Robert Iger

The Ride of a Lifetime

1. IDEA 1

   A long rise from the bottom

   Iger describes starting his career in a junior job at the television network ABC and rising over decades to become chief executive of Disney. He shares lessons learned along the way about leadership, risk and respect.

2. IDEA 2

   Mentors shaped his leadership

   Iger describes learning from bosses and mentors who taught him about fairness, integrity and decisiveness. Good leadership was learned through example. He suggests that watching how respected people treated others showed him what kind of leader he wanted to be.

3. IDEA 3

   He led Disney through change

   Iger became Disney's chief executive in 2005, at a time when the company faced challenges. He focused on creating great content, embracing technology and expanding globally. In his telling, this meant betting on quality stories, new tools and audiences far beyond the home market.

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