LAUREN PLATT

Themed Entertainment Engineer

-Disney's Approach to Leadership Excellence-

Course Overview

An online course taught by Disney leaders dedicated to developing positive, effective leadership skills

Summary of Course Contents

  • The Disney standard for truly effective leadership

  • Qualities of a great leader

  • Treating leadership as a verb, not a noun

  • Focusing more on actions and less on words

  • Values and vision

  • Intentionally demonstrating behaviors that uphold an organization's goals

  • Aligning and integrating values

  • Tested methods for creating an environment of trust and support across all levels with specific examples from leaders from Aulani, A Disney Resort and Spa, Disneyland, Walt Disney World, and throughout the Walt Disney Company

  • Communication

  • Values-infused processes

  • Constantly and intentionally protecting values within an organization, especially in challenging times

  • The value of viewing everyone as a potential leader within an organization

  • Leadership legacies