In the best organizations, love is the real “pixie dust.”
BILL CAPODAGLIValues must be demonstrated through behaviors, but they are truly significant when they represent the beliefs of an entire organization.
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Love for coworkers, love for customers, love for the product and love for self. Walt Disney instilled all of these “loves” in his company. Each of these factors is critical to achieving success in any organization.
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Walt Disney said everything he had ever accomplished was a result of Mickey Mouse. Mickey was Walt’s alter ego and he was originally modeled after Charlie Chaplin’s Little Tramp character. So without Chaplin, who knows what Mickey would have become!
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If your values are not used as the constitution of your organization, or if they are compromised, they become just words on paper.
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Write down your Dream or story; create your own unique Values, Believe in them, and use them to make all decisions; Dare to take some risks; and Do the planning, revisions and details to realize the Dream.
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The role of any exceptional facilitator or consultant is to work themselves out of a job.
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Knowledge is the understanding of what, how and why we need to do something. Skill is applying that knowledge in a practical situation.
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Vision without execution is like a plane without wings, or Dumbo without ears, it just won’t fly.
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An idea becomes great when it becomes tangible.
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Innovate, don’t imitate. Set out to create a culture that is right for your organization, then work at making it happen.
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The results of “engaged” companies vs “disengaged” companies are staggering. Getting workers to be more engaging with their coworkers and customers can produce huge results.
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The two critical questions to ask are: “Who is my customer?” and “What value am I adding?” Unfortunately, many workers cannot answer these questions. They tend to blindly do things, and develop bad habits of doing things over and over for no good reasons.
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Today, with social media, thousands of potential customers can learn about horrible service within hours, minutes or even seconds after it happens.
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Often we will learn more from our failures than we do from our successes.
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The key is to make sure you are doing the “right things” before you worry about doing things “right”.
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When you focus on results, you will very seldom see a change in your culture. But, if you focus on a customer-centric culture, you will realize long-term results.
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