The Ride of a Lifetime
When Bob Iger published The Ride of a Lifetime in 2019, he was widely regarded as one of the most successful CEOs in America. At the time, Disney had acquired Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm, and much of 21st Century Fox, transforming itself into a global entertainment powerhouse.
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Jim Kirchner
I have always been fascinated by the stories, ideas, and experiences that shape the way we live, lead, and work. Through thoughtful reviews and critiques of nonfiction business books, biographies, autobiographies, and memoirs, I explore the lessons, insights, and perspectives that emerge from both personal journeys and professional achievements.
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The Ride of a Lifetime
A memoir of leadership and success: The CEO of Disney shares the ideas and values he embraced while reinventing one
The Next RenAIssance: AI and the Expansion of Human Potential
There are plenty of books about artificial intelligence that leave me either worried about the future or exhausted from trying
The Thinking Machine
Every so often I pick up a business book expecting a corporate success story and instead find myself reading something
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Streetwise: Getting to and Through Goldman Sachs by Lloyd Blankfein
From the long-tenured head of an institution legendary for its culture of success comes a candid memoir of global leadership in an age of extreme turbulence.
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