Too Many Weeds? Don’t Blame the Training Team
Published on: May 7, 2013
Training comes in all shapes, sizes and budgets, and is vital to organizational health. But, training isn’t the answer to every problem. Jim Cora, the retired chairman of Disneyland International, sums up the training rationale he successfully used during his 43-year career at Disney:
Constantly improving products and services (referred
Why Do We Have to Grow Up?
Published on: April 28, 2013
"Why do we have to grow up? That's the real trouble with the world, too many people grow up. They forget. They don't remember what it's like to be twelve years old." Walt Disney
What are you and your team doing to keep your sense of adventure, creativity, curiosity and, yes ... risk-taking?
If you aren't doing anything, what are your reasons,
Tigger Teambuilding
Published on: April 19, 2013
Sweat is pouring into my eyes, but I can’t wipe them. I’ve lost all sense of direction. I can barely see where I’m going, yet know I’m surrounded by people. Oh, yeah, there’s one more thing that scares the heck out of me, a fear that is all-consuming … I hope I don’t step on someone’s child. Finally, my “handler
Money Might Be Tight … Creativity Is Free
Published on: April 18, 2013
Van France, the founder of Disney University was the first person to challenge the many excuses for not conducting training. Similar to Walt Disney, Van rejected the notion that economic malaise warrants abandoning efforts to improve the product or service. Van firmly believed in employee development activities and didn’t let a slim budget get in
Avoiding Leadership “Arthritis of the Imagination”
Published on: April 2, 2013
Leadership Courage is a trait sorely lacking in many organizations. Too many leaders and managers are afraid to ask the tough questions and challenge the status quo. Too many people are simply afraid to stir the pot.
Van France, the man hired by Walt Disney to start the Disney University, wasn’t afraid to stir the pot. Here are a few cho