Working with Walt
At the 2013 D23
Expo there were five panel discussions with Walt Disney Imagineers. The very
first one was led by Marty Sklar and had Bob Gurr, Alice Davis and X Atencio
talking about what it was like to work for Walt Disney.
It is fun to hear
how each of this legendary Imagineers met Walt Disney. They shared their favorite
memories of working with Walt and talked about his management style and how it affected
their lives.
One thing that kept
coming up in all the discussions, starting with this one is Walt was the best “Casting
Director” they ever knew. He would talk to someone for a few moments and then
ask them to do something they thought they could never do. Yet, they would do
it and do it well!
They also share
how nobody wanted to fail around Walt, but he never placed blame. If something
went wrong he would ask how “we” could make it work. His style encouraged
people to work harder and do things they did not know they could.
The discussion
ended with a short Q&A.
Both my husband
and I were at this panel and it was a life changing event. What we walked out
of there was the desire to encourage others as Walt did. We also walked out of
there with in intolerance of people and circumstances that stifled creativity
and collaboration.
Below is video of the complete panel
discussion and Q&A:
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