Season Two of Leadership Life Stories examines Disney leadership as The Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida celebrates its 50th anniversary.

In this episode, Part 2 of a two-part interview, hosts Rebecca Morgan and J.B. Adams welcome Valerie Cockerell, former leader in retail and merchandising at multiple Disney locations, and current partner at Cockerell Consulting, which provides training, consulting, and coaching to help leaders and organizations build a great culture and deliver outstanding customer service.

Our guest describes her definition of success and the satisfaction that comes from influencing others, the rewards and challenges associated with having family members working within one organization, and her best advice for leaders.

02:48 -- Greatest accomplishment -- defining success, making an impact by being influential

12:12 -- Greatest adversity -- how people treat you when you have other family members in the same organization

23:47 -- Best leadership advice, expressing optimism for the future

Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck -- https://tinyurl.com/5khjbw9a

Thank You for Being Late by Thomas Friedman -- https://tinyurl.com/ktabb4n6

The World is Flat by Thomas Friedman -- https://tinyurl.com/jd9v3nfv

The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time by Jeffrey Sachs -- https://tinyurl.com/jxhdr9km

Cockerell Consulting Group -- https://cockerellconsulting.com/

The Awesome Leader League -- https://theawesomeleader.com/

Guest -- Valerie Cockerell, https://www.linkedin.com/in/valerie-cockerell-02067956/

Host -- Rebecca Morgan, https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebeccapmorgan/

Host -- J.B. Adams, https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamslearning/

Production by Victor Media Group, Inc. -- https://victormediagroup.co/

Creator -- J.B. Adams

Executive Producer -- Gerard Mitchell

Audio Design -- Michael Orlowski

Mixing and Editing -- Manni Simon