To have influence, you really don’t need to have power. But what you need more than anything else is to have that almost uncanny understanding of what matters to people. Anne Sweeney Read Quote
I look at power as the ability to get people motivated and to get them to do things that maybe they don’t think are important but, in the end, are in pursuit of something greater than themselves. Anne Sweeney Read Quote
I really moved through my career based on curiosity about something. I never looked at a title and said, ‘I want that.’ Anne Sweeney Read Quote
I believe in having total clarity around our goals. I believe in creating these goals together as a group and making sure they’re aligned with Bob Iger’s goals for the Walt Disney Co. And more than anything, making sure people understand that they have a responsibility to one another. Anne Sweeney Read Quote
When you are producing for ABC, you are producing for a big tent network. So when you are thinking about your story lines and characters, you are thinking about broad appeal. When you are producing for a niche interest, you are producing for a different audience. Anne Sweeney Read Quote
Our company has been very forward-thinking about digital technology and the opportunity that it gives us. As we move into a world where we have more and more devices at our disposal, that really means more and more opportunities for the Walt Disney Co. to reach you: through our entertainment, through all of our divisions. Anne Sweeney Read Quote
A good leader should focus on making sure everyone is being given the tools to do their job, not just expecting – poof! – that they’re going to produce great work. Anne Sweeney Read Quote
