Jessica Savitch Quotes

People often ask why I left CNN - I didn't like management. I liked my colleagues in the news gathering but the corporate culture that seized management when AOL came in (Steve Case and Gerry Levin) was disgusting.

It turns out I'm not very good at working with a traditional boss.

Usually people who are in my position, they run a company and they hire people and then they take the credit for it.

At this point, American workers are pretty respectful of the bosses they loathe.

The most challenging part of being a boss is that nobody will tell you if your work is suffering.

I think that's the responsibility of the CEO and the CEOs below me: to make sure that we're constantly putting people in places where they have the opportunity to develop into those careers but also having a rewards and recognition system that allows a great programmer to stay as a great programmer.

I didn't set out specifically to be a manager, but once you end up in that role you want to be measured against the best in the profession.

Whoever your boss is, or your bosses are, they have 20 percent of their job that they just don't like.

One of the main tasks of a manager is psychology.

I think we are reluctant to move people out of an organization when there is not a good fit. It is typically not because someone is stupid or lazy or incompetent; it is a lot more subtle than that.

I have a great job at a great company.

I learned a lesson that I don't ever want to be a CEO.

I just want to take the time to think about what I've achieved in my career so far, where I need to go, and what I need to do to get better as a player.

My year with Ferrari was of incredible value to me. I learned a lot about all the technical aspects of the car and also how to improve my work with the engineers.

I'm not a great boss because I don't like to tell other people what to do.

I was a coach at Spurs for 15 years. I did want to go into management but what was important to me was doing a very good job in whatever capacity I was employed.

I have enough problems trying to manage a team, without managing the FA.

For a long time, I thought, 'I'm not a TV presenter,' but now I realise there's no typical route into this business.

It's kind of a weird process being pitched by the company you're already with.

It is difficult for every manager, I think, in the first year.

I enjoyed working at Fox. I met wonderful people who respected and mentored me. I learned a lot and made life-long friends. The network is an important part of our media landscape, and I want it to thrive.

I've realized my best and worst critic is my director.

My media career came about by accident. In 2006 I was introduced to Roger Ailes, the President of Fox News Channel, by a friend of mine who was an executive producer. Ailes put me on the air one day, and one week later, I was offered a contract.

I know it didn't always go so well under Mark Hughes but it wasn't as if he didn't give me a chance or anything. He really did.

It's always difficult to say if anyone is in the best form of their career.