leadership – Page 31 – Disney Brand Loyalty Keynote Speaker

Are good leaders a waste of our money?

(photo: Most leaders think it’s a good idea to have an open door policy. Food for thought – don’t spend too much time in your office.)

Being a great leader is elusive.

Being a good one, not so much.

Good leaders suck.

Ouch.

But it’s true.

Good leaders don’t inspire their people to be amazing all day, everyday.

The challenge with being a great leader is carving out time.

It takes time to get to the truth.

And it takes the truth to be a great leader.

Not taking the time and not knowing the truth are the same thing.

Truth facilitates inspiration.

A leader’s real job is inspiration.

You can’t inspire if you’re not involved with the front line. Involved enough to find out what brings your employees joy.

Joy is the key.

But we don’t focus on joy.

It’s not on our leadership radar.

Employees aren’t keyed into joy either.

They’re focused on pleasure:

When’s my next break?
Will this customer be a jerk?
Hope I get that desk job.

Versus joy:

How do I make this customer’s day?
I can’t believe they pay me to do this.
I have the most amazing leaders.

It’s the difference between compliance versus commitment.

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Guess which one Walt Disney thought it was

(photo: Lunch in Japan on a Sunday is easy when you call Walt Disney World home)

Leadership is the silver bullet. While it’s common to have great business managers leading a team to stellar financial results, the long term toll this effort requires needs to come into question at some point.

Bottomline, the difference between burnout and turnover versus sustainability and loyalty is simply this:

Profit is either the goal or the reward.

Great leaders see it as the reward.

You reach a point where you no longer work for money. – Walt Disney

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It’s definitely an inside job

(photo: Doctor’s office examination room at Walt Disney World’s Center for Living Well)

Is well being elusive?

The photo’s right hand message, well being, is subtle yet prophetic.

You are the CEO of You, Inc and in charge of your well being.

Effective leadership starts with effective personal leadership.

Thinking any other way is flawed. Seriously flawed.

Don’t do it.

Find a million ways.

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Dear leaders, yes financial obligations are the bottom line, but

(photo: Time Magazine cover story… inside it continues with intriguing photos)

The harsh reality in business is there’s a number behind everything.

Dear leaders, yes, financial obligations are the bottom-line. We hear you say this all the time when we ask for stuff we deem important, “It has a number behind it”.

Of course there is.

And there are people behind the numbers.

Profit is either the goal or the reward.

Our choice to see it as goal or reward determines the employees’ choice for compliance versus commitment.

Leaders, hasn’t anyone explained this to you?

Either way it’s crystal clear.

Even if you look the other way.

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The great leadership paradox and the demand for excellence

(photo: Last night at PREP office… want to become a better leader? Teach.)

Ever feel like a misfit, a crazy person, an unwelcome thinker, an overachiever, a zealot?

Plain vanilla leadership satisfies the masses because it is the most socially accepted flavor of leadership.

This type of managerial work is necessary in order to keep the pipe line full with the mediocre work known as the daily grind.

Ever work in a place where excellence is demanded?

Demanded.

Not hoped for, strived for…

Demanded.

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