How often should we be excellent? Is it a percentage?

Disney Institute Business facilitators
Photo: circa 2013 in Lake Tahoe. Spent two days immersed as a student with a dozen of my DI colleagues.

 

How often should we be excellent? Is it a percentage?

What about that percentage of our customers that get less than our excellent work?

Is that fair to them?

And do they notice the absence right away, or is it easy to fool them?

How do we justify giving some less than our best?

Is it because it’s so hard to set high standards and maintain them 100% of the time?

 

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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.

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This is exactly what busting an industry stereotype looks like

This is exactly what busting an industry stereotype looks like…

 

 

Sure, Delta Airlines has been breaking the mold for years with their humorous safety videos. Qantas is doing the same thing, but without the humor. Instead, they connect from a different angle, using a deep emotional connection. They are banking on a different human motivation to ensure their passengers watch.

 

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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.

 

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.

 

The less we have to worry about, the more we can worry about

Depositing business check at bank.
UPS delivered as promised by 10:30am yesterday.

 

i dislike talking about money. i dislike worrying about it too.

The check arrived from Canada, as promised, in advance of the keynote speech.

Without worrying about getting paid in a timely manner, i can “worry” (concentrate) on being the highlight of the customer service conference.

 

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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.

Great Disney leaders are never satisfied

Mobile apps
It’s easy to read on a mobile device.

 

You know that feeling when you discover (what you thought was) your best work really isn’t?

Have a handful of potential clients that are at various stages of engagement. As i re-read the jeffnoel.com landing pages, something happened yesterday.

i became disenchanted.

While it is decently written and flows logically, it’s too long.

The reality is executives need clear, concise, and compelling.

Back to the drawing board.

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