Roz Brewer Quotes
18 quotes from Roz Brewer — Former CEO of Walgreens Boots Alliance..
“Diversity is not just a nice thing to have; it is a business imperative.”
“We have to be willing to change the narrative and create a new story.”
“Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence.”
“You can't be afraid to fail. It's the only way you learn.”
“Empowerment is about giving people the tools they need to succeed.”
“You have to be willing to take risks, and you have to be willing to fail.”
“You have to be willing to take risks and be bold in your decisions.”
“Diversity is not just a nice thing to have; it's a business imperative.”
“You can't be afraid to fail. You have to embrace failure as part of the journey.”
“The best leaders are those who are willing to listen and learn from others.”
“Innovation is about being able to see the future and act on it.”
“Sam Walton made history by changing retail over the past 50 years. But now it's our turn for the next 50 years.”
“The stress was so high of me trying to be two different people. I could not bear it anymore. I was not myself. And so I just reconciled that I've got to bring my whole self to work. And the more that I was like who I am in my day, in my personal life, at work, actually work took off.”
“I couldn't think of anything else more important than keeping people healthy. I would not have done this for any other company except for WBA, quite honestly.”
“When you're a Black woman, you get mistaken a lot. You get mistaken as someone who could actually not have that top job. Sometimes you're mistaken for kitchen help. Sometimes people assume you're in the wrong place, and all I can think in the back of my head is, 'No, you're in the wrong place.'”
“There's this little, tiny thing in me that feels like change is always gonna happen. And if it's not happening, I'm going to push it and make it happen. You can't do that from the back room. You've got to be up there.”
“I'm more disappointed than I am surprised. I'm not surprised because I know what it took for me to get here, and I know the trials and tribulations that I've been through. But the disappointing part is that this is just totally ridiculous that there's only two of us.”
“Don't be silent in the room. Even if you think you're gonna make a mistake, that's better than sitting there quiet because you begin to suffocate. So just get it out there and feel like you have value.”
