About this episode

Darren Hardy discusses the realities of workplace culture and profitability using examples from Disney and Southwest Airlines.

Skateboards in the hallway. Ping-pong at lunch. The belief that a fun office magically produces profits. In this episode of DarrenDaily On-Demand, Darren Hardy bursts the happy workplace myth, sharing two companies he visited in the same month: the one that was dead quiet turned out to be more than 40% more profitable per employee than the one that looked like Animal House. Darren reveals what Disney Imagineers admitted about how the Happiest Place on Earth really operates, and how Southwest's famous fun depends on a micro-choreographed ten-minute turn. Beneath the playful surface sits rigid systems, intense measurement, and relentless accountability. Get more personal mentoring from Darren each day. Go to DarrenDaily at http://darrendaily.com/join to learn more.

People in this episode

Host: Darren Hardy

Topics covered

• workplace culture
• profitability
• employee performance
• Disney
• Southwest Airlines
• accountability
• business myths

Keywords

• Disney
• Southwest Airlines
• workplace culture
• profitability
• employee performance
• business myths
• accountability

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Disney, Southwest

Places: Happiest Place on Earth

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