Originally posted by MartyMouse
You know I said to myself last night that I would not get caught up in a debate about Mr. Eisner again … however … when I popped back in here I saw so many good points that I needed to speak up again.
As far a POC goes Mike was the one who said spend whatever it takes – a bold move in today’s economy.
As far as the Pixar deal goes – who can remember all the flack Mike got when he first got in bed with Pixar, but now he takes flack for letting them go. I hope to hell Roy didn’t talk to Jobs behind closed doors – because I would hate to see Walt Disney Company vs. Roy Disney in court.
M.E. needs some guidance and he needs better people working under him (not back stabbers like Roy) but I don’t think he needs to be canned.
I agree that everyone has a view and everyone seems to feel very strong about it.
POTC ... I find it hard to swallow Mike saying that phrase looking at his track record for thriftyness!
Pixar ...Please see jimhill.com for an interesting side to this, I will say that Jim Hill is on Roys side before you read, Some very interesting points are made. The article says a lot more than I could ever relay here. Both for Mike and Roy.
For or against Mike, I will say 20 years ago he was a great person for the job. His time has come and many articles have mentioned that Disney is not in much better shape now than when he took over. Yes he brought Disney Corp up, and it has gradually gone back down. My own personal feeling is that if the stock is low( I am a stockholder), company morale is low, key business relations are starting to fade, and theme park quality is down, something needs to be addressed. Mike does not really want to tackle these issues. His other ventures are slipping also. ABC is not that great of a network anymore, is it? DCA and DLP are not doing well on the books. Where do we draw the line and say we have had enough? I have tried to look at this from more of a MIKE side of view, and if Mike was running any other company, I'm not sure he would still be there. Yes, he has done some great things lately. I have a problem with the COULD HAVE BEENS.
Since I am a stock holder, he does work for me to a small degree. ( Very small if you saw my portfolio!) I choose to let him go for the good of the company. He is in a very hard spot career wise. If it was any other company, I would be curious to see how he would get himself out, but I feel Disney is to valuable to the future, and the past, to take this gamble on. Let Mike feed his ego elsewhere.
I am sure Mike has used a few knives in his career also! Mike had great people under him, not counting Roy or Stan, that he ignored, abused and basically pushed out the door. If he is left without a creative force, it is because he wanted to be surrounded by YES men. He does not like to be challenged or disagreed with. This trait is a proven fact throughout his career.
Maybe Roy has problems, issues, a past....whatever. I have the right to choose him and you the right to choose Mike.....Someday, hopefully soon,we will see who bet correctly!
My vote is NO! Bring on ROY!