The Ride Of A Lifetime: Lessons Learned From 15 Years As CEO Of The Walt Disney Company

"In difficult moments, Robert Iger turns to a Teddy Roosevelt speech for inspiration: “It is not the critic who counts … The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena.” From dealing with angry board members to acquiring 21st Century Fox to firing Roseanne Barr, Iger’s Ride is equal parts management guide and personal journey, told with brisk pacing, wit and sensitivity by the man largely credited with turning the once-embattled Mouse House into a respected powerhouse. Particularly moving is Iger’s retelling of the grand opening of the multi-billion-dollar Shanghai Disney while responding to tragedies at home – the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando and the death of a little boy at a Disney resort. “It was a happy day. It was also the saddest of my career.”"