Posted on Jun 9, 2015
COL Mikel J. Burroughs
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Leaders and lessons can come from any industry! These are worth noting. What do you think?

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Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS
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Stepping away from the Man, and looking at the Organization, let me ask this simple question:

"Which is more efficient from a logistical standpoint, Disney World or the US Military?"

It's estimated that the park(s) service 17M/year (45k/day). For anyone who has every been there, it's hard to say that it is not an exceedingly well ran operation, with the number of support staff it has. Add in all the secondary items like hotels, buses, food service "off park" but "on site" and I'm betting our Logistics Commands would offer Direct Commission any of the VPs running running key infrastructure there just for their subject matter expertise, if they were allowed.
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Not to mention the vast underground complex they have that runs the park, therefore keeping all those machines out of sight & out of the crowd so that the park can operate smoothly. It is truly a sight to sit & watch just how smoothly it is run. Even in the event of an "unexpected" things are put in order on quick basis & situation is returned to normal ASAP. It is almost the ideal example of "well-oiled machine"!
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CSM Michael J. Uhlig
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Very common sense principles and very valid today as well!
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WO1 Intelligence Officer (S2)
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Yes, Disney did a lot of innovative things that are now common in the things that Disney got involved in. But a lot of those ideas go back to leader books older than Disney, but good leaders can learn from anyone, and improve upon their ideas.
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs
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You are absolutely right!
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