The Ride of a Lifetime

Disney is something we have grown up watching. So, I have been longing to read this book by Robert Iger, CEO of The Walt Disney Company. If you like reading business books then this is definitely a quality choice to make, so again if you don’t like reading or not aspiring to be CEOs this leadership book can help you in personal life too.

These are six takeaways from this book:

1. Leadership:

Iger tells why is it vital to create space in daily life to let your thoughts wander your job. While sharing his journey he mentions his relation with Steve Jobs and how he always remembered him and his lessons and one beautiful thing Iger mentions about him is that “How Steve was great weighting all sides of an issue and not allowing negatives drown out positives, particularly for things he wanted to accomplish.” That’s a powerful quality to learn.

 2. Innovation:

As this happened in an early 2000' due to rapid change in technology, they had to adapt it. Time in time Iger recalls that he had to either innovate or die, and there’s no innovation if you operate out of fear. Walk yourself from questions of how will it work and bring possible solutions.

 3. Having faith while dealing with failures:

There is always a way to convey that you trust the people who work for you, and preserving in them an entrepreneurial spirit. It's simple if doesn't feel right to you, then it's probably not right for you. You can't predict who will have ethical lapses-- you need to deal with acts and demand disapproval, honesty and integrity. 

 4. Communicating:

You grow when you learn and absorb, lend an ear to people's problems and help find solutions. Certainly, you require your own playbook when talking to whom, have your own set of rules. In our standard of living too we need to communicate in best possible manner.

 5. Quality before people:

If you are someone who is into business or looking forward to begin one it's crucial to initially create an environment in which you refuse to accept mediocrity. You need to strive for perfection and the care first about the product and then about people-- make sure to have sense of humility whenever called for.

 6. Finding Balance:

You need to know how to find balance, do the job you have well; look for opportunities to pitch in and expand and grow. Learning through your principles and self-discipline and considering opinions from your dear one's too. You have to convey your priorities plainly and repeatedly. If you don't articulate your priorities, then people around you don't know what their should be. 

Final thoughts:

Lastly this book is all about trying things and it's okay to sometimes fail than not trying it out. If not success then there's definitely a lesson-- and if it's the other way round there are big wins too. Robert Iger's one quality that hit me is if you're in into making something, be in the business of making something great. 

 

Let me know if you want me to recommend more books and your thoughts on it.

 

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