Disneyland68
Active Member
Aloha,This is it. The people who are saying the Disney execs should be ashamed to take their compensation packages while frontline CMs are furloughed don't seem to appreciate how much risk actually climbs as you progress through corporate leadership.
After riding the COVID wave in my industry and watching how CEOs have reacted, I've gotten a better picture of the amazing stress they are under trying to navigate challenges that they never expected to encounter. Now multiply that by 1,000 when you are talking about the ELT of a company with so much breadth in the economy as Disney. Every move these executives make are being watched by the board, the market, regulators and shareholders not to mention the media and a rabid Disney fanbase. The number of people who have the talent and skill to work in this environment are few in number. Those who do should be compensated for their work.
I would gladly accept a role as a Disney executive. After serving 38 years with the Navy (including 14 deployments) in the logistics arena, I would be totally numb to any "pressure". It's all about leadership. Listen to your customers, exceed your customer's expectations, create clear objective goals, obtain the resources to meet those goals, establish open communication channels both up and down the chain of command, motivate and sincerely care for your people. Don't be consumed with PC. If necessary, put on the blinders.