I reported directly to Josh D'Amaro at Disney. Here's what I learned watching him rise to the top.

Former Disney employee Heir Jordan worked at the company for 15 years and watched its new CEO transition

VALOR

• Disney's new CEO, Josh D'Amaro, has worked his way up at the company for almost 30 years.
• Heir Jordan worked at Disney with D'Amaro and says he learned from and was inspired by him.
• D'Amaro led with common sense and calmness, was nice to people, and presented himself well.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Heir Jordan, a former Walt Disney employee...