{"id":24388,"date":"2019-03-30T10:01:30","date_gmt":"2019-03-30T14:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/?p=24388"},"modified":"2019-03-30T10:01:30","modified_gmt":"2019-03-30T14:01:30","slug":"9-leadership-skills-of-walt-disney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/2019\/03\/30\/9-leadership-skills-of-walt-disney\/","title":{"rendered":"9 Leadership Skills of Walt Disney"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, I had the privilege of meeting Pat Williams the motivational speaker, author of over 90 books, and senior vice president of the Orlando Magic. \u00a0As a result of our time together, I purchased his book <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2CLjF0W\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><em>21 Great Leaders: Learn Their Lessons, Improve Your Influence<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Organized around Pat\u2019s <strong>\u201cSeven Sides of Leadership\u201d – Vision, Communication, People Skills, Character, Competence, Boldness, Serving Heart<\/strong> – he profiles 21 different leaders who display these characteristics. \u00a0The legendary Walt Disney was chosen for vision.<\/p>\n<p>Pat tells the story of a 1989 dinner with <strong>Dick Nunis<\/strong>. \u00a0Dick began as a Disneyland ride operator in 1955 and worked his way up to becoming head of Disney Attractions. \u00a0Pat asked Dick what made Walt such an amazing leader.<\/p>\n<p>Dick then outlined in succinct detail the following\u00a0<strong>9 Leadership Skills of Walt Disney<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Integrity<\/strong> – Dick said, “First, Walt had integrity – you could trust him.”<\/li>\n<li><strong>Vision<\/strong> – Walt was a visionary and could see the future.<\/li>\n<li><strong>People Skills<\/strong> – Walt could get the best out of people.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Inspiration<\/strong> – Walt was a great motivator and coach.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Courageous<\/strong> – Interestingly, Walt was a bold risk-taker. \u00a0Counterintuitively, he only took calculated risks.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Humility<\/strong> – Walt had an eagerness to learn from everyone.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Built A Great Team<\/strong> – Walt invited the people around him to test his ideas so he could continually improve them.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Thorough and Detailed<\/strong> – Walt looked at every project and problem from all angles.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Excellence<\/strong> – Walt was fanatically committed to excellence.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Walt once said about the dream of Disneyland, “Well, it came about when my daughters were very young and Saturday was always Daddy’s day with the two daughters… I’d take them to the merry-go-round… and as I’d sit while they rode the merry-go-round and did all these things – sit on a bench, you know, eating peanuts – I felt that there should be something built, some kind of amusement enterprise built, where the parents and the children could have fun together. \u00a0So that’s how Disneyland started.”<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dick Nunis was right. \u00a0Walt Disney really could see the future.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ministrydeal.clickfunnels.com\/timeless_book\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-22013 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briandoddonleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/TIMELESS-Blog-01.jpg?resize=250%2C300&ssl=1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/TIMELESS-Blog-01-250x300.jpg 250w, https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/TIMELESS-Blog-01-768x921.jpg 768w, https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/TIMELESS-Blog-01-854x1024.jpg 854w, https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/TIMELESS-Blog-01.jpg 1042w\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>My book <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s\/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_13?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=brian+dodd+timeless&sprefix=brian+dodd+ti%2Caps%2C154&crid=5C0MPH3P4BMG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong><em>Timeless: 10 Enduring Practices Of Apex Leaders<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is available for purchase. \u00a0If you have ever wanted to become the leader God created you to be, this book is for you! \u00a0By combining leadership lessons from biblical heroes like Jesus, Daniel and Joseph, along with modern day leaders like Bill Gates, Nick Saban, Kobe Bryant and multiple pastors, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s\/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_13?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=brian+dodd+timeless&sprefix=brian+dodd+ti%2Caps%2C154&crid=5C0MPH3P4BMG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><em>Timeless<\/em><\/a>\u00a0will equip and inspire you. \u00a0This book is not to be read alone. \u00a0Discussion questions are included in each chapter allowing you to develop those in your circle of influence. \u00a0<strong>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s\/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_13?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=brian+dodd+timeless&sprefix=brian+dodd+ti%2Caps%2C154&crid=5C0MPH3P4BMG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><em>HERE<\/em><\/a> or on the image provided and order your copies TODAY.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, I had the privilege of meeting Pat Williams the motivational speaker, author of over 90 books, and senior vice president of the Orlando Magic. \u00a0As a result of our time together, I purchased his book 21 Great Leaders: Learn Their Lessons, Improve Your Influence. 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