Decisions – Page 3 – Disney Brand Loyalty Keynote Speaker

First impulse was to walk away without a second thought

Facebook Messenger screen shot — Potential business opportunity from a Facebook message.

Will this insignificant business opportunity be significant?

First impulse was to walk away without a second thought.

Why?

Because the fee is ridiculously low.

What the vendor is offering in exchange for four days of work isn’t even remotely close to what i charge for a 60-90 minute Keynote speech.

So i started asking, “What intangible benefit(s) is disguised behind the price tag?”

Suddenly, i became intrigued.

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When you have high, Disney-like standards

Minor Rear end crash photo — He waited in the car because last night Orlando went down to 33 degrees.

Rear end fender bender — Off ramp to new Disney Springs parking garage.

When you have high, Disney-like standards, it’s easy to be let down.

Is three weeks an acceptable standard to wait to hear back from a Speakers Bureau?

The ball is in his court. Garnering a 25% commission, it’s fair to expect to have a much higher standard for effective communication.

Poor performers are generally given an opportunity to change, and if they don’t, help them find their happiness elsewhere.

i hate to let someone go.

What we accept by default become or standard.

Yeah, leadership can be unpleasant at times.

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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.

This website is about our career health. To leave this site to read today’s post on my home health website, click here.

Leadership decisions will rarely gain 100% agreement

Teen and seniors — An ordinary moment yesterday.

Leadership decisions will rarely gain 100% agreement.

This is insidiously tricky.

When we want to please everyone we do not follow our instinct.

Yesterday my instinct said we need to get outside and walk.

But wait, our time with one of them is limited because he’s over in the adjacent nursing home.

Will we send the wrong message if we leave for an hour? Is it selfish? Is it right? Is it helpful?

When our health is something we are willing defend, we should never lose it.

Never, no matter the cost?

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Making tough business decisions should be easy

Birthday candles — Yesterday’s birthday celebrations for 94 and 81 year olds, my mother-in-law’s neighbors.

Making tough business decisions should be easy.

Why?

Because making tough decisions never goes away.

To thrive in this harsh reality, as well as build, maintain, and enhance your brand, organizational blueprints are mission critical. Cultural architecture is another way of saying organizational blueprints.

Yesterday (Friday) a tough answer came in from an easy decision i made Monday. The special price offer from a (Lee Cockerell) referal came with ~~structure~~ conditions.

A five day ~~deadline~~ opportunity to commit
Upfront payment in full

The client declined.

Losing business on cost is the price that’s paid to build a reputation, externally and maybe more importantly, internally.

Do what you say you’re going to do.

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Even if we choose not to decide, we still have made a choice

One side of double sided business card. The black edges are not part of the card.

Feeling like a million bucks comes from making decisions. However, decisions do not guarantee success.

Decisions only guarantee learning.

Learning is worth the investment.

Feeling amazing knowing that the first set of official business cards are on the way.

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