The best ideas can come from anyone within an organization. Leaders must remember that if they want employees to embrace a new organizational “Dream” or strategy, they need to include them and seek their ideas. Creativity is NOT just for the R&D department.
BILL CAPODAGLIKnowledge 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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Often we will learn more from our failures than we do from our successes.
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Attitude is the desire to transform our knowledge into skills and ultimately into habits.
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There is an old Indian saying, “When legends die, dreams end. When dreams end, there is no more greatness.” Leaders like Walt Disney inspire their organizations to keep their legends and stories alive.
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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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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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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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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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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 key is to make sure you are doing the “right things” before you worry about doing things “right”.
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The role of any exceptional facilitator or consultant is to work themselves out of a job.
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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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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 two greatest role models in my professional career were Walt Disney and Dr. Deming. Dr. Deming was the Father of Total Quality Management and the person who redefined quality for the entire world.
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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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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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