Creating Magic: 10 Common Sense Leadership Strategies from a Life at Disney

The most fulfilling leadership audio I have ever listened to. Lee breaks the steps down and gives real examples, constantly giving me something to live up to. I bought this book for leadership roles in community service. Though he talks about CEO's and managers, I found it very easy to apply the basic principles to every day life in my small town. The reader is authentic and his voice soothing and inspiring. I will listen to this time and time again.

I have gorged myself on business books in the last year. This was hands down one of the best. It applies to many areas of life even outside the office. From the newest 'rookie' at a company to the CEO, this has countless rules which can be absorbed and used the moment they are learned. No one argues that Disney has phenomenal customer service. This is a great guide, from an authoritative source on how to relate those practices to your own business and the benefits they will reap.

Top 5 , an easy listen and great ideas come to implement into your industry.

Lee Cockerell

Creating Magic in your own industry

Lee is a great motivational speaker. His book is an easy read/listen. Well worth the money and time. The small investment in time and money in this book will pay big dividends in your life!

This book does a great job of helping business leaders learn how to lead groups. It is less effective for people that are not in leadership positions.

Something that resonated with me was the author describing his interactions as a young & less experienced manager with his employees and several occasions in which the employees retaliated against him. His wife made a suggestion "maybe you need to change a little something"

The author wrote a letter of commendation to an employee and sometime later happened to be in the employee's home for a dinner or gathering and he noticed the letter had been framed and place prominently on the wall - demonstrating the positive benefits of praise and how employees respond to recognition

The audio version is narrated by the author Lee Cockerell.

Even though Lee ran a huge organization he was able to be a progressive leader, and was able to put these ideas into simple principles that I have been able to use many times. He ran the Disney World complex, and it was interesting to hear a little more about the great service Disney provides, but the book is applicable to any business.

Lee is a public speaker and does a fantastic job reading the book.

You don't have to listen to the book in one sitting.

The book starts with a short autobiography, which I though was a little slower than the rest of the book, but it helps to understand how Lee got to where he is today.

This book is exactly what corporate America needs. There are great concepts that need to be implemented in every work place. In order for workers to be good workers, they need to respect who they work for. Even if people don't like the job they are doing a positive atmosphere as laid out in this book creates a job they will enjoy being at. Thank you for putting in words what I believe in. The ideas in this book are amazing and well worth putting into practice.

I have already started listening again because of how much advice is offered for all parts of life.

Lee because he tells it like it is.

Lee is the Narrator, which gives the book a more personal feel

Some of his stories were very heartfelt and I found myself wiping a tear away here and there.

After listening to the audio book, I purchased the print version. I refer back to both often.

If you are looking for a book where the author shares insights into the mindset of leadership, this one is for you! Transparent and authentic author!!!!