Leaving Disney: What I Learned, What Changed, and What I'd Do Again
Last week was my last at The Walt Disney Company. It was a meaningful chapter—full of complex systems, high creative standards, and people who cared about getting difficult things right.
This is what I learned, what it changed in me, and what I'd do again.
The Leader as Decision Maker: Listen, Decide, and Own the Outcome
The Importance of Decisiveness in Leadership
In any organization, from scrappy startups to large enterprises, making decisions is one of a leader's primary responsibilities. Strong leaders do more than set vision. They take action and chart direction. As Peter Drucker observed, successful businesses are built on courageous decisions.
Research consistently shows that effective decision-making is the highest-impact driver of business performance. A leader's job is to break indecision and provide clarity. This doesn't mean being impulsive or autocratic. It means guiding the team through uncertainty by choosing a path and standing by it.
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PlotThing - Story Management and Writing Tool
PlotThing is a comprehensive story management and writing application I'm building. It provides writers with tools to organize their creative work and export directly to publishing formats.
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