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Back to the Basics in Leadership and Life with former EVP of Operations for the Walt Disney World Resort Lee Cockerell

Consulting Matters

Today I'm talking with Lee Cockerell, the former Executive Vice President of Operations for Walt Disney resort and currently a consultant, author, and speaker. In this episode, you'll hear: How Lee evolved as a leader by shedding defensiveness and operating in trust. Why you need to create a system to be a person of your word.

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Getting an Intricate Operation Back in Sync

Harvard Business

Before I became general manager of The Beverly Hills Hotel, I held the same position at another luxury hotel up the coast. Facing interconnected operational issues, members of the eight-person senior leadership team were turning against one another. Later, he privately told me he was thinking of leaving the hotel.

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An Ex-Consultant’s Jump into the Start Up World

Management Consulted

He co-founded MobileSuites, an app that puts travel concierge services and hotel information at your fingertips, and which you can (and should) find and sign-up for here. As we were talking, we started thinking that we could really improve the hotel experience, That sort of hit us on the head and we just couldn’t stop thinking about it.

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5 Questions to Ask Before You Call Out Someone Powerful

Harvard Business

But over the last two years, as we interviewed over 60 business leaders, what we found is that this feeling never goes away. No matter how senior the person we interviewed, there was always a lingering doubt about the risks and consequences of speaking up. And think carefully about who is likely to be affected if you do speak out.

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List of economic consulting firms in Hong Kong

Tom Spencer

AECOM provides economic analysis and strategic planning services, which generally fall into four areas of practice: Economic Planning and Real Estate, Entertainment and Leisure, Hotels and Resorts, and Capital Facilities Planning. and has operations in more than 20 countries. Case Interviews. Website: www.arup.com. Kowloon Tong.

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Currency Lessons: Think a Sinking Currency is Always Good For Manufacturers?

MishTalk

How can a business operate when the currency is on a free-fall?" Bhatia, head of the enterprise business at television maker Videocon Industries, said in an August 21 interview. How Can Businesses Operate in A currency Freefall? There''s theory and then there''s practice. Brazil and India have both noticed the distinction.

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Why Uber and Airbnb Needed a Different Kind of CEO

Harvard Business

Since their founding less than a decade ago, Uber and Airbnb have wrangled with regulators, challenged the taxi and hotel industries, earned extraordinary valuations from venture capital investors — and fundamentally transformed the way people think about urban transportation and travel. These companies had to do something.

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