The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company
Robert Iger
Top 10 Best Quotes
“Optimism. One of the most important qualities of a good leader is optimism, a pragmatic enthusiasm for what can be achieved. Even in the face of difficult choices and less than ideal outcomes, an optimistic leader does not yield to pessimism. Simply put, people are not motivated or energized by pessimists.”
“Ask the questions you need to ask, admit without apology what you don’t understand, and do the work to learn what you need to learn as quickly as you can.”
“True authority and true leadership come from knowing who you are and not pretending to be anything else.”
“If leaders don’t articulate their priorities clearly, then the people around them don’t know what their own priorities should be. Time and energy and capital get wasted.”
“Don’t be in the business of playing it safe. Be in the business of creating possibilities for greatness.”
“The path to innovation begins with curiosity”
“Innovate or die, and there’s no innovation if you operate out of fear of the new or untested.”
“Empathy is a prerequisite to the sound management of creativity, and respect is critical.”
“At its essence, good leadership isn’t about being indispensable; it’s about helping others be prepared to possibly step into your shoes—giving them access to your own decision making, identifying the skills they need to develop and helping them improve, and, as I’ve had to do, sometimes being honest with them about why they’re not ready for the next step up.”
“And I tend to approach bad news as a problem that can be worked through and solved, something I have control over rather than something happening to me.”
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