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Books like The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company

12 books with a reading profile close to The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company by Robert Iger. Outward-looking and clear-cut; an easy read.

1

Onward: How Starbucks Fought for Its Life without Losing Its Soul

by Howard Schultz

Also clear-cut · leadership, business strategy

After stepping down as CEO years earlier, Howard Schultz returned to lead Starbucks in 2008 during a period of severe financial decline and identity crisis.
2

Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration

by Ed Catmull

Also outward-looking and clear-cut · leadership, business strategy

Ed Catmull traces the evolution of Pixar Animation Studios from a struggling hardware company into a creative powerhouse.
3

Sam Walton, Made in America: My Story

by Sam Walton

Also outward-looking and clear-cut · leadership, business strategy

In this autobiography, Sam Walton chronicles the evolution of Walmart from a single variety store in rural Arkansas into the largest retail corporation in the world.
4

Let My People Go Surfing

by Yvon Chouinard

Also clear-cut · leadership, business strategy

Yvon Chouinard details his evolution from a blacksmith making reusable climbing pitons to the founder of Patagonia.
5

The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World

by Melinda French Gates

Also clear-cut · leadership, memoir

In this book, Melinda French Gates details the direct correlation between gender equality and societal stability.
6

No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention

by Reed Hastings, Erin Meyer

Also outward-looking and clear-cut · leadership, business strategy

Reed Hastings and Erin Meyer detail the internal mechanics of Netflix’s corporate strategy, focusing on the deliberate cultivation of talent density and the practice of radical candor.
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Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose

by Tony Hsieh

Also clear-cut · business strategy, memoir

Tony Hsieh outlines the evolution of Zappos from a struggling startup to a billion-dollar subsidiary of Amazon.
8

Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike

by Phil Knight

Also clear-cut · business strategy, memoir

Phil Knight recounts the chaotic origins of Nike, beginning with a fifty-dollar loan from his father and a vision to import high-quality running shoes from Japan.
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Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action

by Simon Sinek

Also outward-looking and clear-cut · leadership, business strategy

Simon Sinek argues that organizational success depends on the Golden Circle, a three-tiered conceptual framework consisting of Why, How, and What.
10

The Leader in You

by Dale Carnegie, Stuart R. Levine

Also clear-cut · leadership, business strategy

The Leader in You adapts Dale Carnegie’s interpersonal philosophies for the modern organizational environment, emphasizing human relations as the foundation of professional authority.
11

YOUNG MAN IN A HURRY

by Gavin Newsom

Also clear-cut · memoir, accessible

Gavin Newsom traces the intersection of his family’s multi-generational history in San Francisco and his own rise through California’s political hierarchy.
12

Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win

by Jocko Willink

Also clear-cut · leadership, business strategy

Jocko Willink and Leif Babin outline a leadership framework developed during their service as Navy SEAL officers in the battle of Ramadi.

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