Book – Page 48 – Disney Leadership Keynote Speaker

All or nothing

Personal triumph — Not quite to the two mile mark, he’s (left) trailing a teammate (upper right) by roughly 200 meters.

The all-or-nothing scenario faces most of us every day. And often, all day.

It can be challenging (ok, more like impossible) to deliver at a high level all the time.

At Disney, however, we believe this culture of excellence can (and must) be architected with intentional structure and processes – to facilitate exactly that – high performance, all day, every day.

Was inspired by a 10th grader smashing his season (and lifetime) best 5k personal record by 3-minutes and 20-seconds.

Unless you’re the boy or his parents (and maybe his coaches) the obvious question is, “So what?”

So what does this mean to any of us and our continuous challenge to raise, at every level in our organization, every employee’s willingness to accept and deliver at an exceptional level all day, every day?

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Leaders

Vision

Every leader can articulate their vision in a clear, concise, compelling way to their direct reports, their peers, and their boss.

Involvement

Every leader can articulate, to anyone, the difference between training for compliance and developing for commitment.

Structure and processes are key.

Accountability

Every leader uses the employee-customer-business three-legged stool. Every leader uses the technical-managerial-behavioral three-legged stool.

Metrics and expectations are prioritized.

Commitment

Every leader spends a corporately agreed upon amount of face-time with direct reports. Front-line leaders would be 80% minimum.

Every leader uses a corporate-wide Continuous Improvement Process.

Every leader uses a corporately-approved three-tiered recognition structure: Employee to employee, leader to employee, company to employee.

Every leader completes a corporately approved leadership development session, including a 360 evaluation from boss, self, peers, direct reports (or partner if no DR).

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Your big break

Disney business books — i love when the word Disney is used on books by authors who aren’t officially part of Disney.

When will your “big break” arrive?

It’s taking forever, right?

Time to give up?

Truth be told, you’ve been getting your big break.

Your big break is every day.

As in today.

Today.

It’s up to you to keep chipping away at it.

Today.

Eventually, you’ll crack open your lucky break.

Insight: it won’t crack open if you stop chipping away.

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The Disney Touch – mental

Disney management expert jeff noel — First, Walt Disney invented the trash can style in the photo. Second, he institutionalized the use of basic manners. Who fusses over the word ‘please’ on a trash can?

The Disney Touch.

It ain’t the Magic that makes it work, it’s the work that makes it Magic.

Nothing changes if changes aren’t made.

How bad do you want it?

Simplicity is operational genius.

The basics: Attitude, thoughts, choices.

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i wish there would have been a book like this when i was 21

Disney Institute Business facilitator jeff noel — Except from business workbook.

Mid Life Celebration: rethink • reprioritize • recommit is a short book that helped me make sense of my excuses and my regrets, and helped me prepare for the inevitable second chances that often arrive without warning.

i wish a book exactly like this would have been available when i was 21.

For most of us, where we are now is not who we are.

We have hopes and dreams on the back burner.

Can’t wait to read the book for the 31st time.

rethink • reprioritize • recommit

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