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My dad worked for Nestle for 26 years and ended up being the mayor of our hometown. One of the lessons I learned from him was to never mistake kindness for weakness.

~Brad D. Smith

Topics: Being Dad Ended Him Hometown Kindness Learned Lessons Mayor Mistake Never Our Up Weakness Worked Years

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I've done a number of things in the spirit of employee motivation. I tend to be a storyteller and a student of history. I often tell stories of great battles, like the battle of Thermopylae, to inspire teams who face what appear to be insurmountable odds.

~Brad D. Smith

Topics: Appear Battle Battles Done Employee Face Great History Inspire Insurmountable Like Motivation Number Odds Often Spirit Stories Storyteller Student Teams Tell Tend Things Who

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At Intuit, we've introduced concepts like unstructured time to enable individuals and small teams to be entrepreneurial and identify new processes or product ideas.

~Brad D. Smith

Topics: Concepts Enable Entrepreneurial Ideas Identify Individuals Introduced Like New Processes Product Small Teams Time

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Customer-driven innovation was at the core of Intuit's first product, 'Quicken,' and it continues to guide us as we look to solve new problems in areas like mobile payments. Products like Intuit 'GoPayment' and the IntuitPayment Network are helping small businesses get paid faster, keeping cash flow strong and their business healthy.

~Brad D. Smith

Topics: Area Business Businesses Cash Core Faster First Flow Get Guide Healthy Helping Innovation Keeping Like Look Mobile Network New Paid Payments Problems Product Products Small Small Businesses Solve Strong Us

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The ultimate proof of confidence for a small-business owner is, are they hiring employees?

~Brad D. Smith

Topics: Confidence Employees Hiring Owner Proof Ultimate

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I'd say the best way to train someone is to remember that you have two ears and one mouth, and use them in that ratio. That's hard to do, and ultimately what we've learned is how many false positives you get from listening to what someone says they're going to do instead of observing what they actually do.

~Brad D. Smith

Topics: Actually Best Best Way Ears False Get Going Hard How Instead Learned Listening Many Mouth Observing Positives Ratio Remember Say Says Someone Them Train Two Ultimately Use Way You

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Millennials' tech and global savvy will make them instrumental in shaping our mobile future worldwide.

~Brad D. Smith

Topics: Future Global Instrumental Make Millennials Mobile Our Savvy Shaping Tech Them Will Worldwide

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Intuit's mission, values, and culture of innovation set us apart as a great place to work. Our 8,000 employees are innovators and entrepreneurs that are inspired by the important work they do that is delighting customers and improving the financial lives of millions of people.

~Brad D. Smith

Topics: Apart Culture Customers Employees Entrepreneurs Financial Great Great Place Important Important Work Improving Innovation Innovators Inspired Lives Millions Millions Of People Mission Our People Place Set Us Values Work

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I used to walk around with a stick. My dad used to call me Moses. It's on a home video. He said, 'That kid would rather lead no one than follow anyone.' I had dogs following me in the neighborhood. I had neighborhood kids coming over.

~Brad D. Smith

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I get into the office about 7 A.M., then I usually get out of the office a little after 7 P.M. I get home, I have dinner, then I spend a couple hours with my girls. I'm in bed about 9 P.M. That's the program!

~Brad D. Smith

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Businessman

Born: Unknown

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