The greatest manifestation of leadership is simplicity

Old advertising
An example of real advertising back in the day when money controlled things.

 

If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t know it well enough.

To be intimate and comprehensive, only then can you point to the thesis.

Make sure every Guest has the best vacation of their entire life.

Every Guest.

All day.

Every day.

Oh, and about the ad (a real ad from long ago), big money can no longer hide the truth.

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The thesis for Disney Leadership

Disney Leadership Keynote Speaker
Great leaders never start their day unprepared.

 

The list of things i learned about leadership during a 30-year career at Disney is a mile long.

However the thesis statement is simple:

We judge ourselves on our intentions, others judge us on our behaviors.

Profoundly simple. Simply profound.

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Some leaders are late to the dance

Mojave desert sign
Photo from a 2010 California trip for Disney Institute. Space was an obstacle until the 20th century.

 

Some leaders are late to the dance. Hey, life happens. To all of us.

Have you encountered that uncomfortable period in your life when you recognize that your obstacle owns your future?

Here we are nine months after retirement and i still don’t have a website that gives me goose bumps.

Why?

Because i’m a hypocrite?

No.

Because i’m slow and deliberate.

Because i’m willing to change course and go down a path that hasn’t been cleared yet.

Have you ever found yourself staring at an astonishing opportunity that not only was completely unplanned for, but it requires much more work than you want to commit to?

Crazy thing though, the hard, arduous work of creating our art is manageable. But only if we are willing to go slowly and intentionally. This flies in the face of fast-paced, get-it-done business thinking.

And because it looks less bold, less determined, less focused, it has the power to embarrass us. The temptation is to rush, and stress, and compromise.

Go slow anyway because the payoff is huge.

The payoff?

An incredibly scalable process and world-class humble confidence. You’ve always had it but now it becomes even more magnificent.

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Patience and pain can turn into astonishing opportunity

Unique honeymoon ideas
A 1984 international bicycle trek (on a honeymoon no less) was never something i could have predicted.

 

Turned the corner on a steep and impatient learning curve.

Thank goodness for trust. It allows patience and pain to be an opportunity rather than an illness.

In reality, i was unprepared for having to negotiate six-figure cultural transformation contracts.

Why?

Because it was never part of my future.

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