Traditionally women have been more reticent to acknowledge their ambition and to say it with pride. So I like having people who work for us who are ambitious, engaged, respectful. Mis-hiring is a huge mistake. It’s a tremendous opportunity cost throwing the position to the wrong person.
IVANKA TRUMPIf being complicit is wanting to be a force for good and to make a positive impact, then I’m complicit.
More Ivanka Trump Quotes
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It’s important to be honest with and respectful of each other and deal with issues as they arrive, as opposed to letting them simmer.
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People underestimate me, and that’s fine. I prefer to go into negotiations being underestimated.
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There are enough stories about my family. We have all been in the public eye.
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Hiring great people is almost the most important thing you can do as a leader because they enable you to scale, and they create better leverage for you and your time.
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Everything about mediocrity kills me.
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I don’t plan to take a formal, cold approach with my children, but I expect a lot. I don’t want my children to view me as their best friend. I want to be their mom.
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To the extent I can, I try to maintain a laser focus on what needs to get done from a priority standpoint. And not just from an urgency standpoint, but from a value-added standpoint. So where can I add the most value? Where is my time best spent?
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As President, my father will change the labor laws that were put into place at a time when women were not a significant portion of the workforce. And he will focus on making quality child care affordable and accessible for all.
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Politicians talk about wage equality, but my father has made it a practice at his company throughout his entire career. He will fight for equal pay for equal work, and I will fight for this too right alongside of him.
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I generally wake up, exercise and read through a huge amount of newspapers. I get to the office somewhere between 7:30 and 8:00 – my brothers and I are always the first ones in.
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I was in total shock. I work so close [to home] that I figured I’d return to work and the baby nurse would bring the baby to me, and I’d run home periodically, and I’d make it work. But every two hours? That’s a whole other level. I’ll have to make a nursery at the office.
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Work is changing for men as much as it is for women.
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My father represents a very interesting challenge to the Republican party. I think this is taking people by surprise. (But) I think that’s why he’s so welcomed by the American voters, because they want somebody who says what they are thinking.
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You realize in life, not that many things matter that much, but your choice of a spouse is everything.
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Well, my mom was an Olympian, so we have some good genes on that front.
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