Companies often turn to former CEOs in times of crisis. Jobs helped refocus and rebuild Apple which ultimately became one of the largest and most powerful companies in the world. Dell, Enron, Google, Twitter, Snapchat, Best Buy, Starbucks, Yahoo, DuPont, Procter & Gamble, JCPenney, Reddit, Bloomberg, Urban Outfitters, and Charles Schwab all had ex-CEOs leave their organizations.
Disney’s board wished upon a star and brought back former CEO Bob Iger, who replaced his own replacement, the now-axed CEO Bob Chapek. The Hollywood Reporter’s Kim Masters explains.
This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Efim Shapiro, and edited by Matt Collette and Noel King, who also hosted.
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