Ask questions; don't make assumptions. Angela Ahrendts More Quotes by Angela Ahrendts More Quotes From Angela Ahrendts Intuition is the wisdom formed by feeling and instinct - a gift of knowing without reasoning... Belief is ignited by hope and supported by facts and evidence - it builds alignment and creates confidence. Belief is what sets energy in motion and creates the success that breeds more success. Angela Ahrendts intuition knowing feelings Everyone talks about building a relationship with your customer. I think you build one with your employees first. Angela Ahrendts building firsts thinking When you have trust and you get that trust in place throughout the company, people are empowered — people are free. Angela Ahrendts empowered company people I am not in favour of quotas. Just put the best person into the job. It is not about gender; it is about experience, leadership and vision. Angela Ahrendts quota vision jobs I grew up in a physical world, and I speak English. The next generation is growing up in a digital world, and they speak social. Angela Ahrendts speak-english generations growing-up I don't want to be a great chief executive without being a great mum and a great wife. Angela Ahrendts chief-executives wife want If you aren't building a social enterprise, I don't know what your business model will be in 5 years Angela Ahrendts building social years The thing is, I don't want to be sold to when I walk into a store. I want to be welcomed. Angela Ahrendts stores walks want The experience would be that a customer would have total access to Burberry across any device, anywhere, and they would get exactly the same feeling of the brand, feeling of the culture, regardless of where, when, how they were accessing the brand. Angela Ahrendts would-be feelings culture We live by what we believe not but what we see. Angela Ahrendts graduation inspirational believe I don't want to be a great executive without being a great mom and a great wife. I don't want to look back and say I wish I had done things differently. Angela Ahrendts balance wife mom My dad would always say, "When you look at a photo do you see yourself last?" Angela Ahrendts dad lasts looks We wanted to be led by our mission and to embed our values throughout the world. Angela Ahrendts missions wanted world Our greatest weakness is lack of self-confidence. Angela Ahrendts self-confidence weakness self I work through teams. It’s the only way I know how to work. Angela Ahrendts dexter-morgan team way I think if I'm guilty of anything, I'm guilty of always being incredibly focused on the task at hand. So wherever I've worked, I've just always tried to do my best, achieve my best, build a great team around me. Angela Ahrendts team hands thinking I got my MBA at Burberry, but I will get my PhD at Apple. Angela Ahrendts phds apples mba Forget luxury; as a great company you have to keep evolving. Angela Ahrendts luxury evolve forget You have to realise that I am the third out of six children, and I am raised with very strong core values and a very strong upbringing. I always put myself in other people's shoes. Angela Ahrendts shoes strong children We have always said actually this isn't about money, it's not about price. This can be an experience. It doesn't have to be about buying something. Angela Ahrendts buying-something buying said