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Even Monkeys Fall from Trees: Embrace Change and Innovation
Even the best and the brightest make mistakes. However, the ability to deal with setbacks then bounce back even stronger is the hallmark of consistent market leaders. Join Doug Lipp as he takes you on a “behind the scenes” tour of the Walt Disney Company to learn about its successes and how it overcame spectacular obstacles by challenging the status quo and embracing change. Successful organizations embrace the attitude of “change or perish” and are willing to reinvent themselves. How do the best organizations overcome growth traps, which include turf wars, hierarchical barriers and creative stagnation? Doug provides examples of how world-class leaders have eliminated these barriers to improvement and have enthusiastically embraced change. The world is changing, are you?
Beyond Stuck in the Middle Seat™: Welcome Change and Take Control
What’s the worst place in an airplane? The middle seat! Why? You’re literally stuck in a rotten place, possibly for a long time, and you can’t do anything about it. Or can you? During this presentation, Doug uses the middle seat as a metaphor for what happens to all of us in life. How do you deal with unfortunate situations? When in a situation that you “can’t control,” what options do you actually have? This entertaining and thought-provoking presentation addresses such topics as creative problem solving, work-life balance, stress management and career development. Join Doug for some fun as he addresses everything from life-on-the-road horror stories to dealing with organizational change.
Lead the Way, Your Customers and Employees Will Follow
Exceptional customer service breaks down if leadership doesn’t model the desired attitude and behavior. Doug zeroes in on the concept of great leadership = great customer service, then reinforces his concepts with examples of successful strategies from Disney and other organizations. Management is responsible for building a strong team by setting the tone. Few people are “natural born leaders,” and this presentation demonstrates how an extraordinary attitude and communication style can transcend the organization and make a difference. While frontline employees interact with and service the external customer, the leadership team is responsible for the internal customer. The strongest organizations have leaders who role model attitudes and behaviors that inspire heightened productivity as well as maximize both personal and professional success.
Global Competitiveness: The Changing Face of Today’s Customer
The globe is shrinking. Is your business expanding? All companies that expand globally or provide products to culturally diverse customers run into problems. Learn what companies such as IBM, Starbucks, Procter & Gamble, Intel and Disney have discovered (often the hard way) and how you can benefit from those lessons. Doug gives real-life examples that support the concept of “think globally, but act locally.” His training program is a “must” for groups that serve a culturally diverse customer base either domestically or internationally.
The Magic of Exceptional Customer Service
Doug’s Walt Disney University training experience provides fascinating stories, unique insights and invaluable lessons. Learn how certain skills, attitudes and behaviors contribute to exceptional performance to build, win and keep market share. Service and attitude affect your bottom line. Doug’s active listening strategy, R.A.P.S., introduces techniques for improved communication, building internal and external relationships, and handling unpleasant confrontations. His well-known “Life as Tigger” story animates how employees can positively address intradepartmental strife. Doug shares Disney’s “SCSE” comprehensive service philosophy to illustrate how Disney achieves and maintains service excellence and loyalty. Other popular topics include Disney’s show business service language and concepts, including why the terms “on-stage and off-stage behavior,” “cast member” and “costumes” encourage employees to put on their best “show” for the “guest.”
About Doug Lipp
In keynotes and workshops, Doug Lipp instills a new sense of purpose with audiences on the art of customer loyality and leadership.
Internationally Acclaimed Leadership and Service Expert: What is the magic of Disney? Join Doug as he takes you on an entertaining and insightful journey “behind the scenes” to discover both the secret of Disney’s success and how it and other organizations have overcome spectacular challenges. As an internationally acclaimed expert on customer service, leadership, change and global competitiveness, Doug motivates and challenges audiences around the world by combining more than 30 years of experience with a humorous, storytelling style.
Innovative Trainer: Formerly the Head of Training at Disney’s Corporate Headquarters, Doug provided the famous Disney University “Traditions” program and developed leadership courses for Disney executives. Pivotal in Doug’s career with Disney was his experience in the mid-80s when the corporate culture changed from the arrogant “We’re the best; why change?” to the progressive “Don’t rest on your laurels” powerhouse corporation that Disney is today. Doug found that even strong organizations, like Disney, must embrace change and be willing to innovate.
Global Business Leader: Fluent in Japanese, Doug was on the startup team for Tokyo Disneyland, Disney’s first international theme park. Based upon his rich career at Disney, plus his work as an international consultant for some of the world’s most admired corporations and business leaders, Doug explores the strategic necessity of why all companies must now think globally and act locally. Learn how companies such as IBM, Starbucks, Procter & Gamble, Siemens and Intel have benefited from those lessons.
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