Author: jeff noel

Retired Disney Institute Keynote Speaker and Prolific Blogger. Five daily, differently-themed personal blogs (about life's 5 big choices) on five interconnected sites.

One Thing Busy Leaders Rarely Give Conscious Thought To Is How To Have A Purposeful Culture

Signs and symbols help build a successful culture (common sense)

Never is the culture of an organization tested more than in stressful economic times. Adversity doesn’t develop character, it reveals it. Holiday stress just makes a challenging situation worse. Signs and symbols are the visual language that shapes employee (and customer) thinking. Yet busy leaders have no idea what jeff noel is talking about right now.

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What’s The Most Important Thing A Successful Leader Should Do Four Days Before Christmas?

No rest for a weary (and thankful) leader

Where should a leader focus her valuable time and energy during hectic holiday periods? Same place as always. Spilt your thinking into three big chunks: what you did yesterday, what you are doing today, and what you need to do tomorrow. Go.

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There’s A Funny Paradox When It Comes To Looking Stupid

There’s a funny paradox when it comes to looking stupid as a grown man or woman. Creativity curiosity often looks silly or ridiculous. This University of Iowa squirrel looked funny carrying a giant chocolate chip cookie. Ultimately though, it was the grown man (me) stalking Mrs. Squirrel that really looked funny.

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We Are Not So Smart When We Know What Should Be Done, But Fail To Do It

Truly, we reap what we sow.

We aren’t so smart when we avoid doing what should be done. But we can learn to forgive ourselves. By midlife, we ought to be fairly well schooled on the power of forgiveness, right? What’s nearly unforgivable though, is our long term failure to learn from our mistakes. Make as many as you can, but learn. Always learn. Go.

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