This simple test should verify the critical business logic

Cinderella Castle sketch
Cinderella Castle sketch from One Man’s Dream. Simple, Walt Disney wanted a place where Families could have fun together.

 

On a scale of 1-10, with 10 being highest:

  • How fast do things change in your world?
  • What is the level of information overload?
  • How easily is information accessible?
  • How difficult is it to keep up with information?
  • How challenging is it to determine what’s most important?
  • How challenging is it to retain/remember what’s most important?

If ever there was a blinding flash of the obvious for why simple, key, repeatable messages must be the driving force of your leadership culture, is it not the wake-up call from your answers?

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Work like you mean it

Disney keynote speaker jungle jeff noel
Work, for some, means writing about critical business topics.

 

Work like you mean it.

Do you?

All day, every day?

 

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My email response for posterity

Disney Keynote Speaker
GNP 2014.

 

Boldness fertilizes genius. Just before i filed this email in the digital client folder, i reread it. And i thought to myself, “You wrote that? That’s pretty bold. i like it.”

“Your profession is not what brings home your paycheck. Your profession is what you were put on earth to do with such passion and such intensity that it becomes spiritual in calling.”  – Vincent Van Gogh

 

Yesterday…my email reply…

Thanks for your message. The proposed call was intended for us, not the committee.

The purpose is to accelerate my understanding of what the bullseye is for the keynote speech.

There’d be three possible outcomes from our call:

1. We’d both easily realize my content isn’t a right fit for your target.
2. The bullseye and my content would be close but not a perfect match. And if i can’t hit the bullseye, i’d decline.
3. Or, there’s no one else in the world who can not only hit your bullseye like my content can, but i’ll actually split the arrow already in the bullseye.

The fact there’s no video on my website is a bold and different move. It’s intentional. And risky. The same intentionality (and risk) Disney Institute applies to their website and You Tube channel.

PS. If your conference isn’t aiming for content that can change things, i’ll have to respectfully pass. There are more committees than not that are subconsciously going through the motions and checking off their to-dos, without respect for bold and risky.

Taking risks is risky. So is playing it safe.

Be amazed and be amazing. Our world needs more of that.

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There aren’t any world-class excuses to justify not changing

inspirational saying
The other day at Office Depot while buying an office chair, i noticed a shopping bag. The message: i believe it’s possible every single day if you are intentional.

 

Cultural transformation is challenging because everyone agrees that positive change is not only recommended but smart.

Just because it’s a smart thing to do doesn’t mean it will get done.

Especially if it requires a different routine and habit than we’re used to.

At the end of the day, there aren’t any world-class excuses to justify not changing.

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The health of our work has consequences

The health of our work has consequences.

It sounds obvious, but it’s our job to manage our health.

Neglect one area, the other four suffer.

Enhance one area, the other four benefit.

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