Adam Maguire
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At the same time, it is worth bearing in mind that he was head of the division during the period when the prices rose sharply.
The perks like the fast pass were removed.
You know, that's the timeframe Bob Iger was talking about, those alarming price increases, which is something Bob Chapek got the blame for ultimately.
His term, Bob Chapek's term at the top also only lasted for just over two years.
It is worth noting as well, kind of rhyming with that with DeMauro.
Before he was named CEO, Chapek was also head of the company's parks and resorts division.
And just like DeMauro, he was given the top job because they thought he did such a good job in that division.
For what it's worth, in his recently published strategy for the company, DeMauro didn't say anything about raising or cutting prices at resorts, but he did say he wants to expand the experiences division, deepening engagement through more immersive experiences, whatever that means.
Absolutely, yeah.
If people come away happy, that's what Disney really care about.
Duolingo, what are they up to?
Yeah, their CEO, Louis Von An, revealed this in an interview with a podcast, The Burnouts, which was published about a month ago.
So he was talking about a time when they had spent a year looking for a chief financial officer.
They thought they had the right candidate.
They were good on paper.
Everyone in the interview panel liked them.
But then it turned out they had been really rude to the taxi driver.
And he knew that because he said he pays the taxi drivers to tell them how people behave in the car.
The reckoning, as you say, being that if you're rude to the driver...
you're probably going to be rude to colleagues and especially to people who work below you.