With the not entirely unexpected ascension of Bob Chapek to Chief Executive Officer of The Walt Disney Company today, former CEO Robert Iger’s watch is now over. Although Iger is stepping down from running the day to day operations of the Mouse House, he will… Read More »Robert Iger steps down as Disney CEO, becomes Executive Chair
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
Time is once again hosting the list of the 100 most influential people on their website. For a twist, each honoree is introduced by one of their peers. Disney CEO Bob Iger makes the list and introduced by fellow media mogul Rupert Murdoch. It’s a… Read More »Disney CEO Bob Iger on list of Times 100 Most Influential People
The latest Harvard Business Review Ideacast features excerpts from a wide ranging interview with Disney CEO Bob Iger. It’s very rare for Bob to drop his CEO personality, but there are a few moments in this interview where I felt we were seeing the real… Read More »Harvard Business Review interviews Disney CEO Bob Iger
Travel Channel sweetheart, and the woman who has the best job in the world, is hosting a new series for the Walt Disney Company. “Destination Disney” is an new online series debuting today. Disney has released this clip of Brown interviewing Disney CEO Bob Iger… Read More »Samantha Brown hosts “Destination Disney”, interviews Bob Iger
Over the past few years the Disney company has called on online social media expert Chris Brogan to come and talk to the team at least a couple times. I’m a big fan of what Brogan is preaching and you can see some of his… Read More »Chris Brogan interviews Disney CEO Bob Iger
Predictably, the cinema companies are not so hot on Comcast’s idea of premiering movies on their cable system simultaneous to their cinema premieres. More surprisingly, though, Disney CEO Bob Iger, who has speculated about multi-platform releases before, expressed opposition to the idea, and now Viacom (Paramount, Dreamworks, MTV, etc.) has also expressed opposition. Viacom Inc.… Read More »Update on Comcast’s Idea to Deliver New Movies Along With Cinemas