jeff noel – Page 1222 – Disney Brand Loyalty Keynote Speaker

Leadership Thinking

Leadership thinking 101:

BFO = Blinding Flash of the Obvious.

Then:

Finally:

Got it? Good. Now let’s all go do GREAT work today! Bring it on!

Do you feel like quitting, giving up, or at the very least, backing down from reaching high?

Two of our most common feelings are:

So today’s thought for you to ponder, “What’s your big dream?”

And, “Are you still passionate about it or have you given up?”

You Tube. You love to watch it.

You Tube videos are funny, serious, wacky, sexy, vulgar, informative, personal, revealing, captivating.

Google bought You Tube for $1.65 Billion.

This, in less than five years.

Crazy idea, that You Tube thing, all those five years ago.

There will be another crazy thing. One after the other. The really crazy thing is that it can now come from anyone, anywhere.

Will your idea be the next viral Internet phenomenon? Maybe that’s too big.

Will your idea be the next big thing in your department, your division, your organization, your industry?

Wouldn’t challenge you if I didn’t believe I could do it myself. Seriously.

Lead or follow. Remember?

You Never Succeed By Being A Follower.

There are probably exceptions to this rule, but let’s be real. The exceptions are just that, exceptions.

Please don’t get me wrong, following is good. And safe. And mostly predictable.

And then there are the questions of when, where, what, how and why?

Whatever it is that is important, should be visualized and evaluated.

Then, there is that simple choice: Follow or lead.

And in my case, this took a lifetime.

Has it ever crossed your mind?

Loyalty. Organizational loyalty. The loyalty you show. The loyalty you receive.

And even if, for what ever reason, you question your current loyalty, where else would you go to find it?

Catch 22, isn’t it?

Here’s a provocative perspective from a business contact from LinkedIn.

Click here to read David Noer’s blog post: The Necessary Paradox of Cautious Loyalty.