A Review of the Creating Magic Mastermind

“We often do know what the problem is. It’s acknowledging it and taking action on it that really matters.” Joining me are two special guests that recently soaked in the sun and wisdom at the latest Creating Magic Mastermind in Orlando, Florida. I always say each event is better than the last, and this time…

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Three Factors to Implement Change

“Transformation should never end because if you have your best and brightest people thinking about how to continually make the experience better and better and better and better because it’s never perfect.” Retired Disney COO Jim MacPhee joins for a conversation on the three factors crucial for successful change implementation. Jim brings insights from his…

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Manage Like a Mother

“By virtue of being a kid and on the receiving end of mothering, you have learned you know what works and what doesn’t work.” – Valerie Cockerell This conversation brought me an all new perspective around the ways that motherhood can serve as a powerful foundation for effective leadership in any organization. Valerie Cockerell is…

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Traits of Influential Leaders

Good leaders understand who they are, what they do, and they ask for what they want. – Jody Maberry In this episode of The Jody Mayberry Show, I had the pleasure of welcoming back Jim McPhee, the retired senior vice president of Operations and chief operating officer of Walt Disney World Resort. This time Jim…

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Have the Courage to Say What Needs to Be Said

“Are Lee and Dan Cockerell really like that everywhere? That’s right, they are.” Author and speaker known as Dr. Disneyland, Jeff Barnes, returns to the Jody Mayberry Show to ask me three questions. He hit it out of the park with his questions, including my childhood inspiration to become a park ranger. We also get…

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