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This is your opportunity to get the inside scoop on the values that shape Walt Disney World® Resort leadership. To facilitate a variety of needs, we offer a variety of program lengths. In addition to our more in-depth 3½-Day Program we offer 1-Day Seminars, 3-Hour Workshops and 90-Minute Presentations.

Each format fulfills different needs; in the 90-Minute Presentation you will hear an engaging overview of the Disney approach; in the 3-Hour Workshop you will participate in activities that help you apply the Disney approach; and in the 1-Day Seminar you will travel behind the scenes to experience the Disney approach first-hand.

When the Disney Institute approaches excellence in leadership, we examine the legacy of leadership that has contributed to the long lasting success of the Walt Disney World® Resort. We will address:

  • Vision - Understand why a leader's vision is critical to success.
  • Involvement - Examine how leaders can create a work environment that encourages employees to be actively involved in the business.
  • Organization - Investigate how a leader can provide accountability while aligning organizational structure and culture for positive change
  • Change - Explore how a leader can utilize a proactive approach to change in order to keep the team "on top of their game."

90-Minute Presentation: The Disney Approach to Leadership Excellence
In this exciting 90-Minute Presentation, your Guests will be educated in an entertaining way as we introduce them to the heritage of Disney leadership and the role it has played in Disney's success story.

Through fascinating insights and insider information, your professional facilitator will provide your group with an engaging overview of the Disney Approach To Leadership Excellence.

While listening to this presentation you will:

  • Hear the compelling story of Disney leadership; its legacy and impact
  • Discover the power of a leader's vision
  • Identify strategies of successful leaders
  • Develop ideas for applying Disney principles

3-Hour Workshop: The Disney Approach to Leadership Excellence
In this hands-on 3-Hour Workshop, your Disney Institute facilitator will use our trademark interactive style to bring your program to life. Dynamic discussion and innovative exercises will allow your group to make their own discoveries.

No boring talking heads at the Disney Institute. Here you will be guided in exploring the way in which the Disney Approach applies to your organization.

As you participate in this lively workshop you will:

  • Explore the legacy of Disney leadership
  • Examine the power of the leader's story and vision
  • Engage in multiple application activities that will develop your leadership
  • Identify Your Action Steps for applying new leadership strategies

One Day Seminar: The Disney Approach to Leadership Excellence
In the 1-Day Seminar experience, our dynamic facilitators will take you on a journey to help you understand, and learn how to implement the Disney Approach. After an interactive classroom discussion, your group will travel backstage to our living laboratory to see the Disney approach in action. Finally, our facilitator will lead you in exercises to help you apply our principles to your organization.

1-Day Seminar - Typical Agenda
Morning

  • Explore the heritage of Walt Disney World® Resort leadership
  • Participate in activities that reveal the role leadership vision plays in inspiring people to action
  • Travel backstage to see how a supportive environment encourages involvement

Afternoon

  • Discuss the qualities successful leaders share
  • Participate in activities that help your group discover new strategies for inspiring collaboration and maximizing your team's success
  • Create Action Steps for adapting Disney leadership principles to your organization 

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