The Ride of a Lifetime - Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company

Zusatztext “I expected a book written by the person who has led Disney for decades to be defined by both gripping storytelling and deep leadership wisdom. Bob Iger delivers! and then some!  The Ride of a Lifetime  is leadership gold—you won’t forget the stories or the lessons.” —Brené Brown! #1  New York Times  bestselling author of  Dare to Lead   “Nurturing creativity is less a skill than an art—especially at a company where the brand alone is synonymous with creativity. That’s a lot to live up to. Bob Iger has not only lived up to ninety-six years of groundbreaking history but has moved the Disney brand far beyond anyone’s expectations! and he has done it with grace and audacity. This book shows you how that’s happened.” —Steven Spielberg   “People have been waiting years for Bob Iger to share his leadership secrets. Now he has! and they are utterly brilliant.  The Ride of a Lifetime  is not merely a memoir; it’s a personal! all-access session with the wisest CEO you’ve ever met and a playbook for handling the key challenges of our age: how to drive change! leverage technology! build an enduring culture! and empower people. It’s a rippingly good! revelatory read.” —Daniel Coyle!  New York Times bestselling author of  The Culture Code Informationen zum Autor Robert Iger is the CEO of The Walt Disney Company and directs the company’s creative endeavors. He served as CEO from 2005 to 2020 and as executive chairman from 2020 to 2022. He previously was president and COO from 2000 to 2005. Iger began his career at ABC in 1974, and as chairman of the ABC Group he oversaw the broadcast television network and station group, managed the cable television properties, and guided the merger between Capital Cities/ABC, Inc., and The Walt Disney Company. Iger officially joined the Disney senior management team in 1996 as chairman of the Disney-owned ABC Group and in 1999 was given the additional responsibility of president, Walt Disney International. In that role, Iger expanded Disney’s presence outside of the United States, establishing the blueprint for the company’s international growth today. In 2023, he was named one of Time ’s 100 Most Influential People of the Year. Klappentext #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A memoir of leadership and success: The executive chairman of Disney, Time's 2019 businessperson of the year, shares the ideas and values he embraced during his fifteen years as CEO while reinventing one of the world's most beloved companies and inspiring the people who bring the magic to life. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR Robert Iger became CEO of The Walt Disney Company in 2005, during a difficult time. Competition was more intense than ever and technology was changing faster than at any time in the company's history. His vision came down to three clear ideas: Recommit to the concept that quality matters, embrace technology instead of fighting it, and think bigger-think global-and turn Disney into a stronger brand in international markets. Today, Disney is the largest, most admired media company in the world, counting Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm, and 21st Century Fox among its properties. Its value is nearly five times what it was when Iger took over, and he is recognized as one of the most innovative and successful CEOs of our era. In The Ride of a Lifetime, Robert Iger shares the lessons he learned while running Disney and leading its 220,000-plus employees, and he explores the principles that are necessary for true leadership, including: • Optimism. Even in the face of difficulty, an optimistic leader will find the path toward the best possible outcome and focus on that, rather than give in to pessimism and blaming. • Courage. Leaders have to be willing to take risks and place big bets. Fear of failure destroys creativity. • Dec...

Product details

• Authors: Robert Iger, Joel Lovell
• Publisher: Random House USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2019
• EAN: 9780593170984
• ISBN: 978-0-593-17098-4
• No. of pages: 400
• Dimensions: 154 mm x 233 mm x 26 mm
• Series: Large Print Edition
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Business