A Tale of Two Bobs

How can you improve leadership with creativity?

In this week’s episode, we take a closer look at creative leadership with Walt Disney and Warner Brothers. We discover a few secrets to their extraordinary success and review a strict set of rules for creativity. We also share a story about designing products that can be easily recognised in the dark.

Highlights

00:00 Introduction
00:52 A Tale of Two Bobs
03:08 Creative Rules at Looney Tunes
05:29 Making Things Easy to Recognise
06:31 The Building Blocks of Leadership
06:55 Word of the Week
07:16 Define Relationships
08:02 Close

References

The Walt Disney Board of Directors appoints Robert A. Iger as Chief Executive Officer

The Ride of A Lifetime, by Bob Iger (2019)

Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner

History of the Contour Coca-Cola Bottle (designed in 1915)

The Essential Scholar

Final thoughts

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