Integrity – Page 5 – Disney Brand Loyalty Keynote Speaker

What’s different about you compared to any other leader who just happens to have bad luck?

Mid Life Celebration book with Jesus statue in background — Know who’s judging you and use that to guide everything.

Rob Ford, Toronto Mayor, caught on video in a 77-second profanity ridden rant that demonstrates why it is so challenging to trust elected officials.

In public they are professional and portray integrity and hope. And in fact, they preach it.

On the other hand, there is the person they are when they think no one is watching.

People are always watching.

Always.

And the whole world got to watch this time.

If we are paid to lead, what’s different about us compared to any other leader who just happens to have bad luck?

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A metric that is difficult to comprehend. Impossible to appreciate.

Amway Center basketball court — Magic is a tough metric to measure, until it’s not

A completely different morning than usual. Do we love when that happens, or does it completely derail our routine?

Truth be told, every day is non-typical in the corporate world for many people. No different here. Tonight’s speech is 6-8pm in downtown Orlando.

Imagine speaking to one million people over the 15 years and never once mentioning being an author, nor even the slightest mention of being The Internet’s Only Five-A-Day Blogger

Can you imagine the temptation? The opportunity?

Bottom line – never.

Ever.

A metric that is difficult to comprehend. Impossible to appreciate.

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Everyone talks a good game, but few show up to do battle

innovation — inside joke – this photo makes me smile (sorry for the self-indulgence)

Everyone talks a good game, but few show up to do battle:

Steve Jobs saw that his competitors, tethered to an old regime, couldn’t innovate rapidly or radically.

Whether it’s business, or personal, innovation is the key to growth.

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Kids are brutally perceptive to the basics

leadership mishaps — in a fast-paced world, speed is a leading cause of leadership accidents

Kids are brutally perceptive to the basics. Our Son reminded me of this recently. I asked him three questions after describing a leadership scenario in which a person was presumed guilty. Here are his answers:

Q. What do you think they’re feeling?
A. That they were wrong.

Q. What do you think they could have done?
A. Investigate more.

Q. What do you think they think of this person now?
A. Intimidated.

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PS. April 20, 2012 to be exact.

How to tell if you’re the same person at work as you are at home

Here’s how I tell if I’m the same person at work as I am at home. This may work for you too. Ask a simple question. How far apart is the way I behave at home from the way I behave at work?

The more you love your job, the more you are the same person. The less you love your job, the more noticeable the difference in the way you feel when you’re at home.

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