Be clear about where you stand from the beginning.ġ1. Surround yourself with people who are good in addition to being good at what they do.ġ0. True authority and true leadership come from knowing who you are and not pretending to be anything else.Ĩ. Getting them to dig deep, and finding something, they didn’t know they had.ħ. Believe in putting people in roles that require more of them. Never be comfortable with lack of effort, only failure.ĥ. In order to do that, give permission to fail.ģ. A company’s success depends on setting high ethical standards for all things, big and small.ġ. Nothing is more important than the quality and integrity of an organization’s people and its products. It is the process of gaining knowledge so an opinion rendered or decision made is more credible – and more likely to be correct.ħ. Thoughtfulness is one of the most underrated elements of good leadership – it drives respect from everyone. People committing honest mistakes deserve second chances, and judging people too harshly generates fear and anxiety, which discourage communication and innovation.Ħ. Empathy is essential, as is accessibility. A deep and abiding curiosity enables the discovery of new people. Chronic indecision is not only inefficient and counterproductive, but deeply corrosive to morale.ĥ. All decisions, no matter how difficult, can and should be made in a timely way. You don’t want to be the best in something small, it’s the same amount of work.Ĥ. It’s imperative to communicate your priorities clearly and often. Allocating time, energy and resources to the strategies, problems, and projects that are of highest value is extremely important.
The foundation of risk-taking is courage, and in ever-changing, disrupted business, risk-taking is essential, innovation is essential, innovation is vital, and true innovation only occurs when people have courage.ģ.
Pessimism leads to paranoia, which leads to defensiveness, which leads to risk aversion.Ģ. Simply put, people are not motivated or energized by pessimists. Even in the face of difficult choices and less than ideal outcomes, an optimistic leader does not yield to pessimism. We should all listen to him, not only to understand the challenges of putting ourselves in position to achieve something great, but also so we can decide if that’s the life we want for ourselves…ġ. He was responsible for acquiring Pixar, Marvel, Lucas Films, Fox, launching the largest ever theme park in the world (located in China), and building from scratch Disney’s streaming platform - Disney + (It just reached 100M subscribers - pretty amazing). Robert Iger is chairman and was CEO of the Walt Disney Company, and has been working in the company since 2000, when he joined as COO after ABC Group, the company he worked for, was acquired. Lessons learned from 15 years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company
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