Book – Page 49 – Disney Leadership Keynote Speaker

The depth of our feeling blessed is driven by our attitude

Disney Culture expert jeff noel — First photo yesterday at Disney University, approximately 6:00am.

The depth of our feeling blessed is driven by our attitude.

It is challenging, powerfully evidenced by last night’s first Presidential debate, to stay positive and feel deeply blessed.

While challenging, it is the essence of great personal (and business) leadership – rise to every occasion that wants to defeat us.

As i exercised yesterday at Disney University and Magic Kingdom, i recalled the time when i hadn’t exercised in years.

i still have the same excuses tempting me daily.

But the desire to be a great leader slays them.

Choices.

Hard, difficult choices in the midst of easy, pleasurable choices.

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Words that matter in organizational vibrancy

Disney cultural architect jeff noel — Everything speaks means all we do and don’t do tells the story about what we value.

Words that matter in organizational vibrancy:

Culture.

Intentionality.

By design.

Architected.

Blueprints.

Give a person a fish, feed her for a day. Teach her to fish and the rest is history.

i’m not here to hold your hand and tell you what to do. i’m here to show you your true north, how you get there, and convince you to go.

While ~~trying to convince you~~ reminding you this is your obligation as a great leader, it’s up to you to get there and if you decide not to go, well, i’m reminding you you have to live with not going.

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Four days until Christmas or the Autumnal Equinox eve?

iPhone 7 Plus packaging — The CEO at the last company i worked for (30 yrs at Disney) wants every leader to have a love affair with technology. iPhone 7 Plus arrived 2 days ago and the iPhone 7 three days before that.

Four days until Christmas or the Autumnal Equinox eve?

Tomorrow is the the first day of Fall (2016), as i write this post. When you read this it will be four days before Christmas. Were you thinking about Christmas in September?

Were you thinking about tomorrow being the first day of Fall?

Why does any of this matter to me?

Because everyday i’m acutely aware my clock is ticking.

Remember, if you want to know the value of a single day, ask someone who’s counting theirs.

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The Art of Disney Leadership

Disney leadership author jeff noel — The idea came a few evenings ago, day 6 i think.

The Art of Disney Leadership: World-class strategies and tactics learned from 30-years at Disney

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Back at Walt Disney World

Hurricane Hermine — 4:23AM – Destined to become a hurricane?

Back from Glacier after a five-hour delay and flew through Hurricane Hermine. The flight was incredibly smooth considering. Caught a second wind and unpacked before bed.

Late night arrival and running on half the normal sleep (only 4 hours), i find myself in a haze of slow moving and even slower thinking.

i don’t like it, but know it sometimes happens.

Reminded why i avoid it all costs.

For 15 years in Disney Resort Operations, it happened every week. The next 15 years at Disney Institute it happened much less often – maybe four (versus 50) times a year.

There’s the Disney pixie dust people outside the organization focus on, and then there’s the reality only a Cast Member can know.

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On April Fool’s Day 2009, jeff noel began writing five daily, differently-themed blogs (on five different sites). It was to be a 100-day self-imposed “writer’s bootcamp”, in preparation for writing his first book. He hasn’t missed a single day since.