CE Credit: 1.5 PD
The reasons for leading a change effort are typically very simple: We want to do it, we need to do it, or we have to do it. Creating a positive, lasting, change is not always as easy. Averaging 14 years Disney Leadership experience, Disney Institute’s professional speakers have experienced all three scenarios as the Walt Disney World Resort has evolved from a single theme park and two resort hotels to the top vacation destination in the world. The presenter will share valuable insights on when and why an organization should change and the role of the leader in shaping a positive, sustainable change.
Speaker Bio
Our Disney Institute Program Facilitator, Mary P. Flynn, began her Walt Disney World career in 1998 at the Disney University, where she was responsible for delivering Disney’s catalog of leadership training programs. At the same time, she served as performance consultant to Human Resources, Multi-Market Business Development, and Public Affairs. She is also a Disney College Program mentor.
Prior to joining Disney, Mary held senior consultant positions with the two industry leaders in human resource management and leadership development. A change management specialist, Mary conducted diagnostic assessment and provided executive coaching to high profile organizations across all industries, including healthcare, retail, hospitality, energy, telecommunications, restaurant, publishing, insurance, and pharmaceuticals, as well as the Kennedy Space Center. A professional writer and poet, Mary has held full-time staff writing positions with Hallmark Cards and with the leading publisher of reading materials used in public schools throughout the United States. Her observational humor has appeared in The New York Times and other major dailies and magazines. For years, Mary has hosted a live radio talk show, answering call-in questions on job search, career transition, and executive development. She is also an inventor. Earlier in her career, Mary was a bridal fashion buyer and served as administrative manager of the largest free-circulation paper in the Northeast.
Mary holds a bachelor of science degree in media and communication from The State University of New York and has studied extensively in Ericksonian brief therapy. She has a background in accelerated learning and is a certified practitioner in the field of neuro-linguistic programming, a peak communication methodology. She is a certified phobia counseling aide.