Driving to Church last Sunday, it hit me. An epiphany. Not a Christian epiphany, a corporate epiphany.
Do you ever wonder why some succeed and some don’t? Or wonder why some achieve excellence and others remain behind, being good or very good?
The secret? It’s so simple that most of us, myself included, bypass it or drastically discount it.
If you’ve ever read Good to Great or heard from others who’ve described what the bestselling business book is about, you know that good is the enemy of great.
And because of this, there’s one simple technique that we can all learn from history. And I’ll share it with you first thing tomorrow. Want to guess what it is?
Last one, for now. And I have to tell you, They must really want to be excellent.
Hope you’ve enjoyed this insightful journey into the relative simplicity for having a world-class corporate culture. It works for personal branding too.
How does a one-take-You tube video, five-a-day blogger know? If I have to explain it to you, you won’t understand.
Hey, it’s your crazy, one-take-You Tube video guy, jeff noel, here. You know, the five-a-day blogger. Somebody stop this guy. Please.
Did you bust your hump this week? I mean, to deliver excellence in everything you do?
Wait, I’ve got more. Look, I realize that my style will annoy some people. It’s not intentional. It’s simply who I am. Okay?
And part of this is the rather intense sense of urgency I feel, which is why we can not wait for others to keep up. Wish there was time to slow down for the slower ones, but there isn’t.
The truth is, being excellent takes everything you’ve got. So if you want to be world-class, but don’t want to work, this ain’t the guy or the blogs for you.
Have fun, avoid negativity, dream big, work hard, be creative, skip excuses, and just keep doing it.
Of the things a leader can spend time doing, maintaining, growing and reinforcing corporate culture should be on the short list of critical success factors.
Can you imagine trying to be world-class with an average corporate culture?
Can you imagine a team of highly energized, focused, and driven professionals in an average corporate culture?
What would happen if a great organization took it’s corporate culture for granted?
What would happen to a good (not great) organization that elevated it’s corporate culture?
The other day, I went outside my Hotel for a breath of fresh air. During a ten minute break to take a walk, I shot a half dozen “one-take-You Tube videos”.
Most of them were about culture. You can observe a lot by watching:
Maybe you are all set with your corporate culture. Maybe you have a great personal culture for you and your family. You do focus these business applications to your personal life, right?
Because I understand completely how Disney operationalizes it’s culture.
“Culture is what people think and do, without thinking”. — jeff noel
One of the easiest ways is to use traditions. Our Country does. All great Countries do. So if it works for Countries and for Companies, why couldn’t it work for individuals?
Here’s a You Tube video describing the power of a simple “family tradition”:
Our son will always remember our Twistee Treat tradition. Always? Guarantee it. How?
Because of the repetition. Why do we celebrate holidays year after year? It gets ingrained into our being. It’s who we are.
When that happens, people do things without even thinking. It was Monday, in Lahti, Finland. I was there representing Team USA at the Masters Track & Field World Championships.
Even with all the distractions, I knew it was Monday and that meant Twistee Treat day. Maybe this is so simple it’s flying right over your head.
Until I understood this phenomenon, I could not break through to greater success. Carpe diem, jungle jeff
Sustaining Excellence in turbulent times is challenging.
Here’s a podcast from Bruce Jones, Director at Disney Institute. Bruce conducts a 22 minute podcast with Peter Clayton, from the Leadership Development Channel on Total Picture Radio.
Hear directly from Bruce, a 28-year Disney Cast Member and recognized expert in Disney’s Business practices – Leadership, Management, Service, Loyalty, and Creativity.
If you’re looking for some free Disney insight on managing through this difficult economic landscape, look no further.
Make it a GREAT Tuesday, because if you don’t, who will? If not today, when? Carpe diem, jungle jeff
