(photo: Drums and snowballs. Weird combination.)
Walt Disney and Roy Disney were a weird combination.
And in the weirdness, genius.
Cool, isn’t it?
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Cultural transformation bootcamp for semi-desperate companies
(photo: Old Mid Life Celebration post. The quote referenced personal responsibility, but easily adapts to every CEO’s responsibility to demonstrate that culture is their number one priority.)
Cultural transformation bootcamp for semi-desperate companies.
Wouldn’t it be great if there was such a thing?
There is: How about Disney Management expert and retired Disney Institute Leadership speaker jeff noel?
He retired early after 30 incredible years at Disney to give speeches to change the world. He’s still doing the same things he did at Disney Institute, but now you can hire him directly.
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Only one way to have balance?
(photo: Dorney Park roller coasters during yesterday’s winter jog in Allentown, Pennsylvania.)
Cliche, but life is full of highs and lows, like a roller coaster.
The thing about the future and our ability to lead ourselves is that everything in the future is unpredictable.
Except one thing.
Death.
Be ready for death at any time. This is the ultimate personal leadership strategy.
Being intentional about this frees you to be intentional about one other critical success factor.
Living like you mean it.
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There’s no happiness in the future
(photo: This is what Cinderella Castle looks like when no one is around.)
Spent 30 years on the front line, eventually understanding the front line is where joy reigns.
There’s no happiness in the future. Yet we bank on it anyway.
What the heck?
Seriously.
Ask yourself to prove this doesn’t apply to you.
Self reflection?
Look around at the people above you on the org-chart. Are they ridiculously happy?
(Pause for the reflection and crickets.)
It’s why all personal efforts to get promoted began being shunned in 2004.
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A simple work reminder for 2015
(photo: Pretty sure the founder didn’t claim to be “The Hot Dog King” in 1922.)
A simple reminder for all you zealots working at admirable companies. People think you’re the last group needing a reminder to be amazing for the new year.
Passionate, ambitious, authentic people are always looking at what they can do to make things better.
Always.
But they subconsciously forget that what they are already doing is amazing.
How do you inspire these crazy, passionate, game changers?
They doubt themselves too.
Constantly.
Even though you think they don’t.
PS. Guess who had hot dogs for dinner last night?
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