Running head: WALT DISNEY AND HIS LEADERSHIP 1 Walt Disney and his leadership 4 Walt Disney and his leadership For professor From Institution Date 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 ide ...