Leadership analysis - Walt disney 4

Introduction

Leadership according to many writers and authors can be termed as the activity of providing guidance and direction of a people of the organization to the achievement of the set goals. Walt Disney was born in the year 1901 on December to his parents. This is done by the leader has a certain influence on their employees. This kind of influence is built in motivation for the goal achievement, going directly to the employees and subordinates (Clark, 2001).

A good leader also has special qualities that make them very suitable for leadership positions in any situation. There are a few activities that this leader engages in that inspires the confidence of those who work around them. They are supposed to inspire trust within their organization or affiliated institution that they operate in.

They tend to create a vision for the direction that they go. This direction is based on the set of goals that the group or team has set for them to achieve ("Special Issue Leadership Journal: Indigenous Leadership", 2014). To achieve said goals there must be an effective strategy that is used so as to achieve desired results and maintaining discipline is one of them. Lastly, the leader should be able to coach the group into unleashed their unlocked potential for the benefit of the team (Clark, 2001).

Walt Disney history

The kind of ability would greatly improve any organization stronghold against the competition. One such example of such a leader is the man Walt Disney. In his early days into his career, he used to work as a filmmaker in Kansas. Later on, he migrated to greener pasture which was Hollywood. His work would give him much recognition until his demise in December 1th of 19966 when sadly he passed away.

Disney was able to understand the need of his audience e and competed with graduates in the business area though he did not possess a college education. In one of his performance, he would stand on a podium and wave a baton that would make it seem as if he was performing magic to entertain his visitors ("Special Issue Leadership Journal: Indigenous Leadership", 2014). From there he would commence displaying acts of making elephants fly or turning broomsticks into a boy just to entertain his guests.

He was also quick at making a judgment, authors say that Disney was able to spot those who would choose to make him and his pursuits fail or those who could help him grow and market his brand to the general public. One such example is the shift to televised media where he was able to showcase the items that he had invented (Clark, 2001). Thus he was able to partner with the right people in the industry and climb up higher in the social economic ladder. Partnerships such as the one with the New York City world fair that happened in 1964.

Work and life

Here he was able to create the idea of having a ski park established for them. This kind of attitude would land him the nickname old maestro. Disney was seen as being a charismatic person, having established his company in the post-war era where the existed a myriad of challenges such as the great depression that affected major economies.

His major weapon was the use of television where he was able to make an amusement park that associated with the various think a huge number of people and thus better profits. He would go on to later create what was known as Oswald the lucky rabbit with assistance from a group of artists. But this was short lived as he was ousted from this company ("Special Issue Leadership Journal: Indigenous Leadership", 2014). Later in Los Angeles, he was able to create the Mickey Mouse. Due to the past experience in his new venture, he sought to understand what the employees were going through. This, in turn, he was able to inspire a higher quality of animations and media that they produced.

The technique known as intellectual stimulation where he would demand quality from his artists and animator made the animator and artists work harder which in turn meant better content for the intended consumer at the time. Later this kind of commitment would backfire and almost half of his staff would quit after a long strike that would last three months due to the caviar treatment and financial strains that the company would have.

Conclusion

His next project would become Disney land which was opened in 1955, but in his vision, the place was never complete and thus would always have the chance to expand and grow. His strategy would involve the ability that his empire could be in operation much later after his death (Clark, 2001). What most people do not understand about the man is his continued commitments towards his company and the creations that he was in charge of.

After the death of his mother who died of carbon poisoning, he found it impossible not speaks about the personal experience he had with her until her demise. He also has a daughter who leads the too many after his death and retirement. His business structure to be the best still rings throughout his tenure in his company; he was focused on the best delivery of content to the final viewer. He would see to it that the clients were satisfied and this made them come to his amusement parks more and more.

References

Clark, D. (2001). Walt Disney and Europe: European Influences on the Animated Feature Films of Walt Disney (review). The Lion and the Unicorn, 25(3), 427-432. Doi: 10.1353/uni.2001.0030

Special Issue Leadership Journal: Indigenous Leadership. (2014). Leadership, 10(2), 263-265. Doi: 10.1177/1742715014530196