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Category Archives: If Disney Ran Your Life
From Little Lake Bryan to Mickey’s Retreat
Let’s pretend you own land close to your main business and you convert this property, which includes a private lake, into an employee recreational complex. You name this complex, Little Lake Bryan, after the official name of the lake. Years later you rename it. Why? Because the words we use are one of […]
Amplify your work
Work harder, reach higher, think deeper, and care more than anyone else you work with. Be a category of one. The goal isn’t to score well on your target. Your goal is to repeatedly hit the bullseye. Amplify your work. What’s stopping any of us from doing this? Turn it up. We win every time we […]
A cut and paste Pixar story basics list from Emma Coats
A cut and paste Pixar story basics list from Emma Coats: • • • • • Pixar story artist Emma Coats has tweeted a series of “story basics” over the past month and a half — guidelines that she learned from her more senior colleagues on how to create appealing stories: #1: You admire […]
The key to organizational vibrancy (gratis)
Two days ago, i wrote this response to an email question about corporate priorities: • • • • • Without a common purpose, or unifying goal (as i call it), there’s no irrefutable, self-evident rallying point. This is the beacon for creating a culture by design. Without being crystal clear on why you exist […]