Although it wasn’t reported on much, the Disney Institute also had to shut down its operations at Walt Disney World and Disneyland in response to the global health emergency. The Disney Institute is the business learning and leadership focused organization within the Walt Disney Company… Read More »The Disney Institute latest to switch to online classes
Following Disney’s acquisition of Capital Cities/ABC by then CEO Michael Eisner, Bob Iger rose quickly through the ranks of the Walt Disney Company right to the top where he’s now Chair of the Board and CEO. From there he continued expanding the company and solidifying… Read More »Disney CEO Bob Iger offering Masterclass on business strategy & leadership
There was a time not too long ago when Robert Iger, CEO of the Walt Disney Company, was seriously considering running for public office, perhaps even President of the United States. Instead, after failing to find himself a proper successor at Disney, he ended up… Read More »Disney CEO Bob Iger’s new book details the vision behind his success
Whether you call it a business incubator or an idea accelerator, these intensive mentoring and learning experiences are designed to help small companies grow into successful big ones. For a company like the Walt Disney Company, the Disney Accelerator is a crucial strategy to develop… Read More »Disney re-animates its accelerator with new class of companies
The most crucial difference between Michael Eisner and his successor at Disney, Bob Iger turns out to be a belief in building around franchises. The buzzword from Eisner was always synergy, code word for cooperation between divisions. Iger came from a background in network TV… Read More »How the Walt Disney Company Solved The “Boy Problem”