inevitable. Learn from them, and come back stronger."
- Mary Barra
Resilience
"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
"The effort you invest today is the pride you feel tomorrow."
- Unknown
Hard Work
"I’m a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it."
- Thomas Jefferson
Hard Work
"The only thing that overcomes hard luck is hard work."
- Harry Golden
Hard Work
"A diamond is a piece of coal that stuck to the job."
- Michael Larsen
Hard Work
"A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work."
- Colin Powell
Hard Work