What is very interesting with this story is that we actually see how Ed has built a strong set of beliefs, the weak ones being eliminated by his experience, and how he has remained faithful to them. We then follow Ed from New York Institute of Technology to Lucas Films and then to the creation of Pixar and the very difficult first years until they get the deal with Disney thanks to Steve Jobs determination and impressive negotiation skills. The book is built-in some chronological order starting from Ed’s time at Univeristy of Utah (U of U) alongside the likes of Alan Kay. Interestingly enough, the core of his management and leadership practices lies in Deming principles and Japanese management : a book hypertextual could not miss …
They are in the way Ed Catmull (with the helped of Amy Wallace) describes the path that a rather successful leader in a creative industry followed to protect Pixar and then Disney Animation from these unseen forces and to make both company strive. But the most valuable takeaways of this book are elsewhere. There also are the little secrets of working closely with Steve Jobs. Sure there are some delightful back stories of some of the most inspiring animated movies of all time. After having reached his life long goal (creating the first computer animated feature film) with Toy Story in 1996, Ed faced a terrible dilemma : what should be his next goal ? Looking at smart leaders and once successful companies stumbling and collapsing, Ed soon identified this new goal : overcoming the unseen forces that stand in the way of true inspiration. Ed Catmull is co-founder and president of Pixar.
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