The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons in Creative Leadership from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company

by Robert Iger

been told he couldn’t, but it was just one

“Do what you need to do to make it better.”

shokunin, which is “the endless pursuit of perfection for some greater good.”

perfunctory

But I also didn’t want to leave too impulsively, because my ego had been bruised or because I had some feeling of superiority when it came to Dennis. If I was ultimately going to leave, it had to be because there was an opportunity that was too great to say no, and the ICM job wasn’t that.

and, crucially, he knew what he didn’t know. This is a rare trait in a boss.

“Life’s an adventure,” she said. “If you don’t choose the adventurous path, then you’re not really living.”

“I’d much rather take big risks and sometimes fail than not take risks at all.”

I didn’t want to be in the business of playing it safe. I wanted to be in the business of creating possibilities for greatness.