Every picture, and every leader, is telling a story

Disney's focus on small details
Normally peanut butter on one side, jelly on the other.

 

Disney's focus on small details
But Disney over-focuses on something as trivial as this.

 

Disney's focus on small details
No one likes soggy bread, and 100’s and 1000’s of PBJ sandwiches need to made in advance for busy meal periods.

 

Disney's focus on small details
Spreading peanut butter on both sides insulates the bread from the jelly.

 

Disney's focus on small details
Over-focus on not spreading the jelly all the way to the edge.

 

Disney's focus on small details
This ensures the jelly will not spill out once the pieces are compressed on each other.

 

Disney's focus on small details
Magic?

 

Every picture, and every leader, is telling a story.

Great organizations, and great leaders, understand the most important insight for world class results:

Over-focus on the same things others under-focus on or ignore.

Be intentional where others are not.

The basics.

Be brilliant at the basics.

 

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On April Fool’s Day 2009, jeff noel began writing five daily, differently-themed blogs (on five different sites). It was to be a 100-day self-imposed “writer’s bootcamp”, in preparation for writing his first book. He hasn’t missed a single day since.

 

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By jeff noel

Retired Disney Institute Keynote Speaker and Prolific Blogger. Five daily, differently-themed personal blogs (about life's 5 big choices) on five interconnected sites.