Walt Disney “lacked imagination and had no good ideas.”
Walt Disney was fired by a newspaper editor because “he lacked imagination and had no good ideas.” He went bankrupt several times before he built Disneyland. In fact, the proposed
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Tommy Lasorda wants what on his tombstone?
Los Angeles Dodgers Hall of Famer Tommy Lasorda doesn’t want his devotion to his beloved franchise to end when his life eventually does. Lasorda, 84, has been affiliated with the
Disney Institute Tips for Building Organizational Culture
Stacey Thomson, the Public Relations Manager at Disney Institute offers some advice on building culture in your organization. The culture of any workplace establishment, church community, or non-profit organization, sets
Leadership Lessons Behind Coca-Cola’s Immortal Success
Coca-Cola is the most recognizable brand on the planet. The soft drink empire has survived two World Wars, one Cold War, one Great Depression, “Cola Wars,” and a marketing blunder
Leadership Snapshots: The Pastor of Pixar
Check out this behind the scenes look at a day in the life of John Lasseter, the chief creative officer at Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios. He is also
What we can learn from Jeremy Lin’s sudden rise to leadership
Over at Leadership Journal, Robb Ryerse has written about the phenomenon surrounding the improbable rise of New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin, and what leaders can learn about “riding
We Bought A Zoo: 20 seconds of “Insane Courage” could change everything
When you know the size of your God, the size of your giants becomes irrelevant. In my book 13-Foot Coffins, I talked about how God has a coffin for every