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This is a minor point, but I like the joke she made in the beginning about her height. Not only was it funny, but I was unaware that she was 5'1", and think that makes her accomplishments even more impressive and says something about her tenacity, given that 58% of F500 CEOs are over 6 feet tall.

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Definitely unusual. Most female executives are above average in terms of height too - Sheryl Sandberg, Ruth Porat, Susan Wojcicki, Marissa Mayer are all 5'8"+

Don't forget Meg Whitman. She's 6'1".

That was one unnecessary fact.

Actually it's relevant. There is a fair bit of research about people being unconsciously biassed against short leaders.

Napoleon and Hitler were both shorter than the average and they were powerful leaders. Looking at their place in history I am confused about the research implications. I just search on Internet and the list is very large: http://www.ranker.com/list/shortest-world-leaders-from-histo... we cannot forget Putin!

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