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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 Books 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 Resources Cockerell Consulting Group -- https://cockerellconsulting.com/ The Awesome Leader League -- https://theawesomeleader.com/ Credits 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

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 Books 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 Resources Cockerell Consulting Group -- https://cockerellconsulting.com/ The Awesome Leader League -- https://theawesomeleader.com/ Credits 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

Sep. 5, 2015. Eminent biologist Edward O. Wilson and global economist Jeffrey Sachs discuss human existence and its viability on this planet at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Speaker Biography: Biologist Edward O. Wilson is the author of more than 20 books, including the Pulitzer Prize winners "On Human Nature” and “The Ants.” He has received over 100 awards and honors for his work and is an active environmental advocate. During his career, Wilson has developed theories and explanations that have shaped scientific and scholarly inquiry. A few of his notable works are “The Theory of Island Biogeography,” “Sociobiology: The New Synthesis,” “Biophilia,” “Naturalist,” “Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge,” “The Social Conquest of Earth” and “Letters to a Young Scientist.” In his latest book, “The Meaning of Human Existence," Wilson connects science and philosophy in a 21st century treatise on human existence, which examines the differences among humans and other species. He is a professor emeritus of Harvard University. Speaker Biography: Best-selling author Jeffrey D. Sachs is an economist, professor, senior United Nations adviser, syndicated columnist and the director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University. His writing is distributed through publications in over 100 countries, and he is a frequent contributor to the Financial Times of London, the International Herald Tribune, Scientific American and Time magazine. Sachs’ books include “The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time,” “Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet,” “The Price of Civilization: Reawakening American Virtue and Prosperity” and “To Move the World: JFK’s Quest for Peace.” His most recent work is “The Age of Sustainable Development," a comprehensive and accessible analysis of sustainable development as well as its key challenges and potential solutions. Sachs has received numerous awards and been named twice on Time magazine’s list of the 100 most influential world leaders. For transcript, captions, and more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=7015

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. A lecture by Jeffrey Sachs, Director of the Earth Institute and Professor of Sustainable Development and Health Policy and Management at Columbia University and the author of The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time.

A lecture by Jeffrey Sachs, Director of the Earth Institute and Professor of Sustainable Development and Health Policy and Management at Columbia University and the author of The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time. From the World Beyond the Headlines Series. Cosponsored by the University of Chicago's Human Rights Program, the School of Social Service Administration, Rockefeller Chapel, and Chicago Promise.