????海瑟?布萊什從2012年開始執掌邁蘭制藥公司（Mylan）。身為《財富》500強公司的CEO，她帶領公司以16億美元收購了印度藥企Agila Specialties，還在近期幫助《學校獲取應急腎上腺素法案》（School Access to Emergency Epinephrine Act）獲得了通過。這項法案不僅可以增加邁蘭制藥的利潤，也能挽救更多孩子們的生命。

????《財富》（Fortune）最具影響力商界女性（ Most Powerful Women）榜單始于1998年，次年開始召開年度峰會，這個活動如今已經成為商界、政府、慈善、教育和藝術界女性的一次盛會。每周的最具影響力商界女性個人問答專欄將關注領導力、期望等問題，當然也會關注平衡問題。

????1. 您獲得過的最好建議是什么？

????我的一位導師讓我知道了走出舒適區的重要性。她教導我，有時候站在邊緣比在中間看到的更多，有時候，要想走到中間的正確位置，必須先從極端的位置進行觀察。

????2. 對于在當前不景氣的就業市場中尋找工作的年輕人，您有什么建議？

????不要指望一進入公司就能當上總裁；抓住眼前的機會，充分利用這些機會，要比周圍的人更加努力地工作。

????3. 您所在的行業目前最令您興奮的地方是什么？

????健康護理行業正面臨一場變革，而且事實上，這個行業也必須進行變革，才能應對當前的挑戰和迅速變化的政策環境。我相信邁蘭制藥擁有極其難得的機會來引領這次變革，例如提供價格實惠、高質量的藥品，以及邀請消費者參與健康護理決策等。

????4. 您從校園學到的最重要的東西是什么？

????校園讓我知道了自己不懂的還有很多。我在西弗吉尼亞的一個小鎮里長大，所以我的眼界非常有限。我在學校里學的專業是國際關系，它讓我第一次知道了這個世界有多大——在上大學之前，我一直認為世界非常小。

????5. 您的消遣活動是什么？

????我最喜歡的減壓方式是烹飪。我喜歡待在廚房里，喜歡與家人圍坐在餐桌旁邊。周末有時間的話，我還會嘗試騎馬。

????6. 您最崇拜哪一位商界或科技界人物？為什么？

????我最崇拜比爾?蓋茨。他確實是一位出色的、富有創新精神的商業領袖，而讓他與眾不同的是他的基金會。我非常尊敬比爾和梅琳達?蓋茨基金會（The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation），因為它愿意去解決真正棘手的問題，敢于承擔風險，而且以一種有意義的方式來衡量結果。歷史上，慈善家剛剛成立基金會的時候，創辦人往往愿意承擔風險。但隨著時間的推移，這些基金會變成了只關心自己能否永久存續的機構。而蓋茨卻采取了一種截然不同的方式，所以我很欽佩他。

????7. 您還崇拜其他哪些公司？為什么？

????我很崇拜那些能夠自我革新的公司，它們從瀕臨破產的邊緣，轉變成一家全新的公司，哇而且一天比一天繁榮。重新思考現狀，轉變發展思路，這需要很大的勇氣和創新精神。

????8. 相比以前，如今的創業者更需要具備哪一種品質？

????機敏和速度。當前的全球環境節奏日益加快，信息與創意自由傳播，不再有地理上的界限。如果不能迅速實現一個偉大的創意，就可能有競爭對手（可能在世界任何地方）搶在你的前面占領先機。

????9. 您的第一份工作是什么？

????我的第一份工作是在自家經營的食品雜貨店里裝冰袋和擺貨架。22年前，我開始在邁蘭制藥工作，第一份工作是數據錄入員。

????10. 對于“擁有一切”的爭論，您有什么看法？

????對于“擁有一切”的爭論，我的第一個問題是這不應該僅限于對女性的討論。它不應涉及性別——沒有人能夠擁有一切。對我而言，“擁有一切”就是平衡優先順序和努力應對。為了管理工作、生活、家庭等等，我一直在努力，確保面面俱到。

????譯者：劉進龍/汪皓

????Heather Bresch has been at the helm of pharmaceutical-maker Mylan (MYL) since 2012. During her time as the Fortune 500 company's CEO, she's overseen a $1.6 billion acquisition of India's Agila Specialties and recently helped the School Access to Emergency Epinephrine Act, which will both boost Mylan's profits and save children's lives, get signed into law.

????Fortune's Most Powerful Women started as a list in 1998, kicked off its annual Summit the following year, and has since become a community of the preeminent women in business, government, philanthropy, education, and the arts. This weekly Q&A features one MPW's personal take on leadership, aspirations, and (of course) balance.

????1. What is the best advice you ever received?

????One of my mentors taught me the importance of getting out of your comfort zone. She taught me that sometimes you can see more from the edge than from the middle, and that sometimes it takes looking at something from the extreme to get to the right place in the center.

????2. What would you say to a group of young people looking to enter the tough job market?

????Don't expect to come into the company as the president; take the opportunities that come your way and make the most of them by working harder than everyone around you.

????3. What currently excites you most about your industry?

????The health care industry is ready to be redefined and, in fact, must be redefined in order to meet today's challenges and the rapidly changing policy environment. I believe Mylan has a unique opportunity to lead the way in redefining this industry, for instance by driving access to affordable, high-quality medicine for all and by engaging the consumer in their health care decision making.

????4. What was the most important thing you learned in school?

????How much I didn't know. I grew up in a small town in West Virginia and had a pretty limited worldview. At school, I majored in international relations, which for the first time gave me perspective on how big the world was -- a world that had felt very small prior to going to college.

????5. What do you do for fun?

????Cooking is my favorite form of stress relief. I love being in the kitchen and around the dinner table with my family. I also try to go horseback riding when I have time on weekends.

????6. What business or technology person do you admire most? Why?

????I have a lot of admiration for Bill Gates. While he is of course a brilliant and innovative business leader, what separates him from others like him is his Foundation. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is an organization that I have tremendous respect for due to its willingness to tackle really tough problems, take risks, and measure results in meaningful ways. Historically, when philanthropists set up their foundations, the founders were willing to take risks, but over time these foundations became institutions concerned primarily about the perpetuity of the foundation. Gates has taken a different approach, and I admire that.

????7. What other companies do you admire? Why?

????I admire companies who have reinvented themselves and transformed from a business on the verge of extinction into something new and thriving. It takes a lot of courage and innovation to rethink the status quo and become something different.

????8. What is one trait every entrepreneur needs more today than ever?

????Agility and speed. We operate in an incredibly fast-paced global environment where information and ideas flow freely with no geographic boundaries. If you don't bring a great idea to life quickly, a competitor -- somewhere in the world -- will jump ahead of you.

????9. What was your first job?

????My first job was bagging ice and stocking shelves at my family's grocery store. I started my career at Mylan 22 years ago as a data entry clerk.

????10. What's your take on the "having it all" debate?

????My first issue with the "having it all" debate is that it shouldn't just be a discussion about women. It shouldn't have anything to do with gender -- no one has it all. For me, it is all about balancing priorities and juggling. In order to manage work, life, family, etc., I'm constantly juggling and making sure that all the balls stay in the air.