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Thank you Walt Disney for your daily inspiration

Orlando Keynote Speakers

 

(photo: Keynote speakers need a memorable logo, an apple, a chair, three circles, a swoosh, etc)

Brainstorming comes so naturally to Disney Cast Members. In fact, we don’t even call it brainstorming. It just is. It’s the culture. The way our work gets done. What we think and do, without thinking.

Last night while trying to fall asleep, these ideas popped up:

  • Disruptive speaker with 30 years at Disney.
  • The marketplace’s new best kept secret.
  • World’s preeminent customer experience expert.

Just a few little sparks. Like when Walt was sitting on a (city) park bench thinking there ought to be someplace where children and parents could have fun together – the genesis of Disneyland.

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Not until then will any of us (ever) make dramatic leaps in our leadership

Found this speaker’s talk on becoming a better writer very interesting. For a great writer, she is also a very good speaker. And when Beth began talking about running – like a boss – was compelled to write this post….

 

 

When was the last time we thought about leadership everyday for a whole week (or month, or year)?

And by think about it, let’s be clear and say this:

  • Our responsibility to get better at it
  • Our relative effectiveness, if we could measure it
  • Our preoccupation with how important it is
  • Our preoccupation with how important our every move is
  • Coaching, counseling, teaching others (everyday, remember)

When was a week like that?

When was a month like that?

When was a year like that?

Every dang day.

Got it.

Not until then will any of us (ever) make dramatic leaps in our leadership.

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Most leaders (and parents) struggle to be authentic enough to inspire

World Showcase Japan outdoor dining
Teens (right w/chopsticks) and people in general are starving for great leadership

 

Parent to child is like leader to direct report.

At it’s best it is honesty and trust – with no exceptions.

It is in being willing to fight (to the ‘death’, if necessary) for this relationship – at any cost.

It is fearlessly taking the lead.

Why?

To teach.

Why?

To grow more leaders.

Better leaders.

Even better than ourselves.

That’s what helped us, right?

How would we not spend our lives repaying the debt of gratitude?

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