The Ride of a Lifetime
by Robert Iger
Iger's fifteen years running Disney: the Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm and Fox acquisitions, Disney+, and the principles (optimism, courage, focus, decisiveness, curiosity, fairness, thoughtfulness, authenticity, integrity). Gracious, readable and more candid than most CEO memoirs.
Read it if…
you want a CEO memoir with actual lessons on acquisitions and succession.
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Skip it if…
you want critique; it is his telling.
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Three things you will actually use
- Optimism is a leadership obligation.
- Relationships close deals.
- Innovate or die.
Do this first
Read the Pixar chapters.
Our verdict
Disney, from the top.
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