Disney Philosophy
The
5 Keys
Service Excellence
WashU by the Numbers
Potent Potables
100

An unfortunate result of automation is that it produces higher levels of efficiency and consistency but at the expense of this

What are Personalized Human Services?

100

This is Disney's number 1 priority and at the forefront of all considerations relative to service offerings, space, and guest experience.

What is Safety?

100

When the delivery systems of process, place, and people are aligned exceptional service can occur. This state of nirvana exists here.

What is the Zone of Exceptional Service?

100

This is roughly the total number of staff (academic and administrative) we serve across all WashU campuses

19,464 

100

In an effort to increase sustainable solutions awareness, WashU became the first university in the nation to ban the sale of this/these in 2009.

What are Single Use Disposable Plastic Water Bottles?

200

Positive emotional connections will ultimately drive the length and frequency of a customer’s ______ with your organization.

What is Engagement?

200

Providing friendly, personalized service to make Guests and fellow employees feel special and individual. Seeing, listening, and interacting with kindness and compassion is a result of using this key

What is Courtesy?

200

Never Eat Soggy Wheeties is a wordplay I learned to determine North East South West on a compass. 

N E S W stands for this when using Disney's compass tool which sets the direction of service

Needs

Emotions  

Stereotypes

Wants

200

This is the number of students (undergrad and grad) we serve across campuses 

What is 17,047?


200

In 2014 a Bear Cub named Boo Boo Was Brought to campus to relax students before finals. He ended up biting students and sparking this

What is a Rabies Scare?

300

Exceptional service is about systems, standards, and these

What are Processes?

300

In the heart of everything Disney does, this key both stands alone and supercharges the other four keys.

What is Inclusion?

300

At Disney, the acronym of VIP stands for this

What is Very Individual Person

300

This is the number of academic schools at WashU

                              8 Schools

College of Arts & Sciences - James McKelvey School of Engineering

School of Law  -   School of Medicine

Olin Business School - George Warren Brown School of Social Work

University College - Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts

300

The Official motto of WashU is Per Veritatem Vis which translates to this

Strength through Truth

400

An organization must cultivate internal customer service with the same intentionality as this they do when providing this

What is External Customer Service?

400

This key focuses on attention to detail and maintaining environments that are clean and tidy and reflective of clients' lives and experiences ensuring that they feel relevant.

What is Show?

400

This is the consistent execution of service standards through all delivery channels at all touch points.

Quality Service

400

Based on recent figures noted in Wikipedia, the current WashU endowment sits at this figure

What is $13 Billion?

400

Founded in 1853, the original name of Washington University was this

What is Eliot Seminary

500

This is the essential foundation on which all other service decisions can be developed

What is A Common Purpose?

500

Providing a great experience through practices that minimize costs, reduce wait times, and provide clients the best value for their investment involves use of this key

What is Efficiency?

500

The heart of service recovery is to pursue the reconciliation of the ________, not just the resolution of the __________.

What is Relationship

What is Issue/Problem

500

This is the number of incidents opened within the past 12 months

What is 142,663

500

Featured in the 80's hit tv show, That's Incredible, this former University administrator was crowned winner of an intense Rubix Cube competition. 

Who is former Provost Holden Thorpe?

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