I've been head of strategy at IBM and together with my colleagues built our five-year plan. My priorities are going to be to continue to execute on that.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The next thing is: we can make IBM even better. We brought IBM back but we're gunning for leadership.
I was going to visit IBM for six months as a visiting scientist. Now, six months is a lot of time, so I came with a whole list of projects that I might want to work on.
The typical project design time for a large company like IBM - and they keep track of this - is a little over four years.
Our ultimate goal is to stay in business. We are not here with a specific plan. That's kind of how our entire career has evolved. We will figure things out as we go along.
I've never had a business plan. Every project we've ever done was the intersection of somebody with a real need, a real passion to do something, and hustling.
I've got a long-term plan.
I think, given who the IBM target company is, I feel our purpose is to be essential to our clients.
I think three-to-five years ahead minimum. I have a short-term plan, a five-year plan and a decade plan.
I've never been someone that's had a five-year plan, or a three-year plan. That just seems to lead to a lot of disappointment, and doesn't give you the chance to be flexible.
I haven't any sort of plans for the future but I reckon things will work out in some manner.