![rw-book-cover](https://readwise-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/static/images/article1.be68295a7e40.png) ## Metadata - Author: [[maureen-dowd|Maureen Dowd]] - Full Title:: The Slow-Burning Success of Disney’s Bob Iger - Category:: #🗞️Articles - URL:: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/22/style/disney-bob-iger-book.html - Finished date:: [[2023-02-02]] ## Highlights > Cleaning gum from the bottoms of a thousand desks can build character, or at least a tolerance for monotony > His father instilled a love of books and The New York Times and a mania for using his time constructively > All these deals were propelled by Mr. Iger’s personal touch. (The tech journalist Kara Swisher christened him the Cashmere Prince