I think the greatest thing we give each other is encouragement...knowing that I'm talking to someone in this mentoring relationship who's interested in the big idea here is very, very important to me. I think if it were just about helping me get to the next step, it would be a heck of a lot less interesting.

The more opportunities people have to experience television on different platforms, the more television they consume overall. So there actually has been a benefit, but the ratings have gone down. But we've seen kind of the horizontal benefit of this. And it remains a great, great promotion engine.

Surround yourself with the best people and then get out of their way. Give them a chance to exceed your expectations and they usually will.

Take the job or the project that scares you a little. It's the one with the most to teach you.

I never looked at a title and said, I want that.

The greatest gifts you can give your team: clarity, communication, and pulling people together around a shared mission.

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.