jeff noel – Page 45 – Disney Leadership Keynote Speaker

Disney .thinks .differently

book cover for The Comfort Crisis — A 10-year executive coaching client (CEO of 3k employee enterprise recently purchased by a 300k person enterprise) sent this yesterday. Can you guess who he said it reminded him of?

Disney Excellence Paradox:

Teaching Disney Institute’s world-class curriculum to a million people over 15 years, my participants always appreciated when i said this:

“We don’t do these things because we’re Disney, we’re Disney because we do these things.”

The above quote is my response to anyone insisting that Disney has special abilities and secrets that outsiders can’t touch.

It is my way of trying to snap a person back to reality.

Finally, this insight frames one of my daily mantras: Stop making excuses that excellence is only reserved for privileged people and privileged companies. Be amazed and be amazing.

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Addiction opportunities

Screen shot of an email — Addicted to thinking. Addicted to ideas. Almost daily i’ll think of an idea and then email myself so i don’t forget it. That’s how i write it down.

Addiction opportunities.

Addiction opportunities stem from .thinking .differently

Disney taught me to think like Walt Disney thinks.

For four decades, i think like Disney thinks.

If you can learn to think like i think, you’ll learn to think like Disney thinks.

If you can learn to think like Disney thinks, you’ll learn to see what Disney sees.

If you can learn to see what Disney sees, you’ll learn to do what Disney does.

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All calculations are correct

turbo tax confirmation screen — This is great news.

Being honest is a life-long endeavor.

The more you do something the easier it gets.

Do honest, decent, admirable work.

Get honest, decent, admirable results.

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Business brainstorming, mind

Brainstorming is one of my favorite activities.

Why?

It is child’s play.

Playing is fun.

i like fun.

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Leadership excellence resource

Could you use a world-class Disney Leadership Excellence resource this year?

What could they help you with?

Vision, Involvement, Accountability, Commitment.

What’s your vision? Does it sound clear, concise, and compelling? What’s to gain if it does? What’s lost if it doesn’t? Have you done the math on how long knowing it lasts and how long not knowing it lasts?

Do your direct reports have a clear, concise, and compelling vision for the perfect employee experience, perfect customer experience, and perfect business performance?

What’s the difference between leadership training and leadership development? Who’s driving training? Who’s driving development? Do you really understand the significant, transformational difference between training and development?

Post it note activity. Ask me how it works.

What is the three-legged stool? Hint, if you need one, it’s also called a balanced scorecard. How is it used to drive accountability for organizational excellence? Do you do this by design, or not at all? Who drives it if you are doing it by design? What happens if no one drives it?

How do you and your organization measure leadership (and employee) commitment? How much of your job is a get-to-do? How much is a have-to-do? Would you wish your job on your dearest loved one?

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