Uploaded March 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Ginni Rometty is a former long-time CEO, president, and chairman of IBM. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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0:00 - Introduction
1:19 - IBM
10:59 - Hiring
16:16 - Leadership
23:00 - Hard work
28:40 - Adversity
35:38 - Power
49:05 - Sacrifice
54:10 - Taking over as CEO
1:12:24 - Negotiating
1:17:31 - Deep Blue vs Garry Kasparov
1:22:49 - IBM Watson
1:42:42 - Work-life balance
1:49:46 - Advice for young people

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