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&lt;p&gt;For DuPont&#39;s first woman CEO in its 208-year existence, the key to leading a multinational company is having children.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ellen Kullman, who is 54, took the top job at DuPont&amp;mdash;the world&#39;s largest car-paint maker and the second-biggest seed supplier&amp;mdash;two years ago thick in the middle of a global economic recession. Among her achievements, according to a &lt;em&gt;Businessweek&lt;/em&gt; article:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&quot;Delivering seven straight quarterly earnings that beat analysts&#39; expectations, slashing more than $1 billion in annual costs in her first year, freezing capital spending and eliminating all group vice-president jobs.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Earlier this week, DuPont announced its latest acquisition with Danisco, a Danish biotechnology company, adding yet another &quot;No. 1&quot; tag to the brand: production of food additives.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;So, what do her achievements have to do with parenthood?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The experience &quot;helped her instill the discipline needed to bring her company through the recession,&quot; &lt;em&gt;Businessweek&lt;/em&gt; reports, adding that &quot;she centered fearful employees by having them focus on what they could control, whether that was customers or costs or inventories.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;And this:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&quot;&lt;em&gt;I am a much better leader because I had three kids. With kids, they don&#39;t do what you want them to do when you want them to do it. Organizations don&#39;t necessarily, either. You&#39;ve got to listen. You&#39;ve got to learn how to influence.&lt;/em&gt;&quot;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;So there you have it. The secret to successful leadership: Use your parenting skills at work to get results and drive a solidified and productive team. After all, considering how much time we spend at work, it is for most, a second home.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Related: &lt;/strong&gt;Why Chinese Mothers Are Like Managing Directors&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Complete Interview:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;Businessweek&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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