Innovate or die, and there’s no innovation if you operate out of fear of the new or untested.
Random facts about Disney
There are systems in place to track & locate employees whenever any sort of disaster occurs, this also includes family loss. They also follow up with their employees by providing mental health services.I’m curious on the number of Fortune 500 companies have systems like this or similar to this in place.
Golden Nuggets:
There’s a protocol for what rises to me and what gets handled by someone else, and my team will regularly wait to tell me something until they’re sure it’s accurate.
💡This is a great strategy for to have especially for a CEO that receives information worldwide
Robert Iger’s 10 principles to leadership
1.Optimism
2.Courage
3.Focus
4.Decisness
5.curiosity
6.Fairness
7.Thoughtfulness
8.Authenticity
9.The relentless pursuit of perfection
10.Integrity
💡Robert focuses on developing his employees to become future leaders (also known as succession planning) within the organization. Iger is not only setting his employees up for success but also helping to ensure the long-term success of the organization by cultivating a strong pipeline of future leaders
Technological advancements will eventually make older business models obsolete. You can either bemoan that and try with all your might to protect the status quo, or you can work hard to understand and embrace it with more enthusiasm and creativity than your competitors.
☁️As time goes by and we spend more years working in a particular industry, it’s easy to overlook the fact that some of the systems and processes in the companies we work for can change rapidly due to technological advancements. Disruption can occur suddenly, leaving us wondering how and why it happened so quickly. It’s important to keep in mind that our brains tend to shy away from new and uncomfortable situations.
Book Quotes:
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.
Sometimes, even though you’re “in charge,” you need to be aware that in the moment you might have nothing to add, and so you don’t wade in. You trust your people to do their jobs and focus your energies on some other pressing issue.
True integrity—a sense of knowing who you are and being guided by your own clear sense of right and wrong—is a kind of secret weapon.
“If you don’t choose the adventurous path, then you’re not really living.”
It’s vital to create space in each day to let your thoughts wander beyond your immediate job responsibilities, to turn things over in your mind in a less pressured, more creative way than is possible once the daily triage kicks in.
Book Review 4 Stars
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