Random House Books for Young Readers The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company

Very nice book written with passion and humbleness, explaining the point of you of leadership not only with commandments but real life examples, sometimes with failure sometimes with victories.

Great book for leaders

A career guideline written by a humble leader

This book provides a very clear and personal walk through the career of one of the best CEOs' out there.

The book is great!

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The Ride of a Lifetime es mucho más que las memorias de un CEO. Robert Iger, expresidente y director ejecutivo de The Walt Disney Company, comparte de forma honesta, clara y directa las lecciones que aprendió durante su carrera de más de 40 años en la industria del entretenimiento. El libro combina anécdotas fascinantes —como la adquisición de Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm y 21st Century Fox— con principios de liderazgo que son aplicables a cualquier profesión. Lo que más destaca es la visión de Iger sobre la innovación, la importancia de la integridad, la toma de decisiones audaces y el respeto hacia los equipos de trabajo. Su estilo narrativo es cercano, sin pretensiones, y ofrece una perspectiva real sobre los desafíos que enfrentan los líderes en tiempos de cambio. Recomiendo este libro a emprendedores, líderes en formación, y a cualquiera que quiera entender cómo se toman grandes decisiones empresariales con humanidad y visión a largo plazo. Una lectura inspiradora que deja huella.

This is a must-read for anyone interested in business and management. Bob Iger has had a great career and been lucky enough to work in a very interesting industry even if the creative side of it really makes little sense. Four great moves, Pixar, Lucasfilm, Marvel and 20th Century Fox - all of which looked overpriced at the time and (the first three) proved to be bargains. The jury is still out on the fourth. And doubtless that will turn out to be a bargain. He may regret however not going the extra mile to keep Sky. But then again he may not. I wouldn't bet against his judgement which has proved to be impeccable. Most businessmen like him make one big mistake in their lives, they regret terribly, but he does not appear to have made one. There will never be another Hollywood executive as successful as him, mainly because the opportunities will not be available that has had had. And he managed to get on with Steve jobs - an achievement in itself. One flaw - why is he calling the new Disney streaming business Disney+, the same name as another competitor and not a very inspiring name at that. Surely he can do better. Also Disney+ may turn out to be his big mistake. The gamble is not only in the start-up costs and reputation loss if it goes wrong but also the licencing and royalty income lost on the Disney product. Disney+ could be a colossal mistake. Personally I would have rode the bandwagon and auctioned off the Disney material for the inevitable fortune it would attract from all the other streaming services. And, surprisingly Iger has not recognized the one big streaming opportunity that seems open - sports. And Disney has a huge advantage owning ESPN. And as good as Bob Iger is I am afraid Jeff Bezos is better. When Bob is gone one can see Amazon making a bid for Disney. But having said all that he is one of the greats of American business. Walt Disney would be very very proud.

Inspiring and interesting stories of doing business

I delayed purchasing this book because we were actually going on a trip to Walt Disney World. So, in 2022 it was my selection for my Christmas present. Read it in a short time. Found Bob Iger's story very interesting, and often we have no idea what people go through for their careers. If I knew I could get a message to him, I would personally thank him for the insight into orchestrating the development of the Art of Animation resort where we stayed in 2020 just before the whole world shut down due to the pandemic. When I read about this in his book, I started crying because our family got to experience the feeling of being in the "Cars" movies. I felt we got a great value in the accommodations. It made it easy for the five of us to get ready to go to the parks with two full bathrooms without having to rent two adjoining rooms which we had done on a previous trip. The additional kitchenette space was very welcome to this trip as well. So with that said, I'm grateful for that option and the foresight Mr. Iger had for bringing it to fruition with the many Disney folks. If you are a Disney fan, then I'd recommend this book for a little peek behind the scenes of such an influential person.