Posted on Jun 9, 2015
Do you think we can learn some Leadership Lessons from Walt Disney
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Leaders and lessons can come from any industry! These are worth noting. What do you think?
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Stepping away from the Man, and looking at the Organization, let me ask this simple question:
"Which is more efficient from a logistical standpoint, Disney World or the US Military?"
It's estimated that the park(s) service 17M/year (45k/day). For anyone who has every been there, it's hard to say that it is not an exceedingly well ran operation, with the number of support staff it has. Add in all the secondary items like hotels, buses, food service "off park" but "on site" and I'm betting our Logistics Commands would offer Direct Commission any of the VPs running running key infrastructure there just for their subject matter expertise, if they were allowed.
"Which is more efficient from a logistical standpoint, Disney World or the US Military?"
It's estimated that the park(s) service 17M/year (45k/day). For anyone who has every been there, it's hard to say that it is not an exceedingly well ran operation, with the number of support staff it has. Add in all the secondary items like hotels, buses, food service "off park" but "on site" and I'm betting our Logistics Commands would offer Direct Commission any of the VPs running running key infrastructure there just for their subject matter expertise, if they were allowed.
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SSgt (Join to see)
Not to mention the vast underground complex they have that runs the park, therefore keeping all those machines out of sight & out of the crowd so that the park can operate smoothly. It is truly a sight to sit & watch just how smoothly it is run. Even in the event of an "unexpected" things are put in order on quick basis & situation is returned to normal ASAP. It is almost the ideal example of "well-oiled machine"!
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Often in training meetings I would go with the NCO's suggestion when they had a better idea or the outcome would be no different. I wanted some buy in with their suggestions and show appreciation for their thoughts.
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs
Absolutely! Most of the very successful programs that I was able to institute over my years were from the soldiers (NCOs, Enlisted, Junior and Senior Officers) and it was always great to make sure they were recognized for their idea and achievements.
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MAJ Ken Landgren
Those I was chaptering out, I coached them to feel unbroken, so I was confident I did not send a broken veteran in to society. Sometimes soldiers need to be picked up, dusted off, and pushed into the right direction.
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