“leadership is about making your best guess and hurrying up about it so if it’s wrong, there’s still time to change course.” — Ed Catmull Copy Share Image
“were incisive and straightforward. Something unusual had been built at Pixar, he said, and he wanted to understand it. For the first… — Ed Catmull Copy Share Image
“Not the confidence that we know exactly what to do at all times but the confidence that, together, we will figure it… — Ed Catmull Copy Share Image
“Here are the qualifications required: The people you choose must (a) make you think smarter and (b) put lots of solutions on… — Ed Catmull Copy Share Image
“The more time you spend mapping out an approach, the more likely you are to get attached to it. The nonworking idea… — Ed Catmull Copy Share Image
“So I tell myself that I have time, even when I don’t. As in, ‘Okay, I’m going to proceed as if I… — Ed Catmull Copy Share Image
“If we can agree that it’s hard, if not impossible, to get a complete picture of what is going on at any… — Ed Catmull Copy Share Image
“My rule of thumb is that any time we impose limits or procedures, we should ask how they will aid in enabling… — Ed Catmull Copy Share Image
“The problem is, the phrase is dead wrong. Hindsight is not 20–20. Not even close. Our view of the past, in fact,… — Ed Catmull Copy Share Image
“Athletes and musicians often refer to being in “the zone”—that mystical place where their inner critic is silenced and they completely inhabit… — Ed Catmull Copy Share Image
“Consolidate What’s Been Learned While it is true that you learn the most in the midst of a project, the lessons are… — Ed Catmull Copy Share Image
“At Pixar, Toy Story 2 taught us this lesson—that we must always be alert to shifting dynamics, because our future depends on… — Ed Catmull Copy Share Image
“Every morning, as I walk into Pixar Animation Studios—past the twenty-foot-high sculpture of Luxo Jr., our friendly desk lamp mascot, through the… — Ed Catmull Copy Share Image
“Andrew Stanton says, adding that on each of his own films, he has made a point of doing this on a smaller… — Ed Catmull Copy Share Image
“So I tell myself that I have time, even when I don’t. As in, ‘Okay, I’m going to proceed as if I have time—I’m… — Ed Catmull Copy Share
“How, then, do you make failure into something people can face without fear? Part of the answer is simple: If we as leaders can… — Ed Catmull Copy Share
“Andrew Stanton says, adding that on each of his own films, he has made a point of doing this on a smaller scale, separate… — Ed Catmull Copy Share
“This was a success in itself, but it came with an added and unexpected benefit: The act of thinking about the problem and responding… — Ed Catmull Copy Share
“This principle eludes most people, but it is critical: You are not your idea, and if you identify too closely with your ideas, you… — Ed Catmull Copy Share
“You might say I’m an advocate for humility in leaders. But to be truly humble, those leaders must first understand how many of the… — Ed Catmull Copy Share
“The most productive creative sessions allow for the exploration of myriad trains of thought.” — Ed Catmull Copy Share
“My rule of thumb is that any time we impose limits or procedures, we should ask how they will aid in enabling people to… — Ed Catmull Copy Share
“Toy Story went on to become the top-grossing film of the year and would earn $358 million worldwide. But it wasn’t just the numbers… — Ed Catmull Copy Share
“THERE IS NOTHING quite like ignorance combined with a driving need to succeed to force rapid learning.” — Ed Catmull Copy Share
“What makes Pixar special is that we acknowledge we will always have problems, many of them hidden from our view; that we work hard… — Ed Catmull Copy Share
“Every morning, as I walk into Pixar Animation Studios—past the twenty-foot-high sculpture of Luxo Jr., our friendly desk lamp mascot, through the double doors… — Ed Catmull Copy Share
“What makes Pixar special is that we acknowledge we will always have problems, many of them hidden from our view; that we work hard… — Ed Catmull Copy Share
“I believe that managers must loosen the controls, not tighten them. They must accept risk; they must trust the people they work with and… — Ed Catmull Copy Share
