BrianL
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- Jul 24, 2013
Taking a step back and looking at the two Bob's, Iger picked his top Lieutenant's and let them do their jobs. Yes, he would approve or disapprove their decisions, but mostly went along with their decisions. Chapek was the opposite, he micro managed. So every decision went thru him, and if you did not toe the line- out you went (see Peter Rice). So when people point out many of the changes to the Disney Parks were started under Iger's watch, yes but no as Chapek was head of Parks and was given his autonomy. So when Chapek became the big cheese did he let Josh D'Amaro have the same autonomy, from what we have learned no. So much so that Josh was reportedly considering leaving. We need to wait and see in the next few months how things shake out at the Parks, it may take some time as they need the big positive cash flow from the Parks to make up for the total bungling of Disney+.
Yes, this is a key difference. Granted, Iger did let a lot of the changes through, but Chapek was likely driving them. It's fair to note that Iger could have pushed back and didn't - certainly a failing, but it was not the same dynamic once Chapek was in charge.
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