What this Disney Employee Culture Book will not do

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Beats headphones. Apple’s AirPods debuted December 2016.

What this Disney Employee Culture Book will not do:

It will not offer an easy fix; however, it does provide a simple fix.

It will not entertain you.

It will not hold your hand.

It will not answer all your questions.

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This Disney Employee Culture Book is perfect for

Guests dressed as The Incredibles
Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Parties start in September. Walkway from Hub to Tomorrowland. Make a left U-turn and head behind Cinderella Castle.

This Disney Employee Culture Book is perfect for:

People who want to change the world.

People who admire Disney’s Employee Culture Human Resources best practices.

Outliers.

Misfits.

Weird people.

High achievers.

Driven people.

Hopeful people.

Optimistic people.

Visionary people.

People who are tired of excuses.

People who are tired of regrets.

Confused people.

People who are tired of formulaic templates.

People who want someone they can implicitly trust.

Committed people.

People willing to “burn the ships”.

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What this Disney Employee Culture Book is not

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Always wear the button. Why? Because it’s a celebration. Who gets to visit Walt Disney World everyday to write books?

What this Disney Employee Culture Book is not.

This Disney Employee Culture book is not designed for Disney history connoisseurs.

This book is not designed for Disney trivia buffs.

This book is not designed for Disney fanatics.

This book is not designed for people looking for a great story.

This book is not designed for people grasping at straws.

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Once Upon a Time in Disney Employee Engagement (prologue)

September 11, 2016 American Flag at half-mast. Day 3 book writing from Town Square.
Walt Disney World Guest button display at Magic Kingdom
Hidden Mickey at the Chamber of Commerce.

Once Upon a Time in Disney Employee Engagement

What do the most Admired Companies in the world have that other Companies struggle to grasp?

Culture.

Culture is what people think and do without thinking.

What people think and do is driven by habit.

Culture and habits are synonymous.

Culture consists of the standard practices of each employee.

Organizational patterns determine an organization’s destiny.

Habits are the threads that weave a company culture.

Disney, perhaps better than any other organization, has harnessed, scaled, and maintained the focus and discipline required to have a culture by design versus a culture by default.

Walt Disney started his career as a storyteller using ink and paint.

Walt parlayed his storytelling talent and instincts into using specific strategies and tactics to construct a great corporate culture.

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Disney Employee Engagement Book Chapters

Walt Disney World at dusk
Heading to a special location. Not far from yesterday’s Adventureland location.
man sitting on chair
Is this clue enough to identify the location?

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Disney Employee Engagement Book Chapters:

  1. Prologue
  2. Disney Employee Beliefs
  3. Why? (not what and how)
  4. Disney’s Employee Basics
  5. So What?
  6. Disney Employee Stories

In 30 years as a Disney Cast Member and Leader, never once called Cast Members employees. Not once.

All an adult is is an eight-year old in a grown-up body.

Walt Disney

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