Vision without execution is like a plane without wings, or Dumbo without ears, it just won’t fly.
BILL CAPODAGLIIn 1962, Sam Walton changed the face of retailing with Wal-Mart. As we speak, Amazon is again changing the face of retail with on-line buying.
More Bill Capodagli Quotes
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Always look for ways to improve even the “good show.”
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When values are deeply embedded within an organization, they seldom change.
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In today’s global economy, innovations and improvements to products and services are not only happening more rapidly than ever before in history, they are being communicated instantaneously. So, it’s “innovate or die”!
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In the long run, it costs more to provide poor rather than good service.
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Twenty years ago if you provided someone with horrible service, it may take weeks or even months for the word-of-mouth message to get out to 15-20 potential customers.
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People are over 20 times more likely to remember a story than a series of facts and figures. A good story touches our hearts.
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The role of any exceptional facilitator or consultant is to work themselves out of a job.
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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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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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Organizational culture begins in HR. This means to hire for attitude and train for skill.
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Walt’s major passion was to provide the finest in family entertainment. For the most part, for nearly a century, the Company has stayed true to that legacy, and has set the standard for the entire entertainment industry.
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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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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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