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Lorraine Heggessey Quotes

born 1956 England

Lorraine Sylvia Heggessey (born 16 November 1956) is a British television producer and executive. From 2000 until 2005, she was the first woman to be Controller of BBC One, the primary television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation.

England
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Random Lorraine Heggessey quote

15 quotes

"There’s never a right or wrong time to do it – your career will work around you having children.”

“Crises never go away, they only get bigger."

“Do I protect my life or my modesty? No contest.”

“I am very proud to have created and built Boom Pictures into one of the fastest growing indies by attracting some of the best talent in the industry."

"If you force yourself to be a square peg in a round hole you’re never going to be that happy."

"Life's too short not to do something you love doing and if you love your job you will probably do it well."

“I never felt that there was any barrier to me as a woman, and I always felt that there were people encouraging me.”

"When in doubt just smile and smile and say nothing."

“Don’t circumscribe your own ambition – go for it – you might not get it – but go for it.”

"Once you are in a job you can build a team around you that will complement your skills."

"Don’t be afraid to ask for what you want.”

Deal with the matter swiftly and decisively. Any prevarication only makes the crisis bigger, particularly once the press get hold of it.

"Women often hold themselves back because they don't think they tick all the boxes. You need to be self aware enough to realise whether those boxes actually all need ticking – you will always learn a lot on the job."

"Life is too short to push yourself to do jobs you think you ought to – just do jobs that make you happy, because if you’re happy the likelihood is you will do your job well and be successful.”

"Think about how to stand out as a candidate in your own right, not just a 'woman' coming through on the 'woman on boards' agenda – how to compete with the best men out there without making it about gender."

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Lorraine Heggessey (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.