If your values are not used as the constitution of your organization, or if they are compromised, they become just words on paper.
BILL CAPODAGLIInnovate, 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 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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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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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 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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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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In the best organizations, love is the real “pixie dust.”
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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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One of the reasons for The Walt Disney Company’s long- term success is really the first of Dr. Deming’s famous points, “create constancy of purpose.” In his professional career,
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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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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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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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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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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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An idea becomes great when it becomes tangible.
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The role of any exceptional facilitator or consultant is to work themselves out of a job.
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