November 2006
Intermediate to advanced
256 pages
9h 9m
English
Many hands, and hearts, and minds generally contribute to anyone’s notable achievements.23
Walt Disney
He was renowned for his creativity and superior crafting ability and was successful beyond compare, yet even the great Walt Disney did not presume to be able to accomplish his goals without the contributions of a well-coordinated group working alongside him. “I don’t propose to be an authority on anything at all,” he once explained. “I follow the opinions of ordinary people I meet, and I take pride in the close-knit teamwork of my organization.”24
That Walt Disney so readily acknowledged the value of collaboration is a measure of his greatness—or perhaps a cause of it. In any event, his belief in the team ...