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CEO Revamps General Motors

And then he went over the speech he is delivering today.

“To do this job, you gotta have energy, enjoy a lot of different things and don’t mind a full schedule,” Wagoner says.

When asked what qualities he believes make for a successful business person, Wagoner says one should have “an enthusiastic attitude” and attempt “to learn every day, no matter what you’re doing—outside the company...or with people on the factory floor.”

“Focus on doing your job well, and don’t worry about somebody else’s job,” he says.

—Staff writer Risheng Xu can be reached at xu4@fas.harvard.edu.

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