Aaron Sorkin Quotes

A good executive, when things aren't going well, gets down and finds out what's going wrong and tries to fix it.

I have an eye for new and refreshing talent.

I like finding talent. That's what really turns me on, I suppose.

We've navigated a lot of change at Campbell's. The best thing for me to be able to do is to discuss that change with people.

I can remember having meetings with my coaches when things were going bad. I told them, 'Hey, we've got to be positive. This is the time we need to step up. You've got to make sure they know everything is going to be okay. Keep teaching. Once they see you are down, you lose them and that can't happen.'

I'd like to be a scout, go watch the games, and try and find a diamond in the rough.

Even if somebody is maybe a little less qualified, you can bring them in, you can teach them, and it will also make your work better because you'll have different perspectives. Even if somebody is less talented, they're coming at it from a completely different perspective, and that helps your work.

It is always difficult when there is a lack of confidence and a lack of belief but it can be good for me to see the reaction of the team in a difficult time.

I don't know if it's a uniquely American thing, but I associate it that way. People get excited by this idea of, 'Let's come together and defeat this huge enemy through innovation, by solving this crisis.' I think that's motivating and inspiring.

When I look for people to work with, I'm just looking for talented people.

Every big moment has stresses and lessons that you take into your managerial career. You can pass it down to the lads who work under you. And everybody knows you handled it.

I worked under a lot of 'top-class managers at Spurs and had to take over as 'caretaker a couple of times when things were not going well. I know what's required.

Obviously everyone wants to play a certain way but when you get into certain moments you need someone to hold it up or if you are losing a game, go long.

When things that normally work aren't working, you have to go to something else.

Part of being a really good chef or cook is being able to fix disasters.

A lot of people can score. What else can you do?

I feel like, even if something goes wrong, I have confidence in myself and my team that we'll fix it.

There's going to be situations that you get into that you're going to need help, for sure. But for the most part, I think coaching is just understanding who you have and your team, understanding yourself, and understanding the situation.

Obviously, people in the media speak a lot when things aren't going right, but we as players do communicate with each other. Maybe it doesn't come across as being loud on the pitch - and you don't see it as much - but we do speak when things aren't going as well as planned.

'The Ultimate Fighter' has found lots of great talent.

I think that's what's thrilling about leadership - when you're holding onto literally the worst possible hand on the planet and you know you're still going to win. How are you still going to win? Because that's when the character of the company really comes out.

The X Factor' - I watch it because I'm always searching for talent to use in my musicals, so they do all the groundwork for me.

Collaborative decision-making is very poor in crises.

I can't add above 10, I can't draw a stick figure, and I'm tone deaf. So I had to be able to do something. I found that something was picking successful models.

You go back to fundamentals when things start to go awry.