Prior to he was changed, previous Disney CEO Bob Chapek once revealed to me and a handful of other reporters his disappointment that Disney had actually taken the impact of fan criticism for not withstanding Florida's legal attacks on the LGBTQ community. Media giant NBCUniversal likewise runs amusement park in the Sunlight State, but that company's management was not dealing with the social media problems and dangers of staff member walk-outs that Disney was at the time.

Chapek ultimately did take a public stand versus the so-called "Don't Say Gay" costs, beginning a verbal fight between Disney and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis that now has ended up being a legal battle in U.S. District Court. I get why Chapek was frustrated. It's difficult to live under a double standard.

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Among the more important tests for individuals in charge of anything is whether they see leadership as a chance or a burden. As the biggest amusement park business in the world and the biggest personal company in the state of Florida, Disney is a leader. That's going to make the business and its management a target over a wide range of neighborhood issues.

Disney's economic power in Florida provides it an opportunity to stand up to state political leaders that few others take pleasure in-- not even the leaders at NBCUniversal. In its federal lawsuit against DeSantis, Disney acknowledged that leadership opportunity, stating that it was submitting in part since other services did not have the resources to oppose viewed federal government retaliation that Disney has.

The tests for leaders continue, naturally. If one accepts leadership as an opportunity, what are those opportunities you will embrace? Will you utilize management to stand and help others or merely to empower and enhance yourself? That decision exposes whatever about the kind of person a leader is.

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Eventually, Chapek did take that stand. And existing Disney CEO Bob Iger has actually persevered. Meanwhile, Gov. Ron DeSantis used his power not to assist the Floridians he represents, but to pick a battle with among the most significant names in America, if not the world.

Lots of critics have actually long had real issues about the unique legal structure that governs the Walt Disney World Resort's land. Replacing a board hand-picked by Disney with one carefully picked by DeSantis does nothing to attend to those problems. It's simply a selfish power grab, and Disney has every right to resist that. Disney's track record in Florida ought to have earned the company the respect of the state's management and not this thin-skinned retaliation.

I make certain that lots of people would enjoy for this whole mess to just go away. With time, it will be resolved. However I hope that no one forgets what Disney v. DeSantis has exposed about the leaders involved.