"“Criticism comes at women leaders from more angles than men – there is now data showing that microaggressions in the workplace are higher against women than men.”"

"Often [as a leader] someone is demanding of you; they want it done next week, in two months or whatever"

"I would say that for an organization whose core purpose is social change, sustainability in the long term is critical both financially and socially; in fact, the two are inextricably linked."

"It’s recognition that finance and business can be used for real social purpose. That perhaps there is an alternative to profit maximization no matter the cost and philanthropy as a way of dealing with the consequences."

"It is the first time that social investment has been recognized so I feel that it puts the sector squarely on the map"

"It was really clear at the time how being in finance had changed. All the stories you hear about the excesses and the culture are actually true"

"It was all symptomatic of someone who was paid obscene amounts of money for doing something really quite basic, which was pretty useless in terms of the general lives of most people. He was just an average guy. He was probably in the top 0.1% of earners globally and I remember thinking: 'This is out of control',"

"That was one of those things I did with her. I also always loved watching films, the old black-and-white movies and seeing all the fashion in those, that’s what sparked my interest."

"I basically looked at magazines with my mother every month. I remember it really well, sitting on the sofa and looking at Vogue magazine"

"Tell your parents that you love them very much, keep your photo albums up to date, don’t be shy as no one is looking at you, don’t be angry, don’t throw away all your clothes from the ‘80s, and buy that hotel in Miami Beach when it was offered to you in the ‘80s."

"There have been so many and I hope so many yet to come, but the Gap ad I did in the ‘80s was my personal fiftee minutes, especially chasing it round Trafalgar Square when it was on a bus, and then it was ten buses all together—genius."

"I would like to say my husband and the girls, but they are not my belongings, so my home, because that is where Charles i and all my treasured memories of family."

"In truth, the problems go back to 2006. The operators worked hard to make their payments, but I think decisions were taken that were quite short-term, and we've now got to try to put some of that right."

"Like many young girls, I wanted to be an air stewardess, but I discovered that there was a lot more to travel and transport than working on a plane."

"I think that because I didn't get A-levels and a degree, I always wanted to prove that I was as good as anyone else and I worked very hard."

"It is very early days. We have been here less than a year and we have had a lot to do in that time,"

"Towards the end of National Express's tenure they were scrabbling around to make money in any way they could, like charging for reservations, and quality was suffering"

"huge amount of respect" for Hogg but there is evident impatience in her words – a directness that is also remarked upon by former colleagues."

"This is Britain's premier railway and there is a lot of pride in it among staff and passengers. What we are doing is trying to put some pride back in the railway. It is a company that has failed twice, and that inevitably has an impact on the service."

"“Crises never go away, they only get bigger.""

"“I am very proud to have created and built Boom Pictures into one of the fastest growing indies by attracting some of the best talent in the industry.""

"“Do I protect my life or my modesty? No contest.”"

""There’s never a right or wrong time to do it – your career will work around you having children.”"

""Life is too short to push yourself to do jobs you think you ought to – just do jobs that make you happy, because if you’re happy the likelihood is you will do your job well and be successful.”"

"If you force yourself to be a square peg in a round hole you’re never going to be that happy."

"“Don’t circumscribe your own ambition – go for it – you might not get it – but go for it.”"

""Don’t be afraid to ask for what you want.”"

"“I never felt that there was any barrier to me as a woman, and I always felt that there were people encouraging me.”"

"Women often hold themselves back because they don't think they tick all the boxes. You need to be self aware enough to realise whether those boxes actually all need ticking – you will always learn a lot on the job."

"Think about how to stand out as a candidate in your own right, not just a 'woman' coming through on the 'woman on boards' agenda – how to compete with the best men out there without making it about gender."

"When in doubt just smile and smile and say nothing."

"Once you are in a job you can build a team around you that will complement your skills."

"Being part of a ‘club’ or network is something women need to get serious about. Networks aren’t just a ‘nice to have.’ They offer support – critical no matter what level you’re at – and they also make businesses sense."

"Life's too short not to do something you love doing and if you love your job you will probably do it well."

"Deal with the matter swiftly and decisively. Any prevarication only makes the crisis bigger, particularly once the press get hold of it."

"Authenticity is crucial - you need to embody the values and behaviours that you want your business to espouse. I believe you have to be 'present' and visible. Your team needs to know you're in and that they have your support. You should be there for them in a crisis rather than create a culture of blame and fear. You cannot overestimate the importance of COMMUNICATION. Most people don't communicate anywhere near enough."

"You have to be able to live with uncertainty. You really have to dig in and persist because every deal gets tough. But to me it is all about the people that I am working with. I didn’t set this up to work with people I don’t want to work with. I set it up to work with people that I want to work with.”"

"“The people currently running the council are not interested in empty rhetoric, they just want to get things done.”"

"“I think I was seen as someone who got things done, a problem solver, but from my point of view that always involved getting the right people around the table.”"

"“The reason why I am so passionate about apprentices and apprenticeships is that they have added the goods all the way through my career.""

"I think that people pay too much attention to getting academic qualifications - not everyone can get them. There is a place in that whole system for well run apprenticeship schemes."

"I feel this really isn't an award just for me, it's for all the people who have created the right environment for all those people to succeed and the apprentices and the young people themselves."

"Yes, technology is huge for us, from the state-of-the-art systems that are used by our retail network, Independence Group members and personal travel consultants, to our customer facing website – which we have invested in recently – to the App we are creating, and how we use AI. We are constantly developing how we improve our customer experience and business through technology."

"overnight – not least in our scale and geography. That said, we were determined to stay true to our values and the family feel of our business, and we work hard to maintain that for our colleagues and our customers."

"We are committed to providing excellent value and friendly, professional service and expertise to our customers, who trust us with their holiday plans. Being the UK’s largest independent travel agent means we have access to unparalleled choice and value, which we share with our customers through our network of branches around the UK, through our personal travel consultants who work from home, our virtual call centre, and our digital channels."

"Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. Begin it now"

"There is a huge growth potential in pioneering new sustainable solutions and putting the UK and EU at the forefront of the inevitable sustainability shift. Just because current rhetoric and hostility to global trade is top of our minds right now, it won’t always be so. Jaap is able to look past the current ‘noise’ and see opportunities."

"I think they lack ambition. The option of not reducing emissions in line with science means everything else we worry about is academic – there are few large scale business options on a frozen/flooded/burning planet – now is not the time for pragmatism but ambition."

"There needs to be more courage, more pioneering spirit. There is a lot of it about in the waterborne sector. It may seem safer to wait to be a fast-follower but if no one leads we have a much harder time managing the inevitable transition and there will be more losses and failures as a result. Work collaboratively, build coalitions, share first mover risks."

"If we tackle the entire global logistics chain as a whole and shift as much freight as we can from land and air to water we immediately transition to the lowest cost and lowest emission transport mode."