Jun 27, 2019
As leaders, we often live for pressure or by pressure - the pressure to succeed, the pressure to compete, the pressure to be happy and so forth. But lately I’ve been wondering if we, in business, have underestimated the power of hard work and enjoying the fruit of what results.
As I discuss in this episode, when we...
Jun 20, 2019
After discussing lessons learned at Disney in my last episode, today I want to talk about what I’ve learned since Disney.
For starters, I have a better understanding of what I know from past experiences, but also how little I know concerning innovation and creativity. The technological world changed dramatically...
Jun 13, 2019
As a former Disney executive, I learned a great deal during my tenure. From the four ‘magic’ keys to checklists and shortlists, the array of knowledge acquired through thirty years of experience is wide as it is deep. Having recently reached the one-year mark of leaving Disney, I’ve begun to focus these lessons...
Jun 6, 2019
Back in the late 2000’s, one of the promotions we ran at Disney was The Year of a Million Dreams, a promotion in which theme parks guests could be selected to win one of many prizes. The idea centered on smart marketing and while I’m more an operations guy, I learned some beneficial marketing strategies along the...