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Podcast: Disney Insights
Episode: Why Learn & Benchmark From Disney
Description: J. Jeff Kober examines why organizations choose to learn best-in-business practices from Disney, and the benefits derived therein. He also looks at what some perceive as the "Disneyification" of their organization when programs like those offered at The Disney Institute seemingly try to push a "Mickey Mouse" agenda on them. In particular, he drills down on an op-ed post written about the investment George Washington University (GWU) made when it allegedly spent millions on Disney programs. To that end, he looks at seven realities organizations face, and why benchmarking other world-class organizations still make sense. Jeff provides lessons any...