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Pixar’s Competitive Advantage? A Connection Culture

Michael Lee Stallard

In most organizations only 25 percent of employees – the managers and the stars — feel included. Typically, the overwhelming majority of employees feel that senior management does not value them or their contributions. At Pixar, the percentage of employees who feel included is certainly much, much higher than the norm.

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Team Engagement Brings Competitive Advantage

Lead Change Blog

There is a lack of employee engagement and productivity as accuracy levels decrease, absenteeism increases, motivation is lacking and an unhealthy degree of competitiveness exists. Team members make your company’s success and in an era that is so focused on technological advancements effective teamwork is your biggest competitive advantage.

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3 Ways Pixar Gains Competitive Advantage from Its Culture

Michael Lee Stallard

Ed Catmull, President of Pixar Animation and Walt Disney Animation Studios, describes what he’s learned about leadership and corporate culture in his excellent new book, Creativity, Inc.: With the leadership change, Disney began to produce hits such as Tangled and Wreck-It Ralph. Care about people first. Not so at Pixar.

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Leadership and Knowledge Management

N2Growth Blog

Let’s begin by defining knowledge management (KM)…While this alone may spur fierce debate, for simplicity sake I’ll define knowledge management as: “an organization’s ability to collect and convert data into information, turn information into knowledge, and knowledge into an operating advantage.&#

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Overcoming Leadership Myopia

Michael Lee Stallard

Gradually over time, America has become overly obsessed about managing tasks. Leadership is all about the human experience. When managers invest time to develop connections with and among people they become real leaders who people want to follow. What can be done? As human beings we have emotions. We have hopes and dreams.

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Leadership & Change

N2Growth Blog

Put simply, leadership is not a static endeavor. In fact, leadership demands fluidity, which requires the willingness to recognize the need for change, and finally the ability to lead change. Senior leadership must champion any new initiative.

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How Your Late Employees Improve Your Competitive Advantage

Great Leadership By Dan

Is Time Management the Answer? Time Management courses are designed to improve workplace efficiency -, typically advising employees to prioritise their tasks, schedule their time and avoid distractions. However, these are only successful strategies in an environment which has a predictable and stable workflow. Where Are We Headed?