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How to maximize an executive resource

Disney customer service speaker Jeff Noel on stage
Lean into discomfort. Non-negotiable.

How to maximize an executive resource:

Think like you mean it.

Be amazed and be amazing.

Be inspired and be inspiring.

Prepare a purposeful weekly meeting agenda.

Provide 72-hour agenda notice.

Relentlessly ask your executive resource your toughest questions.

Stealthy ensure your best audience attends.

Respect, appreciate, value, and encourage all attendees.

Push your attendees to envision a future not only better than now but much better than now.

Bonus: Reach out at anytime about anything.

Second bonus: Give your team (and your executive resource) goosebumps every time you meet.

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Keep .thinking .differently

Disney Cast Member only sign
Over-focused on the “Keep Out” message.

When people ask me how many Cast Members work at Disney, i reply, “On a good day, about half.”

Ps. That was a joke.

Insight: Thinking differently is what made the above ‘keep out’ sign kinda fun, and certainly not intimidating.

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Addiction liabilities

Apple Watch next to a pool
Would have preferred 15 to 20 miles on the bicycle. But i’ll take 10.

Been thinking about our neighborhood.

The biannual homeowners meeting should happen in two days. But no invitation, as is historically customary, has arrived.

Long story short, the neighborhood is not even close to what it used to be. And i find myself extraordinarily grateful for being here for 2 1/2 decades of “the glory days”.

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Eight days a week

Apple Watch fitness app
Six miles a day (minimum, ideally), five days a week.

Never get bored with the basics.

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Business brainstorming, body

Business brainstorming is like exercise.

There’s strength and stamina involved to stay focused.

There’s flexibility to think, speak, and listen.

There’s core too. Staying true to your core beliefs, yet staying flexible to hear (and think) different ideas.

Of course, there’s rest. After brainstorming, rest for a day or more. Come back refreshed and restart idea generation. And maybe give it a third rest for a week or more.

Finally, there’s nutrition, also called fuel. What fuel are you feeding your creativity? What books, blogs, videos, masterclasses, etc are you consistently consuming?

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