Shira Goodman Quotes

J.D., MBAs typically go into the financial world. What I love is driving the top line.

- Shira Goodman

When Princeton plays Harvard, I'm rooting for Princeton, of course. Go Tigers!

- Shira Goodman

'Make more happen' highlights how Staples is reinventing itself to provide every product businesses need to succeed.

- Shira Goodman

The most important item on my desk is a picture of my husband and three kids making kooky faces at my niece's wedding. We all look silly and happy.

- Shira Goodman

I invariably do some of my best thinking on Saturdays.

- Shira Goodman

When I need to decompress, I grab a glass of wine, some popcorn, and a great book.

- Shira Goodman

Get a minimum viable product out there, test it out, see how customers respond.

- Shira Goodman

I love pens, especially when writing on good-quality paper. But I don't have a favorite - I try all kinds in all colors. Like most folks, I misplace them a lot, so I don't use anything too fancy.

- Shira Goodman

I was first hired at Staples in 1992, by company founder Tom Stemberg and eventual CEO Ron Sargent, to be the first director of marketing and merchandising for the catalog business.

- Shira Goodman

If I can get together once a month with eight people I hold dear, that's a real win to me.

- Shira Goodman

Every executive should be able to say four things: 'I don't know,' 'I need help,' 'I was wrong,' and 'Thank you.'

- Shira Goodman

This is Staples. On a good day, we get to stay at the Marriott Courtyard. We have a frugal culture.

- Shira Goodman

I'm president of my children's day school and have a tremendous passion for education.

- Shira Goodman

My goal is a tech-free Saturday.

- Shira Goodman