41 Inspirational Robert Iger Quotes (LEADERSHIP)

Top 10 Most Famous Robert Iger Quotes (BEST)

“Optimism. One of the most important qualities of a good leader is optimism, a pragmatic enthusiasm for what can be achieved. Even in the face of difficult choices and less than ideal outcomes, an optimistic leader does not yield to pessimism. Simply put, people are not motivated or energized by pessimists.”
Robert Iger

The heart and soul of the company is creativity and innovation. — The heart and soul of the company is **creativity** and **innovation**.

True authority and true leadership come from knowing who you are and not pretending to be anything else. — True authority and true **leadership** come from knowing who you are and not pretending to be anything else.

I think it is incredibly important to be open and accessible and treat people fairly and look them in the eye and tell them what is on your mind.

You can't allow tradition to get in the way of innovation. There's a need to respect the past, but it's a mistake to revere your past. — You can’t allow tradition to get in the way of **innovation**. There’s a need to respect the past, but it’s a mistake to revere your past.

“Steve Jobs was a great friend as well as a trusted advisor. His legacy will extend far beyond the products he created or the businesses he built. It will be the millions of people he inspired, the lives he changed, and the culture he defined.”
Robert Iger

What I've really learned over time is that optimism is a very, very important part of leadership. — What I’ve really **learned** over **time** is that optimism is a very, very important part of **leadership**.

Ask the questions you need to ask, admit without apology what you don’t understand, and do the work to learn what you need to learn as quickly as you can. — Ask the questions you need to ask, admit without **apology** what you don’t understand, and do the work to **learn** what you need to learn as quickly as you can.

Managing your own time and respecting others’ time is one of the most vital things to do as a manager. — Managing your own **time** and **respecting** others’ time is one of the most vital things to do as a manager.

If you're in the business of making something, be in the business of making something great. — If you’re in the business of making something, be in the business of making something great.

6 WiseRobert Iger Quotes on Leadership (WISDOM)

“No one wants to follow a pessimist… You can be skeptical, you can be realistic, but you can’t be cynical. If your boss is Eeyore, do you want to work with someone like that? Oh, bother.”
Robert Iger

If you approach and engage people with respect and empathy, the seemingly impossible can become real. — If you approach and engage people with **respect** and **empathy**, the seemingly impossible can become real.

If leaders don’t articulate their priorities clearly, then the people around them don’t know what their own priorities should be. Time and energy and capital get wasted. — If leaders don’t articulate their priorities clearly, then the people around them don’t know what their own priorities should be. **Time** and energy and capital get wasted.

I think it is important for people who are given leadership roles to assume that role immediately. — I think it is important for people who are given **leadership** roles to assume that role immediately.

You have to hear out other people’s problems and help find solutions. It’s all part of being a great manager.

“When hiring, try to surround yourself with people who are good in addition to being good at what they do. Genuine decency — an instinct for fairness and openness and mutual respect — is a rarer commodity in business than it should be, and you should look for it in the people you hire and nurture it in the people who work for you.”
Robert Iger

11 Robert Iger Quotes on Innovation

“It’s in our best interest to put some of the old rules aside and create new ones and follow the consumer – what the consumer wants and where the consumer wants to go.”
Robert Iger

Chronic indecision is not only inefficient and counterproductive, but it is deeply corrosive to morale.

People still love a good story, and I don't think that will change. — People still love a good story, and I don’t think that will **change**.

Empathy is a prerequisite to the sound management of creativity, and respect is critical. — Empathy is a prerequisite to the sound management of creativity, and **respect** is critical.

Identify what all the issues are & when you find them don't hide from them. — Identify what all the issues are & when you find them don’t hide from them.

“And I tend to approach bad news as a problem that can be worked through and solved, something I have control over rather than something happening to me.”
Robert Iger

Innovate or die, and there’s no innovation if you operate out of fear of the new or untested.

The path to innovation begins with curiosity. — The path to **innovation** begins with curiosity.

If something doesn't feel right to you, then it's probably not right for you. — If something doesn’t feel right to you, then it’s probably not right for you.

Keeping it simple for the consumer is incredibly dire.

When you think about it, media's the intersection of content and technology - it's all about storytelling, like photography and the camera. — When you think about it, media’s the intersection of content and technology – it’s all about storytelling, like **photography** and the camera.

8 Robert Iger Quotes on Business Success

“I’m committed to increasing long-term value for shareholders and am confident we will continue to do so through the successful execution of our core strategic priorities: the creation of high quality, branded content and experiences, the use of technology, and creating growth in numerous and exciting international markets.”
Robert Iger

Don’t be in the business of playing it safe. Be in the business of creating possibilities for greatness. — Don’t be in the **business** of playing it safe. Be in the business of creating possibilities for greatness.

I'm a big believer in investing for the long term, and the decisions you make shouldn't be made if the economy is good or bad at a specific time. — I’m a big **believer** in **investing** for the long term, and the decisions you make shouldn’t be made if the economy is good or bad at a specific time.

People go to Disney because they know its brand attributes. We believe we have an opportunity to go with our content directly to consumers.

“Don’t start negatively, and don’t start small. People will often focus on little details as a way of masking a lack of any clear, coherent, big thoughts. If you start petty, you seem petty.”
Robert Iger