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by Michael D. Eisner,Tony Schwartz

ISBN: 0786885076
ISBN13: 978-0786885077
Language: English
Publisher: Hyperion; 1st pbk. ed edition (September 15, 1999)
Pages: 464
Category: Professionals and Academics
Subategory: Memoris

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Work in Progress: Risking Failure, Surviving Success. Michael Eisner, Tony Schwartz. Work in Progress is a nonfiction book by American business executive and author Michael Eisner. Work in Progress is a nonfiction book by American business executive and author Michael Eisner References.

Work in Progress: Risking. has been added to your Cart. Since I started reading this book (about 3 weeks ago), my business increased by about 15%. Mr. Eisner is on a very powerful frequency and he's a hyper achiever. You'll learn about how he thinks, his creative processes and you'll learn why Disney is the thriving company it is now. Well written and highly recommended!

Michael D. Eisner was born on March 7, 1942 in Mount Kisco, New York.

Michael D. He attended and graduated from Denison University in 1964 with a . Soon thereafter, Barry Diller at ABC hired him as Assistant to the National Programming Director. He soon became senior vice-president in charge of programmng and development.

Schwartz's book The Way We're Working Isn't Working: Fueling the Four Needs that Energize . Work in Progress: Risking Failure, Surviving Success with Michael Eisner (Random House, 1998).

Schwartz's book The Way We're Working Isn't Working: Fueling the Four Needs that Energize Great Performance, co-authored with The Energy Project Europe's chairman Jean Gomes and Catherine McCarthy, was published in May 2010. It later was republished under the title Be Excellent at Anything: The Four Keys To Transforming the Way We Work and Live for a short time. Now, the book can be found under its original title.

by Michael D. Eisner and Tony Schwartz.

Disney CEO Michael Eisner's legendary self-reliance comes through in his narration of Work in Progress. Work in Progress : Risking Failure, Surviving Success. by Michael D. Disney CEO Michael Eisner's legendary self-reliance comes through in his narration of Work in Progress. He takes you with him as, again and again, he plunges into uncharted waters and comes up a stronger swimmer than he was before. Working in Progress is a nonfiction book by American business executive and author Michael Eisner. Working in Progress is a nonfiction book by American business executive and author Michael Eisner References.

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In 1964, NBC clerk Michael Eisner made $65 a week. Though he only took one business course in his life--accounting--he did have a head for business: as CEO of Disney, he earned over half a billion bucks in 1997. Though he had no foundation in finance, he averted the bloody dismemberment of Disney by takeover sharks when he took over in 1984, and by May 1998 he earned over $80 billion for Disney stockholders. Not bad for a guy who, on his first day in Walt's old office, met a manager of the film division BVD (Buena Vista Distribution) and innocently asked whether "Disney made underwear."In his memoir, Eisner doesn't air quite as much dirty laundry as we could hope he'd be dopey enough to do. Still, it is revealing, and since it's unheard-of for Hollywood potentates to spill any beans at all, this book is required reading for anyone interested in America's major export, popular culture.We learn a fair bit of personal stuff: the crucial impact of Eisner's sternly withholding father, who drove Michael to succeed and made him less than effusive himself in praising underlings; his favorite book in youth (The Catcher in the Rye); his encounters with more madcap Hollywood types; his brush with death from heart disease; the day he got the idea for Beverly Hills Cop by getting physically roughed up by a Beverly Hills cop; his plan to add the naughtier cartoon character Mortimer Mouse to Mickey's family.Eisner gives us his negotiating secret (be willing to walk), his view of prerelease audience testing of shows ("it's almost worthless"),his management strategy (incite raucous debate within strict institutional checks and balances, then make gut decisions), the key to success in movies and TV (strong two-man partnerships: Lew Wasserman and Sid Sheinberg at Universal, Bob Daly and Terry Semel at Warner Bros., and preeminently Eisner and Frank Wells at Disney). Eisner gives a provocative analysis ofwhy Jeffrey Katzenberg and Michael Ovitz proved disastrous partners for him at Disney, and even confesses to a few screwups of his own (losing his temper and helping to blow the Disney America historical park development). --Tim Appelo

Comments:

Gaiauaco

Since I started reading this book (about 3 weeks ago), my business increased by about 15%. Mr. Eisner is on a very powerful frequency and he's a hyper achiever. You'll learn about how he thinks, his creative processes and you'll learn why Disney is the thriving company it is now. Well written and highly recommended!

Capella

This book, I highly recommend not only does it describe the economics of the movie industry but also it allows the reader to understand the culture and value proposition as well as the rich history of Disney. Long live Michael Eisner

Mr_TrOlOlO

Bought as a gift and sounded interesting.

Tamesya

Awesome book. Relevant nearly 20 years later.

Hucama

A little bit to polished, but still a great insight in what happend at Disney

Meztisho

The book was an easy read but it was not an inspirational story nor did it lead me any closer to becoming more successful in business.

Taun

I have not yet had a chance to read this book. I am very excited to start. The book came very quickly and was in excellent condition. I couldn't be happier with the low price I paid for a book that has such a high rating. I started working for the Disney corporation at the young age if 10 so I love to learn all I can and add different aspects to my career and life. Thanks so very much for a top condition book at such a discounted price!

This book is truly one of the best books I have read in a while. I bought copies for all of my friends and realatives. I learned much about management and people in general. You may not like Eisner personally (I do) but you cannot argue with the success of the company. This book is a MUST read for anyone who even casually likes the Disney corporation. I came to understand many things about Disney that I did not know.