Iger shares stories of his work and the lessons. And that’s exactly what this book is:
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Bob iger book review. So we aren’t too shocked to learn. If you’re not interested in that, you may just want to go ahead and purchase the book yourself (affiliate link). He discusses with minimal secrecy the security measures of a.
He previously was president and coo from 2000 to 2005. Bob iger ride of a lifetime i am a fan of business autobiographies. With bob iger’s disney contract expiring jan.
Bob iger, the current ceo & executive chairman of disney, has reflected back on his life and provided a portrait of his learnings as honestly as he can in this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Iger reinvented disney to its truest core, turned it into a.
After the end of the book, there’s a section titled “lessons to lead by.” this is a great book. 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. 4.3 (13k) nonfiction history politics social sciences.
If there’s one thing disney learned under bob iger’s leadership, it’s the value of a sequel. Bob iger’s ‘the ride of a lifetime’: Robert iger is the executive chairman of the walt disney company and directs the company's creative endeavors.he served as ceo from 2005 to 2020.
In this post, i go through bob iger’s book ride of a lifetime , discussing the things that bob discusses and adding my commentary on the issues and on how bob presented them. Lessons learned from 15 years as ceo of the walt disney company says, “this book is not a memoir, but it’s impossible to talk about the traits that have served me well over the course of my professional life and not look back…”. Bob iger the ride of a lifetime book review.
I loved howard schultz's pour your heart into it (4/5), and shoe dog phil knight (4.5/5) the most of the 50+ books i have read so far. It's by far the finest memoirs i've read in years. The ride of a lifetime is the memoir of robert iger, for 15 years ceo of walt disney.reading this book was a “must” after ed catmull’s creativity inc.
And he shares explicit lessons in two places in the book. In january 2005, bob iger thought he was having a heart attack. Lessons learned from 15 years as ceo of the walt disney company by bob iger.
Both speak at length, from two different points of view, of the acquisition of pixar by walt disney, probably the most significant action that iger did as a relatively new ceo of the company. Iger sketches “10 principles that strike me as necessary to true leadership” in the prologue. Iger details the sequences of events in acquiring pixar, marvel, lucasfilm, fox, and putting together the digital distribution strategy behind espn+.
Posted on december 31, 2019 january 3, 2020. Bob iger’s memoir reveals how. One of my favorite genres of books to read is biographies, especially ones regarding entrepreneurs and ceos.
One of the biggest problems with this genre is that. Since bill gates himself recommended the book by bob… From humble beginnings, bob iger started his media career with abc in 1974.
Bob iger the ride of a lifetime book review. Winner of the 2016 pulitzer prize for general nonfiction a best book of 2015 the new york times, the washington post, people magazine, san francisco chronicle, kansas city star, and kirkus reviews in a thrilling dramatic narrative, awarded the 2016 pulitzer prize for general. The book reads as surprisingly candid, with iger not beating around the bush at any moment.
Bog iger’s autobiography is one of my favorites of the genre! I would give his book 3.5/5. No review would be complete without taking.
1, all eyes are on the executive chairman’s next move. The first sentence of the first chapter of bob iger’s new book the ride of a lifetime: One of the most memorable parts of the book occurs in 2006, shortly after iger becomes disney’s ceo.
