The key is to make sure you are doing the “right things” before you worry about doing things “right”.
BILL CAPODAGLIThere 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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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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Organizational culture begins in HR. This means to hire for attitude and train for skill.
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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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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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Social media can work to a CEO’s advantage. Someone with a great product in a small town in the middle of nowhere can compete in the world marketplace.
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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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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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In 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.
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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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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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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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Values must be demonstrated through behaviors, but they are truly significant when they represent the beliefs of an entire organization.
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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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In the best organizations, love is the real “pixie dust.”
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