There are few stories of business, art and popular culture like that of the Pixar studios. Ed Catmull outlines the company’s amazing rise, the risks involved, the intentional direction provided, and the hard work it’s required to manage a creative company along the path to success.
The success of the digital animation company has been due in part to the leaders’ willingness to learn from mistakes and most importantly, to allow mistakes to happen in the first place.
While not a classical management “how to”, this book offers pearls of wisdom that can be added to any manager’s tool kit. Sage advice from the school of hard knocks combined with interesting stories related to some of the favorite animated movies of our age makes this an interesting and informative read.
If you care more about the bottom line and the bottom dollar, you can pass on this book. However, if you work with good people you want to help become great, if you want to make a difference in the culture of your organization, and if you want to change the way your folks work together for a common good, this book is a must-read.
