Friday, May 30, 2014
Thursday, May 29, 2014
This just in from Jim Korkis:
[My newest book was just released today at Amazon. Who's The Leader of the Club? Walt Disney's Leadership Lessons. The print edition is available now and the Kindle edition will be paired with the print edition in a few days. That's just Amazon's way.
[My newest book was just released today at Amazon. Who's The Leader of the Club? Walt Disney's Leadership Lessons. The print edition is available now and the Kindle edition will be paired with the print edition in a few days. That's just Amazon's way.
My new book is different than any other book I have
written. It is a workbook on Walt Disney's approach to leadership.
There is a Walt quote (sometimes several) and a Walt story on every
single page so it should satisfy the casual Disney fan. However, you
can tell this was written for a different demographic...the coach of a
Little League team, the head of a P.T.A., the owner of a small business,
the person in charge at a hospital, etc...with useful information. I
have purposely avoided technical jargon whenever possible so it is
accessible to all.
Here's the Table of Contents
SECTION ONE: DISNEY AND LEADERSHIP
Who Was Walt
Disney?
What Type of
Leader was Walt?
Leaders and
Managers: Walt and Roy
Roy O. Disney
and Manager Skills
Walt Disney and
Leadership Skills
SECTION
TWO: LEADERSHIP LESSONS
Lesson One: Know The Story
Lesson Two: Share The Story
Lesson Three: Take a (Calculated) Risk
Lesson
Four: Make ‘Em Laugh
Lesson
Five: Eager To Learn
Lesson Six: Understand People
Lesson
Seven: Live The Story (Integrity)
SECTION
THREE: ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE
Walt’s Bad
Leadership Traits
Walt’s Advice to
Leaders
Create Leaders
Letting People
Go
Walt and Money
Do You Know Your
Story?
Remembering
Walt’s Leadership (Quotes from those who
worked for Walt)
Final Words from
Walt (Quotes from Walt not previously
used in the book)
Recommended Reading
Quotation
Sources (which runs ten pages of teeny type so I had no room for a planned
index)
Each of the lesson chapters
ends with a one page checklist called “What Would Walt Do?” summarizing the key
points in the lesson and a space to write notes.
This was one of the hardest
books I have ever written but it is also one that I am proudest to say I have
written.
Here are some comments from
business oriented folks who also happen to be Disney fans.
Mark David Jones, President of Small
World Alliance, Inc. and co-author of Lead With Your Customer: Transform
Culture and Brand into World-Class Excellence. www.SmallWorldAlliance.com
"As a former Disney leader whose
career there spanned 26 years, I am very fortunate to have worked with Jim
Korkis. His unrivaled knowledge of Disney history was a consistent
highlight of our projects with Fortune 500 companies such as
PricewaterhouseCoopers. Jim’s transformational insights of Disney history
and leadership are brilliantly captured within the pages of this
intriguing book. I’m buying copies for everyone on my team.
And if you want to optimize your leadership potential, I highly recommend you
doing the same."
Henry Hardt, Professor of
Business Law and Professor of Finance,
Harold Walter Siebens School of Business, Buena Vista University, Storm Lake, Iowa
“Jim weaves an entertaining
story of Walt’s leadership principles into seven lessons. Although each lesson
merits the attention of any serious business or organizational leader, I would
highlight Lesson Seven, ‘Live the Story’. In this lesson, Jim reaches deep into his
seemingly never-ending bag of Disney information to set forth Walt’s approach
to ethics and integrity.
“Until you have the great
pleasure to hear Jim speak in person (Jim’s passion about Disney and his
oratorical skills spellbind all audiences including our students at Buena Vista
University in Storm Lake, Iowa as well as business and organizational
leaders.), I am confident the readers of Jim’s book will likewise be
entertained by the story narrative that only Jim can tell. At the same time,
they will be able to immediately apply Walt’s ‘best practices’ to their
businesses or organizations to help achieve their goals—with integrity.”
Lou J. Repassy, Former Senior Sales Manager, Walt Disney Parks & Resorts
"Our department called
on the services of Jim Korkis for specialized client seminars. With his
vast knowledge of Disney heritage and tradition, Jim was always able to
effectively include those elements to complement the business needs of the
programs. In the pages of this book are the same passion, insight and
good humor that made Jim a very valuable internal business partner."
Kaye Bundey, Disney
Institute Manager of Disney Adult Discoveries programs and Convention Workshops
“Jim's knowledge and insight
of Walt and all things Disney enhanced and enriched all our offerings at the
Disney Institute including introducing
elements of Disney history into the business programs. This book captures Jim's skill on how to make
something both entertaining and informative and should be on your bookshelf.”
David Zanolla, Senior Associate Faculty, Western Illinois University
“Jim Korkis' expertise in the field of
Disney studies is beyond compare and I am thrilled that he continues to share
his knowledge in books like Who’s the Leader of the Club? My students thoroughly enjoyed their time with
him and it greatly enhanced their understanding of both Walt himself and the
Disney Company.”
William Dixon, Adjunct
Professor, Rosen College of Hospitality Management
"Over the years that
Jim Korkis lectured to my classes at the Rosen College of Hospitality
Management, he was always an engaging and informative speaker. He
understood not only Disney history but the Disney business. My students
always rated his presentations as one of the highpoints of the class."
I hope that this book will
prove to be an informative workbook of Walt’s leadership philosophy as well as
an entertaining glimpse into a different perspective of his life.
I hope that Walt’s words and
actions will inspire a new generation just as he inspired so many others in the
past. I hope you will consider adding
this new, but very different, Disney book to your collection and letting others
know that it exists.]
Monday, May 26, 2014
If I had to make a list of the Disney historians I look up to, John Canemaker would be at the very top of the list, along with just a handful of others.
I never thought he could top books like Before the Animation Begins or Paper Dreams, but I was wrong: The Lost Notebook: Herman Schultheis & the Secrets of Walt Disney's Movie Magic is John's best book to date, a true masterpiece. The text, as always, is meticulously researched and written with absolute clarity and depth. But what stunned me is that in the first half of the book, about 80% of the illustrations used (and probably even more) have never been seen before. The book is very heavily illustrated and the second half showcases what I believe is the complete notebook.
The key message is a very simple one: If you only buy one Disney history book this year, this is the one you should get!
I never thought he could top books like Before the Animation Begins or Paper Dreams, but I was wrong: The Lost Notebook: Herman Schultheis & the Secrets of Walt Disney's Movie Magic is John's best book to date, a true masterpiece. The text, as always, is meticulously researched and written with absolute clarity and depth. But what stunned me is that in the first half of the book, about 80% of the illustrations used (and probably even more) have never been seen before. The book is very heavily illustrated and the second half showcases what I believe is the complete notebook.
The key message is a very simple one: If you only buy one Disney history book this year, this is the one you should get!
Wednesday, May 07, 2014
Monday, May 05, 2014
Thursday, May 01, 2014
I just heard from my co-author Alain Littaye who mentions that he has a few copies of the book Disneyland Paris - From Sketch To Reality for sale during the month of May at the special price of 60 Euros + 15 Euros postage.
You can pay via Paypal and you can contact Alain at neverlandeditions@gmail.com
For more info about the book, check: http://neverlandeditions.blogspot.com/
You can pay via Paypal and you can contact Alain at neverlandeditions@gmail.com
For more info about the book, check: http://neverlandeditions.blogspot.com/
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