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Author: J. Jeff Kober

Anatomy of Curiosity

Curious George–as well as Margret and Hans

September 15, 2016 J. Jeff Kober

You’re probably familiar with this storybook character: Children for generations have loved the Curious George books and have treasured not…

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Posted in: Creativity & Innovation Filed under: Creativity, Curious George, Einstein, H.A. Rey, Innovation, Margret Rey, Walt Disney
The Art of Curiosity

The Art of Curiosity

September 6, 2016 J. Jeff Kober 15 Comments

It’s curious how little is really articulated about the need for curiosity. Aristotle claimed that the desire to know is…

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Posted in: Creativity & Innovation Filed under: Curiosity, FastPass

Curiosity: Beyond Potato Peeling

August 16, 2016 J. Jeff Kober 17 Comments

Distinguished scientist Dr. Louis Agassiz once spoke of a woman who labored in a boarding house. Her job for 15…

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Posted in: Creativity & Innovation Filed under: Curiosity, Dr. Agassiz

Customer Advocacy: A Tale of Theme Parks

August 4, 2016 J. Jeff Kober 76 Comments

In a previous article, I spoke of customer advocacy in government. I spoke of different ways you could create greater advocacy.…

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Posted in: Leadership Filed under: Customer Advocacy, Disney, Disney's America, Disney's Animal Kingdom, Government, Sea World

Customer Advocacy in Government

July 27, 2016 J. Jeff Kober 10 Comments

It’s difficult for most bureaucratic structures in government to think of serving constituents as customers, much less giving customer advocacy…

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Posted in: Customer Service, Government Filed under: Advocacy, Apple, Disney, Feedback, Government, Recognition

Has Your Brand & Culture Gone Down the Toilet?

May 31, 2016 J. Jeff Kober 15 Comments

We tell our clients there is a key place where you can learn quickly so much about your brand and…

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Posted in: Leadership, Retail Filed under: Bob Evans, Brand, Culture, Disney, M&M Store, Postal Connection, quality, Restrooms, Retail

Defining Award, Reward, and Recognition

May 2, 2016 J. Jeff Kober 30 Comments

Accountability never succeeds without making work consequential. And part of making performance matter is in providing for reward, award, and…

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Posted in: Employee Engagement Filed under: Award, McDonalds, Recognition, Reward

My Journey With Julie Goehring

April 25, 2016 J. Jeff Kober 3 Comments

For some time, I have wanted to write something that would be a celebration of my teacher and mentor, Julie…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Julie Goehring, Sunnyslope, Teaching, Theater

The Trim Tab: By Small Means We Sail

April 4, 2016 J. Jeff Kober 72 Comments

When you think of an organization as a ship, it’s difficult to imagine the force required to direct such a…

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Posted in: Employee Engagement Filed under: Disney Cruise Line, Hard Wiring, John Wooden, Soft Wiring

With Real Performance Comes Real Failure

March 14, 2016 J. Jeff Kober

In a previous post, we spoke about being accountable. It takes courage for individuals and teams to take accountability in…

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Posted in: Creativity & Innovation Filed under: Ed Catmull, Pixar, Taking Risk, Theodore Roosevelt

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