Some of the world’s most influential women including General Motors CEO Mary Barra, IBM CEO Ginni Rometty and Melinda Gates share inspiring career advice during Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Summit. To continue the conversation, visit Connect: Professional Women's Network, a LinkedIn group powered by Citi with more than 370,000 members. To learn more or join for free, visit http://www.linkedin.com/womenconnect.

1. CAREER
ADVICE
FROM THE WORLD’S
MOST
POWERFUL WOMEN

2. GROWTH
AND
COMFORT
DON’T
CO-EXIST.
Ginni Rometty,
IBM CEO

3. In any crisis, there’s an
opportunity. It’s what you
do with it. When we think
about crisis, we think
about the bad stuff. But a
comeback? Amazing.
-Judy Smith, crisis manager (and the
inspiration behind “Scandal”)

4. DO
SOMETHING
YOU’RE
PASSIONATE
ABOUT.
LIFE’S TOO SHORT.
-Mary Barra, General Motors CEO

5. Constructive
tension is
good. If we get
everybody’s
views on
the table, we’ll
have a much
better decision.
-Mary Barra

6. THERE ARE A LOT
OF PATHS TO SUCCESS,
THERE’S NOT JUST ONE.
-Susan Coelius Keplinger, Triggit co-founder

7. I ask myself
everyday: Did I
make decisions
and do things only
I could do? If other
people can make
them, it’s not the
best use of your
time. –Ginni Rometty

8. It’s not enough to talk
about women and
girls. We have to fund
things. If you don’t put
money behind it, we
can’t create change.
–Melinda Gates

9. The thing people want most is your focus and
attention. You destroy that when you think you’re
multitasking, because you’re not accomplishing
either. –Wendy Clark, Coca Cola

10. ALL OF US CAN
IMPROVE.
EVEN IF WE’RE
AT THE TOP OF
OUR GAME,
WE CAN STILL
GET BETTER.
–MARY BARRA

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