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I just finished his book last night (it's a really good read), and this feels weird to me. It was clear he was going to leave soon, but why now? He talked so m
by gkoberger 7y ago
I just finished his book last night (it's a really good read), and this feels weird to me. It was clear he was going to leave soon, but why now?
He talked so much about succession plans and outward appearances (like, that was most of the book, honestly...), and this feels so weird that out of nowhere Bob Chapek became CEO. He doesn't seem (at the surface) to represent what Iger does, and there was no clear succession plan or public narrative put forward. (Like, really, the whole book was about 50 years of succession plans and presenting things in a way that wouldn't cause issues externally... and this was the opposite of that.)
I also remember thinking how poor Eisner's legacy came off in his book, and was sure he'd optimize for a great legacy. He is ending his tenure on a relatively high note for the company, but something about the exact timing feels really off to me. Especially right after such a huge press tour for himself.
I don't think it's a scandal; he wouldn't stick around. The only thing I can think of is a political run (maybe not for president? Seems too late for that, and he seems to smart to run for something he can't win), or possibly family issues (sickness, etc).
- texasbigdata 7y agoHe also has been on every TV show and podcast he could be recently. Like it's as if he calendared retiring and he is executing on post retirement plans (book and publicity) without stepping down. If he's checked out and not working...and the next guy is identified and in waiting....it's reasonable the board would boot him early. Heck in his own book while Bob was waiting to be CEO he approached Goldman to do the Pixar deal. Which is super....well.....forward looking / potentially undermining to the current CEO. Maybe history repeats.