You’ve vanquished your rival in a CEO succession race. Now, how do you lead them?

Disney this week announced Josh D’Amaro, its parks chief, as the winner of its very public race to be its next CEO; he’ll take over for outgoing chief executive Bob Iger in March. But along with the glory of the CEO crown and the monumental task of running the complex entertainment giant, D’Amaro faces a tricky personnel challenge: becoming the boss of his former peer. Dana Walden, Disney’s TV and entertainment chief, was reportedly a fellow CEO contender he beat out for the job. The Fortune 500 is litter ...