What Got You There with Sean DeLaney

Podcast Notes Key Takeaways

• “Know what you don’t know and trust what you do” – Sean DeLaney quoting Bob Iger
  • True leadership derives from authenticity and integrity
  • Being honest with yourself and being decent to others are the fundamental building blocks for great leadership
  • Check out the rest of Bob’s leadership principles
• Great companies survive because they have an environment that gives permission to fail
  • “You can only put the story together in retrospect… determining principles of leadership is impossible to do without experience” – Sean DeLaney quoting Bob Iger
  • Every failure pushes the boundaries of possibility a little further
• “Mentors save you decades”– Sean DeLaney
  • Bob Iger received some incredible advice from his mentors which included Roone Arledge, Michael Eisner, Tom Murphy, and Dan Burke
    • To tell great stories, you need great talent
    • Innovate or die – embrace the unknown, mediocrity thrives in familiarity
    • Relentless pursuit of perfection – do what you need to do to make it better
    • Be generous with your time be accessible

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Robert A. Iger is Executive Chairman of The Walt Disney Company and Chairman of the Board of Directors. He assumed the role of Executive Chairman in February 2020, having served as Chief Executive Officer since 2005. As Executive Chairman, Mr. Iger directs the Company’s creative endeavors, while leading the Board and providing the full benefit of his experience, leadership and guidance.

Over his 15 years leading the Company, Mr. Iger built Disney into one of the world’s largest and most admired media and entertainment companies, while focusing on the three fundamental pillars of his strategic vision: generating the best creative content possible; fostering innovation and utilizing the latest technology; and expanding into new markets around the world.

Mr. Iger has been named TIME’s Businessperson of the Year (2019); one of the “World’s Most Powerful People” by Forbes magazine (2018); one of the “Top Gun CEOs” by Forbes magazine (2009); one of Fortune magazine's “25 Most Powerful People in Business” (2006, 2007); one of the “Best CEOs” by Institutional Investor magazine (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011); MarketWatch CEO of the Year (2006); and “CEO of the Year” by Chief Executive (2014).

His new autobiography is titled The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company, which offers stories and lessons about dealmaking, leadership, and much more.

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What Got You There focuses on the journey behind some of the world’s most successful people, uncovering the strategy, tactics, and routines that helped them get there.

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