ORLANDO, FL – Many managers face the reality that their employees are disengaged and uninspired in the workplace. Lee Cockerell, the Former Executive Vice President of Operations for Walt Disney World® Resort, teamed up as a business coach with Thrive15.com, the web-based educational platform dedicated to providing engaging and practical video trainings for entrepreneurs and businesspeople, to produce a training whose focus is inspiring employees.
Cockerell, who once managed over 40,000 employees while at Walt Disney World® Resorts, has over 25 years of experience with growing successful organizations. Prior to his stint with Disney, Cockerell served as an executive for Hilton Hotels and Marriott Corporation for a cumulative 17 years. He joined Disney in 1990 and helped open the Disneyland Paris Project.
While at Walt Disney World, one of Cockerell’s greatest achievements was the creation of the Disney Great Leader Strategies program, which developed 7,000 leaders at Walt Disney World® Resorts. At one point during his 10-year career with Disney, Cockerell was responsible for the daily operations of two water parks, four theme parks, 20 resort hotels, an entertainment and shopping village, and the ESPN Sports and Recreation Complex.
Cockerell’s experience with creating inspired teams of employees and developing managers has required great understanding of what motivates people and how to get the most out of those working under him. His wisdom has been outlined through his three bestselling books, The Customer Rules: The 39 Essential Rules for Delivering Sensational Service, Time Management Magic, and Creating Magic: 10 Common Sense Leadership Strategies from a Life at Disney, each share his insights into business philosophy and can be found as video trainings on Thrive15.com.
Cockerell’s training, Inspiring Employees, on the edtech site has already had an impact on subscribers’ businesses. “Thrivers,” as Thrive15 subscribers are called, have unrestricted access to the entire library of video trainings that include valuable insights from successful business owners and industry-leading businesspeople including bestselling and Pulitzer Prize-nominated author, Clifton Taulbert, and franchising and business coach great, Terry Powell.
Subscriptions to the site start at $19 per-month and include full access to hours of business training unrivaled in the current web-based training landscape.
Former Disney Executive Shares His Insight On Hiring And Firing
ORLANDO, FL – A necessary evil for managing successful businesses is based around knowing when to hire and when to fire employees. Many business owners and managers seem to get stuck. Business coach Lee Cockerell, the Former Executive Vice President of Operations for Walt Disney World® Resort, has teamed up with Thrive15.com, the online educational site that is dedicated to providing entertaining and practical video trainings for entrepreneurs and businesspeople, to develop an impactful training that addresses why, when, and how to fire someone.
Cockerell, a veteran in the field of management whose experience includes managing over 40,000 employees while at Walt Disney World® Resorts, gives his take on making the right decision and simplifying the process.
Cockerell, created the Disney Great Leader Strategies program, which helped to develop 7,000 leaders at Walt Disney World®. At one point during his 10-year career with Disney, Cockerell was responsible for the daily operations of two water parks, four theme parks, 20 resort hotels, an entrainment and shopping village, and the ESPN Sports and Recreation Complex.
Prior to beginning a successful career with Disney in 1990, Cockerell accrued 17 cumulative years as an executive for Hilton Hotels and Marriott Corporation. Cockerell’s years of experience with developing employees and managers has required great understanding with hiring and firing the right people at the right time. He has also transcribed his wisdom in three bestselling books, The Customer Rules: The 39 Essential Rules for Delivering Sensational Service, Time Management Magic, and Creating Magic: 10 Common Sense Leadership Strategies from a Life at Disney.
Cockerell’s Why, When, & How to Fire Someone has already had an impact on subscribers to the web-based business training site. Subscribers, also known as “Thrivers,” to the site gain unrestricted access to the entire library of video trainings that include valuable takeaways from successful entrepreneurs and industry-leading businesspeople including hall of fame entrepreneur, Jack Nadel, and branding expert and founder of Rustic Cuff, Jill Donovan. Subscriptions to the site start at $19 per-month, offering a stark contrast to traditional business training seminars and conferences
Former Disney Executive Teaches How To Manage For Results On Thrive15.com
ORLANDO, FL – Managing a business or employees can be an arduous task, even for seasoned veterans in the world of business. That is one of the reasons that Lee Cockerell, the Former Executive Vice President of Operations for Walt Disney World® Resort, has teamed up with Thrive15 as a business coach, an online business training site dedicated to providing practical and engaging video courses, to create a management training based on Cockerell’s experience as an executive for over 25 years in the hospitality and entertainment industry.
Cockerell, while at Walt Disney World® Resorts, managed over 40,000 cast members and was one of the great minds behind the creation of the Disney Great Leader Strategies program. At one point during his 10-year career with Disney, Cockerell was responsible for the daily operations of two water parks, four theme parks, 20 resort hotels, an entertainment and shopping village, and the ESPN Sports and Recreation Complex.
Before joining Disney, Cockerell spent 17 cumulative years as executive for both Hilton Hotels and Marriott Corporation. His career at Disney began in 1990, joining the team responsible for launching the Disneyland Paris Project. Based on his years of experience in creating “magical” experiences for clients and guests under his watch, Cockerell has accrued an invaluable amount of wisdom for running a successful business. His bestselling books, The Customer Rules: The 39 Essential Rules for Delivering Sensational Service, Time Management Magic, and Creating Magic: 10 Common Sense Leadership Strategies from a Life at Disney share Cockerell’s experience and can also be found as video trainings in Thrive15.com’s video library.
Cockerell’s training adds to an already impressive collection of practical trainings on Thrive15.com. Subscriptions to the site grant full access to a library of video trainings that include valuable nuggets from successful entrepreneurs and industry-leading businesspeople including NBA Hall of Fame basketball player, David Robinson, and “mom-preneur” and founder of Handmade Charlotte, Rachel Faucett. Thrive15 offers a considerably less expensive and more flexible alternative to traditional business training programs with subscriptions starting at $19 per-month.