rreading
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Do you mean a “high-quality signature attraction” like RotR?
I agree it MF:SR would be significantly better with multiple missions but flying the MF is the right idea (what else would you do?)
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News Chapek FIRED, Iger New CEO
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I agree it MF:SR would be significantly better with multiple missions but flying the MF is the right idea (what else would you do?)
el_super
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It seems doubtful, since at the time the board signaled that they wanted an outside candidate, which would have torpedoed Chapek's chances as well.
floydbeatle
Active Member
This is a great Fortune Magazine photo of Chapek! I get the magazine, but not the online subscription. The title is:
Disney’s business is booming—but CEO Bob Chapek is stumbling anyway and insiders worry his tough leadership style is causing too much friction
Joel
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Stunning and brave!
Bob Chapek Arouses Anger, Shock and Awe With Peter Rice’s Firing
The abruptness and timing of Peter Rice’s firing last week by Disney CEO Bob Chapek remains a complete mystery to many, including Rice.
variety.com
Bob Chapek Arouses Anger, Shock and Awe With Peter Rice’s Firing
The abruptness and timing of Peter Rice’s firing last week by Disney CEO Bob Chapek remains a complete mystery to many, including Rice.
When you ask for reasons why you're being fired and "you don't fit the culture" is all they can give you, something smells worse than a 2-week dead fish.
Sounds like Mr. Rice may have been too successful for his own good, seeing as how he was given a 3-year contract extension last August based on his success. This all sounds like $lappie saw him as a threat to his seat and dumped him.
The highlight of the fortune article:
brb1006
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Quick somebody make an edit of an unhappy Chapek all red.
Here’s the link to the Fortune article although it is subscribers only. Also some interesting quotes from Jim Shull.
fortune.com
Disney’s business is booming—but CEO Bob Chapek is stumbling anyway and insiders worry his tough leadership style is causing too much friction
Parks are full. Revenues are fine. So how come Disney’s C-Suite seems like the unhappiest place on earth?
MaximumEd
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He’s a cheap crap peddler. All he understands is units and cost. Don’t get me wrong, if your goal is to make bank off merch, you need a guy like that. If you’re on a road trip with him, you might occasionally let him pick where to stop and eat, but you don’t give him the keys to the car.Here’s the link to the Fortune article although it is subscribers only. Also some interesting quotes from Jim Shull.
Disney’s business is booming—but CEO Bob Chapek is stumbling anyway and insiders worry his tough leadership style is causing too much friction
Parks are full. Revenues are fine. So how come Disney’s C-Suite seems like the unhappiest place on earth?
EPCOT-O.G.
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The irony is that someone with that mindset would be the absolute worst customer for Disney; they'd pack their lunch, stay off-site, and figure out to park at Disney Springs and bus over to the park.
MrPromey
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Here's the full article - no subscription needed:
Disney’s business is booming—but CEO Bob Chapek is stumbling anyway and insiders worry his tough leadership style is causing too much friction
Parks are full. Revenues are fine. So how come Disney’s C-Suite seems like the unhappiest place on earth?
JoeCamel
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well part of it. thanksHere's the full article - no subscription needed:
Disney’s business is booming—but CEO Bob Chapek is stumbling anyway and insiders worry his tough leadership style is causing too much friction
Parks are full. Revenues are fine. So how come Disney’s C-Suite seems like the unhappiest place on earth?
As it's loading smash the ESC key.
MrPromey
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Is it covered or something for you guys? I'm getting the full article when I click on it.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
Wait…perhaps the most bankable franchise ever and underdelivered lands is “bold”?
It’s good of them to do nothing of the sort then
JoeCamel
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You get the first part then hit a paywall to continue reading
Sirwalterraleigh
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Sir_Cliff
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This is quite an interesting article and two things really strike me.Here's the full article - no subscription needed:
Disney’s business is booming—but CEO Bob Chapek is stumbling anyway and insiders worry his tough leadership style is causing too much friction
Parks are full. Revenues are fine. So how come Disney’s C-Suite seems like the unhappiest place on earth?
The first is that Disney is actually doing quite well financially, but there is a sense Chapek is just missing something as CEO that is getting almost overwhelming. There are certainly blunders in terms of public perception, however, overall, it's not like he's had a rocky tenure so far in terms of the hard numbers he's achieved steering Disney through some very difficult years. You'd think he'd be a hero to the financial press, yet here we are.
The second thing is how loud this narrative is getting that Chapek is the wrong fit for Disney CEO and Chapek's seeming inability to course correct to address it. This, I guess, may relate to whatever that something is that's missing, which the article reasonably suggests is EQ. You get the impression that he would be mystified that the sudden firing of Rice has created so much negative coverage, was mystified about all the other things he's done that have created negative coverage, and will be mystified by the next thing he does that creates negative coverage. He really doesn't seem to understand people.