Industry observer Chuck Oberleitner gives the rundown on the latest business move by The Walt Disney Company: CEO Elect Bob Iger’s dismantling of the Eisner regime’s Strategic Planning unit. While this may seem like a purely business move and not a creative one it is likely to have long range positive effects on Disney’s creative enterprises because it removes a layer of executives who tend to have little creative sense (read also Amid Amidi’s related editorial on why executives should trust creative talent at Cartoon Brew).
Disney removes Strategic Planning unit