leadership – Page 19 – Disney Brand Loyalty Keynote Speaker

A long list, but is there a silver bullet for Leadership?

Action. Good, thoughtful and intentional action.

A long list that comes down to one powerful leadership thesis.

The criteria most use to describe why they admire a certain leader center on characteristics, traits, experience, talent, competencies, skills, expertise, and competencies.

But is there a leadership silver bullet that summarizes the whole volume for being a great leader?

It starts with an i, but it isn’t integrity.

It’s intentionality.

Great leaders over-focus on the same things other leaders under-focus on or ignore. It’s about being intentional where others are unintentional.

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Hire for technical skills or for relationship skills?

Airplane wind seat — The boy exclaimed as we became airborne, “Goodbye Florida. See you soon Florida.”

Leadership is remarkably easy and insanely challenging.

It really depends on your audience, and what their motives are and how interactions with you help or hinder their motives.

The little boy and his Mom were incredibly grateful that i traded seats so the boy could see out the window. i made their day with a simple act of kindness.

Conversely, a key contract employee i’m working with thinks i’m disorganized and slow. And interestingly enough, i think he could be milking the system.

It’s eating away at us. i’ve began the resolution a week ago by calling a face-to-face meeting and airing (awkwardly) my concerns. Still waiting for deliverables, yet remaining hopeful.

In my wildest dreams, i pray we both couldn’t be farther from the truth.

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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.

4-P’s at Disney

The three-legged stool is the metaphor we use at Disney.

Being the leader, this simple framework will help you have more effective meetings with your direct reports. Being a direct report, this template enables better focus and superior intentionality.

The 4-P’s for Disney leaders.:

People
Profit
Process
Projects

Without consciously realizing it, a beginner to this process will soon discover they are also covering the balanced scorecard:

Cast
Guest
Business

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

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.

A Disney concert called 80 and go

“80 and go”…

Theres a Disney concept one of our Executives coined as “80 and go”.

It’s ok to launch something that isn’t perfect. In fact, waiting for it to be 100% almost guarantees it will never happen.

Launch, learn, revise. Repeat.

Told the designer: make it simple, corporate, and different.
What’s live is the first draft – the 80%.

Taking risks is risky. So is playing it safe.

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

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.

Palm trees, sunshine, and the leadership imperative

Florida Coconut Palm — Palm trees and sunshine.

One of the best sources, if not the best source, of vitamin D is sunshine.

Florida is nicknamed “The Sunshine State”.

There’s a reason we’ve lived here since 1984, the year after we married.

Of course there were downsides from moving away from home.

It’s nothing our ancestors hadn’t felt compelled to do throughout the centuries.

Taking risks is part of being a pioneer.

In personal leadership and in business leadership.

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

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.