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Those thousands of Disney photos are great memories

Disney Institute classroom table cloth
A professional speaker’s office is a classroom or convention hall.

 

Tomorrow is the big day. Second audio visual check today. The one yesterday was helpful, but wasn’t in the exact room.

Today’s will be.

Presenters are the first ones in the room and the last to leave.

If a picture is worth a thousand words, the one above stimulates wonderful memories of doing work that matters with people dedicated to making (business) dreams come true.

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Meg Crofton, President, Walt Disney Attractions, retires

Icon Walt Disney World symbol
Meg, and every Cast Member, knows exactly what this is, instantaneously.

 

Meg Crofton retired yesterday, June 1, 2015.

Looking forward to sitting down with her and catching up.

Can you imagine the pressure and time commitment required to be the President of Walt Disney Attractions?

Can’t wait to see what she has planned in retirement.

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Make it fun even if it’s foreign to you

Disney Leadership Keynote Speaker jeff noel
Jack the bear is a road warrior, and he gets a lot of practice.

 

Anyone who’s great at what they do makes it look easy.

But it ain’t easy.

Practicing was much easier in real time at Disney. When you work for Disney Institute as a professional speaker, you speak nearly every day.

When you are a solo entrepreneur, your speaking engagements are farther apart. The only way to practice then is to do it over and over again without an audience.

So that’s what i’m doing.

Morning, noon and night.

Day in, day out.

Fun.

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Four world class leadership basics honed from a life at Disney

Bantam boys 100 meters
Yesterday’s 100 meter finals from eight years old and up.

 

Track Shack tent
Accidental shot of Track Shack’s tent

 

Personal leadership has four world class, basic components. In addition to having fun at yesterday’s brutally hot track meet, i spent time at the beginning and end of the day preparing for Thursday’s (second) post-Disney speaking engagement.

The four world-class leadership basics are:

  1. Vision
  2. Involvement
  3. Accountability
  4. Commitment

Paint a clear, concise and compelling vision of the future. Get people involved by training and developing them. Hold them accountable for excellent results. And commit to being inspired and inspiring all day, everyday.

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