The Importance of Having the Right People in Your Team with Lee Cockerell - a podcast by LCI Academy

from 2020-09-17T01:03

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In this episode of the Lippert Academy for Leadership Podcast, VP of Leadership & Culture Development, Amber Selking, PhD and Director of Leadership Development, Edgar Cabello speak with Lee Cockerell, the former executive vice president of operations at Disney. He also held management positions with Hilton and Marriott and is an author.



Lee continues the conversation on good leadership that focuses on building a culture that caters to everyone in equal measures- from the team members to the customers.



Listen in to learn the leadership strategy Lee started at Disney and how it positively changed how things were done. You will also learn some of the greatest life and career lessons from Lee’s books and the benefits of the Cockerell Academy.



“Everybody knows two or three people in their company shouldn’t be there and they’re not dealing with it.”- Lee Cockerell [8:58]



What You Will Learn:



  • [3:31] The three things that Disney does differently than any other company that makes it possible to manage over forty thousand team members.


  • [9:51] The importance of having the right people in your team and making them understand the power of education, experience, and exposure.


  • [12:06] Understanding the differences and similarities of cultures when working at an international level.


  • [14:30] Lee explains how Disney had to learn to adjust to different international cultures rather than try to change them.


  • [17:50] The Disney Great Leaders Strategy- the clarity of expectations for leaders which is the ‘recipe’ he enforced at Disney that changed everything.


  • [21:40] Lee explains some of the greatest life and career lessons and strategies from his books.


  • [26:57] He talks about the Cockerell Academy and the immense benefits of the courses they offer.


  • [32:38] Why you need to get out to the people, connect with them, and gain their trust.

Relevant Links:



Website: https://www.lci1.com/academy



Email: academy@lci1.com

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