“It’s not the magic that means it is work; it’s just how we work that means it is magic.”

The secret for creating “magic” in our careers, our organizations, and our lives is simple: outstanding leadership-the kind that inspires employees, delights customers, and achieves extraordinary business results.

No one knows more about this kind of command than Lee Cockerell, the person who ran Walt Disney Globe® Resort operations for over a decade. And in Creating Magic, he shares the command concepts about Creating Magic: 10 Common Sense Leadership Strategies from a Lifestyle at Disney that not only guided his very own journey from a poor farm boy in Oklahoma to the top of operations for any multibillion buck enterprise, but that also shortly came to type the cultural bedrock of the world’s number 1 vacation destination.

But as Lee demonstrates, great command isn’t about understanding impossibly complex management theories. We can all become excellent leaders by following the ten practical, good sense strategies layed out in this remarkable book. As simple as they are profound, these management lessons include:

Many people are important.

Make your people your brand.

Burn the free fuel: appreciation, recognition, and encouragement.

Give people an objective, not just a job.

Combining surprising business wisdom with insightful and interesting stories from Lee’s four decades on leading lines of some of the world’s best-run firms, Creating Magic shows most of us – from small business owners to managers at every level – how to be better leaders by infusing quality, character, courage, enthusiasm, and integrity into our workplace and into our lives.