Christine Lagarde
Christine Lagarde
Christine Madeleine Odette Lagarde is a French lawyer and politician who has been the Managing Directorof the International Monetary Fundsince 5 July 2011...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth1 January 1956
CountryFrance
thinking people ego
You know, when I sit in meetings and things are very tense and people take things extremely seriously and they invest a lot of their ego, I sometimes think to myself, 'Come on, you know, there's life and there's death and there is love.' And all of that ego business is nonsense compared to that.
thinking leader reason
Women, as the minority, have to prove their worth all the time. That's the reason we tend to over-prepare, over-study, over-anticipate. I think it's the case with many women leaders. We tend to over do it.
thinking economy spending
Think about it. Women control 70 percent of global consumer spending . . . when women do better, economies do better.
people purpose enabling
To me, leadership is about encouraging people. It's about stimulating them. It's about enabling them to achieve what they can achieve - and to do that with a purpose.
climate generations action
Unless we take action on climate change, future generations will be roasted, toasted, fried and grilled.
proud somebody
I'm proud that somebody like myself has made it to the very top.
clear commission experts meeting proof remains today took unable within
The meeting of experts took place this morning, and the commission was unable today to show any clear proof that the commission remains within its mandate,
approach believe bit financial jump markets taking trading ways women
I do believe women have different ways of taking risks, of ruminating a bit more before they jump to conclusions. And I think that as a result, particularly on the, on, you know, on the trading floor, in the financial markets in general, the approach would be different.
jobs issues space
I have a theory that women are generally given space and appointed to jobs when the situation is tough. I've observed that in many instances. In times of crisis, women eventually are called upon to sort out the mess, face the difficult issues and be completely focused on restoring the situation.