Steve Easterbrook Quotes

I've wanted to manage a long time and I've been moving in that direction.

I think Coran Capshaw is such a brilliant entrepreneur and he always thinks about new stuff; the biggest stuff you can imagine. I know he's working on a lot of things for me at the moment, and I think it will definitely help my career to go to the next level.

There has never been a time when a career in the Penney Company was not a challenge that brought out the best in a man.

The Arena League is the best thing that could have happened to me because I get to run the whole process. I'm seeing not only the football side but the business side.

I have no political ambitions whatsoever. My ambitions are all about what XL can become.

I am very excited and delighted to be an important part of the development of corporate America.

Most professional women I know - myself included - long since gave up looking for a rulebook or a roadmap; we make it up as we go along. Every day presents a new choice, a new challenge, which makes long-term career planning seem like an especially abstract exercise.

I am looking forward to being part of the E! team. This unique opportunity allows my company to take the next step in providing multimedia content.

I think the combination of graduate education in a field like Computer Science and the opportunity to apply this in a work environment like Microsoft is what drove me. The impact these opportunities create can lead to work that has broad, worldwide impact.

I remained a member of the section till 1947, becoming Director in 1946.

I knew if I wanted to be a general manager, I was going to have to leave to work for another organization.

Denzel Washington, Sidney Poitier, Robert Redford, Tom Cruise: those guys have well-planned careers. I'm just on a journey. Wherever I run across a job, I say, 'Okay, I'll do that.'

Entrepreneurs, by disposition, are built to think big. When a role no longer affords those opportunities, it might be best to leave it in capable hands and move on.

I'm actually developing a project so that I can have a lead.

I am suspicious of career engineers, people that plan it out every step of the way.

When I entered the workforce, I was frustrated. When you're starting your career, somebody else is 'The Man' or 'The Woman.' They go into a room and make the decision, not you. You don't feel empowered. I wanted to break through that.

Talented people have a responsibility to get the training they need to be successful risk takers and go out there to take risks. What I see is surplus of talented people and a shortage of people willing to take the risks.

Every job that you take, the term that you should always include is, 'How can I be involved in the strategic projects that are critical to the future of the company?' You ask that question. It's a great 'how' question.

A chance to manage at the highest level? What could be better?

I didn't play much for Roma and arriving here at Milan is a step forward for me.

My decision was that after nearly three years at Celtic - with everything we'd achieved and the success we'd had on the pitch, the improvements off the pitch - then it was time to move on to my next challenge.

When work starts feeling too comfortable, fire yourself; go get another job.

What I have done in my management career means I would have a good chance to get offered a job that will give me a chance to achieve success again.

List 20 things you are going to do in the next 30 days to fast-start your career. Then take action on at least one of them.

I think your personal evolution runs hand in hand with your professional evolution. Performance and the person you are kind of grow simultaneously.