Terry Leahy
Terry Leahy
Sir Terence Patrick "Terry" Leahy is a British businessman, previously the CEO of Tesco, the largest British retailer and the third-largest retailer in the world measured by revenues...
both cause confidence consumer effects looking rising
Looking forward, the accumulating effects of rising oil-related costs, both on consumer confidence and our business, are a cause for concern,
attention paid reports seen
I've seen the (press) reports but I haven't paid a lot of attention to them, to be honest,
both cause confidence confident consumer effects further progress remain rising second
The accumulating effects of rising oil-related costs, both on consumer confidence and on our business, are a cause for concern, but we remain confident that we will make further progress in the second half,
childhood parent doe
I had a very happy childhood and very loving parents. We didn't have much money and I suppose therefore you felt that anything you did you'd have to do on your own, so it does make you quite motivated.
people creative not-happy
Be more tolerant of the difficult people. They're the creative ones. They're not happy with the status quo.
business past thinking
Investors want to know how exposed a business is to climate change. The physical risks to Tesco are clear, but could be far-reaching. Freak weather in the past few months has disrupted our supply lines in Hungary, Bangladesh and Korea. Any responsible board of directors should be planning ahead, thinking through these risks, and presenting them in a clear, transparent way
educational ifs customers
Follow the customer, if they change, we change.
innovation accepting frightened
If you find it difficult to accept failure then you simply won't get any innovation because employees will be too frightened