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Disney’s Succession Mess

Wayne Rivers
By Wayne Rivers
12 minutes

One of the most venerated and revered companies in the world is having a very difficult go of things about now. Disney, with all its talent and resources, has made a hash of their CEO succession planning. CNBC featured a long, detailed story about this calamity in Sept. 2023, and there are valuable takeaway lessons for construction leaders.

Tune in this week as Wayne outlines ten mistakes Disney made in their botched succession planning, gives you eight “lessons learned” which are applicable to contractor succession plans, and returns to an old favorite you’ve heard here before: “The seeds of a company’s destruction are sown in good times.” What are your thoughts? Please share with us in the comments section.

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