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.
BILL CAPODAGLIPeople are over 20 times more likely to remember a story than a series of facts and figures. A good story touches our hearts.
More Bill Capodagli Quotes
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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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In the long run, it costs more to provide poor rather than good service.
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Organizational culture begins in HR. This means to hire for attitude and train for skill.
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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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My mother’s work ethic, her attitude, and the way she treated each and every customer as if they were her best friend were better lessons than could be found in all the text books in the world.
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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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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.
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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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Always look for ways to improve even the “good show.”
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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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Productivity starts with doing the right things.
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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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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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