Anne Sweeney Quotes

Leadership is about vision and responsibility, not power. And I try to model that in all of my interactions.

The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority.

Leadership is service to others.

Before I became a leader, I thought success was all about building myself up. But then, once I became a leader, I realized that success is about building others up.

When I look at a leader, I look at someone who is able to get exceptional performance out of others.

Leadership is about calling people to do things beyond themselves.

You don't lead by hitting people over the head - that's assault, not leadership.

To me, leadership is about encouraging people. It's about stimulating them. It's about enabling them to achieve what they can achieve - and to do that with a purpose.

Leadership is one of the things I really strive to excel in in my life.

Leadership is not about a title or a designation. It's about impact, influence and inspiration. Impact involves getting results, influence is about spreading the passion you have for your work, and you have to inspire team-mates and customers.

A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.

Leadership comes in small acts as well as bold strokes.

True leadership isn't about having an idea. It's about having an idea and recruiting other people to execute on this vision.

I can't be everywhere, but I'm always in one of my kitchens, and hopefully I'm motivating and inspiring.

The great leaders are like the best conductors - they reach beyond the notes to reach the magic in the players.

I think leadership is service and there is power in that giving: to help people, to inspire and motivate them to reach their fullest potential.

Leadership - mobilization toward a common goal.

Managers will tell people what to do, whereas leaders will inspire them to do it, and there are a few things that go into the ability to inspire.

People ask the difference between a leader and a boss.... The leader works in the open, and the boss is covert. The leader leads, and the boss drives

We lead by influence. That is what good leadership is about.

Leadership doesn't amount to much unless you have followers.

Leadership is having the trust of the people are trying to lead.

Leadership requires a blend of strategy, persuasion, inspiration and motivation. It is based on respect more than fear.

Leadership contains certain elements of good management, but it requires that you inspire, that you build durable trust. For an organization to be not just good but to win, leadership means evoking participation larger than the job description, commitment deeper than any job contract's wording.

If I can be a leader, I will.