“It’s folly to think you can avoid change, no matter how much you might want to. But also, to my mind, you… — Ed Catmull Copy Share Image
“Moreover, successful leaders embrace the reality that their models may be wrong or incomplete. Only when we admit what we don’t know… — Ed Catmull Copy Share Image
“A better measure of our success is to look at the people on our team and see how they are working together.… — Ed Catmull Copy Share Image
“Steve Jobs was quite aware of this story and used to repeat it to people at Apple, adding that he never wanted… — Ed Catmull Copy Share Image
“That’s because success convinces us that we are doing things the right way. There is nothing quite as effective, when it comes… — Ed Catmull Copy Share Image
“It is one of life’s cruel ironies that when it comes to feeding the Beast, success only creates more pressure to hurry… — 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
“Here’s what turns a successful hierarchy into one that impedes progress: when too many people begin, subconsciously, to equate their own value… — Ed Catmull Copy Share Image
“I know that a lot of our successes came because we had pure intentions and great talent, and we did a lot… — Ed Catmull Copy Share Image
“This was a success in itself, but it came with an added and unexpected benefit: The act of thinking about the problem… — Ed Catmull Copy Share Image
“To our surprise, they readily agreed. Suddenly, we were making two ambitious feature films at once—doubling our theatrical output overnight. This was… — Ed Catmull Copy Share Image
“When companies are successful, it is natural to assume that this is a result of leaders making shrewd decisions. Those leaders go… — 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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“The most productive creative sessions allow for the exploration of myriad trains of thought.” — 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 people to… — Ed Catmull Copy Share Image
“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 Image
“THERE IS NOTHING quite like ignorance combined with a driving need to succeed to force rapid learning.” — Ed Catmull Copy Share Image
“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 Image
