November 2017 – Page 2 – Four O'Clock Faculty

Pixar Team Meetings

Pixar movies, like Toy Story and The Incredibles, have been huge successes because of the painstaking process that the creators go through to craft a movie using impeccable storytelling.…

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The Pixar Mission

We all know Pixar for the amazing animated films that we have grown to love. Pixar though, initially started as a hardware company, producing a computer known as the…

rczyz November 13, 2017

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It’s Time to WIN

Lee Cockerell uses the acronym WIN (What’s Important Now?) in his book The Customer Rules to refer to times when an employee must decide when to serve a customer.…

rczyz November 10, 2017

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Everyone is a VIP

When I traveled to Disney World with my family a few years ago, we received a personalized booklet in the mail, tailored to our specific trip plans. Ensuring that…

rczyz November 9, 2017

Guest Posts

What Middle and High School Principals Really Do?

A few weeks ago, I posted a list of things that Principals do on a daily basis. As a Principal of a 2nd and 3rd Grade School, my list…

rczyz November 8, 2017

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Rehearse, Rehearse, Rehearse

Prior to opening a new hotel or restaurant, Disney runs through multiple rehearsals, giving cast members a chance to role play with other employees in order to get it…

rczyz November 8, 2017

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Don’t Get Bored With Basics

Disney focuses on the basics, the small things that lead a business to success rather than failure. When you walk into any Disney Resort or Theme Park, the first thing…

rczyz November 7, 2017

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A Letter from a Waiter

Lee Cockerell was previously in charge of operations at the Walt Disney World Resort. You can imagine that running such a massive operation is difficult, but Cockerell managed to…

rczyz November 6, 2017

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#4OCF Celebrates Disney-Pixar

This month marks some memorable events for Disney-Pixar. On November 18, 1928, Mickey Mouse was born with the release in New York of the animated Steamboat Willie. On November…

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Standards We Should Be Focusing On

I recently had to look up a specific language arts standard for a specific grade level. While I was navigating the website, I had to search my way through…

rczyz November 1, 2017