For some cultures this is the only acceptable standard

To anyone who thinks I’m obsessive about excellence, there is a pressure some may feel.  And it would be key to remember the corporate culture that some organizations demand, especially some of the most admired companies in the world.

And to know this demand is all day, everyday – and the organization is never satisfied – always focused on continuous improvement.

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Rarely are the lessons handed to us on a silver platter.

Walt Disney, Hayden Burns, Roy O. Disney coming clean about their huge land purchase
Walt Disney, Hayden Burns, Roy O. Disney coming clean about their huge land purchase

 

Walt Disney World survey marker
Internet would have leaked Walt’s secret land purchases long before he had finished and sky rocketed the land price

 

In trying to help others, we cannot escape our own growth.

Mid Life Celebration is a chip off of this old block – Walt Disney.

For the past 8k posts, have avoided mentioning I work full time at Walt Disney World Resort – and have for three decades.

Why remain silent?

Don’t really know why.

It surely isn’t a secret.

The Internet has ensured there are no secrets.

About anything.

Walt Disney always felt the bar for excellence was never high enough and nothing was impossible.

Insight: Pay attention, there is always a lesson to be learned. And rarely are the lessons handed to us on a silver platter.

PS. Trying to explain why I’ve written five daily, differently-themed blogs is like trying to explain Walt Disney’s obsession with quality – sort of a big mystery, until one day it’s not.

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Is simplicity the wonder drug for organizational culture?

Mid Life Celebration tagline and logo
Simple?

 

CEO of YouSendIt, Brad Garlinghouse, snippets from an interview Adam Bryant (NYT weekend Biz section and author, The Corner Office) did recently. Recently received the condensed and edited interview notes, and then edited it some more:

  • be in (passionate)
  • be real (authentic)
  • be bold (innovative)

Added italicized personal interpretation.

What Brad did apparently, was to make them the corporate values. Simplicity is power.

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All Day, Every Day

Beaumont, Texas this week. Next week, Disney World.
Spent the day "here" yesterday, doing work that mattered.

As a professional speaker, it’s my job to deliver excellence all day, every day.

I’ll even be so bold as to say it’s everyone’s job, no matter their occupation, to do the exact same.

The bad news is this is hard to achieve. The good news is the more you do it, the better you get. Go!

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