The Ride of a Lifetime by Robert Iger

I have had my fair share of reading management books during my MBA days and now I am sort of averted by them mostly because of all the heavy jargons and anecdotes typically used in those book that makes reading monotonous. So when I was searching for my next book read, I definitely wasn't looking for a business book. But you do get intrigued a little bit when Bill Gates mentions a book as 'A business book I would actually recommend'.

To be honest, I have always been fascinated by Disney as a company and what it stands for. Not only its a biggest media company in the world but also has an interesting history about how did it get here? I was looking for a book that encapsulates that journey with "Disney magic" and this was it!

This book is an autobiography of the former Disney CEO Robert Iger, who has played a monumental role in making Disney the Mammoth it is now. He is the person who led Disney’s acquisition of Pixar, Lucasfilm (which is basically all Star Wars content), Marvel and most of 21st Century Fox. This book is a literal stroll down the road back in the days that lets you feel the tension, the zeal and the electricity of the era with changing media landscape.

This 272 pages book is a a light read with lessons applicable for anyone who wants to grow in a professional life as well as personal life.

Favorite quotes from the book

“True authority and true leadership come from knowing who you are and not pretending to be anything else.”

“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.”

“Don't be in the business of playing it safe. Be in the business of creating possibilities of greatness”

Goodreads rating for the book

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44525305-the-ride-of-a-lifetime

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