From the monthly archives:

August 2009

Memories at Disney

August 22, 2009

People Management at Disney One of the things we were exposed to at the Disney Institute was a presentation on People Management in the Magic Kingdom.  We were told all kinds of general facts, including that: At Disney, all employees are referred to as Cast Members Disney has over 2200 job titles with specific position [...]

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Details and Disney

August 22, 2009

Getting the details right Much of the success of Walt Disney World is based on simple execution.  This is a random example of their attention to details and appearance on the property. I took this picture of a two man crew busily cleaning a stop sign from top to bottom today as I left.

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Scoble’s Brain or how to get smarter on Twitter

August 21, 2009

Getting smarter via social media     This week was a huge week for interactions with Human Resources professionals who are deeply immersed in the use of social media tools.  You can check some of my other posts for details on the activities that tool place at HR Florida and the Disney Institute. This post [...]

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Day 5 – The Curtain Falls at the Disney Institute

August 21, 2009

Image via CrunchBase End of Days What a week.  Today is my last day at the Disney Institute, and the time I have spent here has been a wonderful experience. Disney Institute Leadership The highlight was dinner last night at the Grand Floridian with several executives from the Disney Institute and a really savvy team [...]

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Carnival of HR on Training Time

August 20, 2009

Lots of theme park related stuff happening during my week long stay in Orlando.  A little late, but don’t forget to check out the latest Carnival of HR over at the excellent Training Time blog.

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Central Casting: People Management at Disney

August 20, 2009

Ever wanted to work at Disney?  I got myself hired as a cast member yesterday, but only for a couple of hours.  More on that in a second   HR Florida conference ends After a great party Tuesday night at the HR Florida state conference, I picked up Michael Long from Disney at 6 AM [...]

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Social Media Monday at HR Florida

August 17, 2009

Kris Dunn on Social Media I am really thrilled to be able to write about the heavy dose of social media activity that has been taking place at HR Florida.   Kris Dunn gave a great presentation on using social media tools yesterday that was very well received.  He suggests that HR professionals use three tools [...]

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HR Florida – Day One

August 17, 2009

HR Florida Yesterday was the opening pre-conference day for the HR Florida State Conference. It was a good day with a lot of activity, including: attending a SPHR certification preparation course sitting in the Social Media workshop given by Kris Dunn.  Jessica Lee was also there,a nd Kris was generous enough to ask us to [...]

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This was no Mickey Mouse offer…

August 15, 2009

The Magic Kingdom My first visit to Disney The first time I visited Disney World or Florida for that matter was in 1976.   I was 19 years old, and went with my girlfriend and her child, who I later married and adopted, respectively.  Bryan was two years old.  The day we spent at Disney was [...]

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Mingle with HR Social Media Gurus in Orlando

August 15, 2009

Image via Wikipedia HR Social Media Event in Orlando Here is the current list of people who have registered for the HR Florida Tweet-up that will take place in Orlando on Monday evening August 17th at 8:30 PM in the Lobby Bar at  the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort. Please feel free to drop by even [...]

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