DisneyWar
by James B. Stewart
Michael Eisner saved Disney, then spent years making sure no one could replace him. Stewart follows it from the turnaround through the boardroom collapse and Roy Disney's Save Disney campaign. At the end of the day, it's a book about succession, and about what happens to a board when the CEO can't tolerate one.
Core ideas
- Succession: If you can't tolerate a credible successor, you've already guaranteed a succession crisis.
- Relationships show up late: In a creative business, the relationships you break hit the balance sheet years later.
- Captured boards: A board that answers to management stops being a check long before anyone will say so.
Published2005
Pages592
ISBN9780684809939
ReadAug 2026
