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Jack Linquist
What about 'Bob'?
Jeremy Schoolfield
Employees at Walt Disney Parks and Resorts around the world are known as Cast Members, and each person who works at one of Disney’s attractions wears a nametag. It was Walt Disney’s custom to go by first names in his company so everyone at every level would feel as equal parts of the team. Naturally, then, Cast Member name-tags are only embossed with first names. Thus, Disney Legend Jack Lindquist’s nametag read “JACK” in nice, big, clear letters for much of his 38-year Disney career. Walt, though, always called Lindquist by a different name: “Bob.” One day, Walt was in a meeting with a bunch of the Disney executives—including Lindquist, as he was Disneyland’s chief marketer. Once again, Walt referred to Jack as “Bob,” and someone had the guts to offer a correction. “Walt just raised his eyebrow and said, ‘He looks like a “Bob” to me,’ and we went on with the meeting,” Lindquist recalls, his mouth grinning wide with laughter. “Walt could call me anything—it worked. I didn’t mind.” […]

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IAAPA.org/Funworld Magazine
Source type Website
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Subject date 2014
Language en
Document type Interview
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Inserted 2015-06-12