The Why of Disney Leadership

Man sitting outside Disney University
Day 8. Back at Disney University. DU is the easiest onsite Walt Disney World location to get to.

The Why of Disney Leadership

Why does Disney focus on developing great leaders?

Here’s how easy the answer is; if you could only pick one of these two, which would you pick?

  1. A team of good and very good leaders.
  2. A team of excellent leaders.

Sometimes, the answer is that obvious.

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Disney Leadership Beliefs

Man sitting next to Disney University trash can
Day 7 at Disney University.

Disney Leadership Beliefs

Leadership is the silver bullet.

Great leaders get great (financial) results.

Good leaders get good (financial) results.

The difference between good and great is exponential.

The real job of leadership is inspiration.

People are inspired when they are learning and growing.

The way to inspire people is to develop them.

Training and development are not the same things.

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What this Disney Leadership Book will do

Disney Custodial Cast Member drawing Mickey with water
Notice the rubber band on the trash broom.
Disney Custodial Cast Member drawing Mickey with water
Custodial Cast Members came up with this unique idea to Wow our Guests.
Main Street Confectionary Cast Member asks Guests for their autograph
Main Street Confectionary Cast Member asks Guests for their autograph. This is done when the shop is slow.

What this Disney Leadership Book will do:

It will offer a simple fix: however, it will not provide an easy fix.

It will intrigue, rather than entertain, you.

It will reveal Disney’s Leadership Excellence cultural architecture.

It will answer, “where do we start” by providing Disney’s Leadership cultural blueprints.

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What this Disney Leadership Book will not do

view of Town Square from Magic Kingdom double-decker bus
Day 6. September 14.

What this Disney Leadership Book will not do:

It will not offer an easy fix; however, it does provide a simple fix.

It will not entertain you.

It will not hold your hand.

It will not answer all your questions.

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This Disney Leadership Book is perfect for

Cinderella Castle
Day five’s writing location. September 13, 2016.

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This Disney Leadership Book is perfect for:

People who want to change the world.

People who admire Disney’s Leadership best practices.

Outliers.

Misfits.

Weird people.

High achievers.

Driven people.

Hopeful people.

Optimistic people.

Visionary people.

People who are tired of excuses.

People who are tired of regrets.

Confused people.

People who are tired of formulaic templates.

People who want someone they can implicitly trust.

Committed people.

People willing to “burn the ships”.

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