Leaders, when your direct reports are doing things that you wish they didn’t do, have they learned it from you?
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Setting a leadership example is a double-edged sword
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Walt Disney World College Program Alumni answers
My email response in it’s entirety to the Walt Disney World Alumni Association questionnaire/profile request yesterday. It was fun to write and reminisce.
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Answers to the questions contained in your previous email. Thanks again…
Name? jeff noel
School? West Chester University
College program dates and role? Spring 1982, Jungle Cruise skipper
Where do you live and what do you do now? Have lived behind Magic Kingdom for 25 years and travel for work
Career success? Recently retired (early at 55) after 30 incredible years at WDW: 15 in Park/Resort Ops and 15 as a speaker at Disney Institute. Honored to receive both Partners In Excellence and the Walt Disney Legacy Award. Have my own speaking and business advising company now.
Fun fact? Have spoken to over one-million people globally through Disney Institute.
Gained during program? The realization that there was no place else in the world that i’d rather work and be a part of. The dedication to excellence and the Guest experience was the most amazing thing i’d ever experienced.
Tip for future Walt Disney World College Program Cast Members? You’ll get out of it what you put into it. Focus on building strong relationships.
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When it rains it pours
We see what we want to see. Patience is a virtue that we will never believe in if we aren’t willing to have faith in our integrity and expertise.
Three days ago signed a three-day engagement contract with a local client.
Last night another client got the green light from their Board to engage in an external business advisor (possibly me).
Out of the blue yesterday, a third client reached out to continue discussion about engaging my Disney expertise.
Also yesterday, the person recommended to me to help market and support Community Programs across the US and Canada accepted the invitation to collaborate.
Spoke at length, again, two days ago to the Pod Caster running Lee Cockerell’s Creating Magic podcast. Lee made the recommendation to me.
And this morning at 7:00am, we drive our son to his first day of High School freshman year.
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Protect and serve
The leader’s job is to protect and serve.
i always say find a million ways to stay motivated to get and remain healthy.
This concept is easily transferable to leadership.
Find a million ways to maintain and protect your organizational culture.
The photo above is a transferable tactic to our personal leadership at home too – find a million ways to maintain and protect.
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Every entrepreneur comes face to face with this, even John Lasseter
Every entreprenuer comes face to face with this.
Interim ideals and values.
So challenging to stay true to the initial vision when things are being birthed.
And then with the growing pains.
We can surely come back to our ideals and values once we get established and settled?
Maybe not.
By then, our ideals and values will already be defined. Probably for good.
Rare when our ideals and values are not compromised from the very beginning.
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