SkillSoft to Film Videos on Employee Engagement, Strategic Alignment
Michael Lee Stallard
MAY 19, 2010
why is everyone smiling?
How John Wayne Stunted Leadership Development
Kevin Eikenberry
OCTOBER 16, 2013
John Wayne was one of the biggest film stars ever. Developing Others Leadership Learning coaching delegation john Wayne' And his legacy has been hindering leaders for a long time. Unwittingly, in many of his movies, John Wayne “proves” that you can succeed alone. All you need is the biggest will, the most stamina, and the fastest gun.
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How to Host a Clear the Air Meeting for Better Team Collaboration
Let's Grow Leaders
AUGUST 28, 2022
” This question came in from one of our recent leadership development programs. This special, Asking For a Friend From the Road, was filmed at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens featuring the wonderful trolls of Danish artist Thomas Dambo. Practical Approaches For a Better Clear the Air Meeting.
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Why Nobody Wants To Be A Hero
Lead Change Blog
AUGUST 26, 2014
Last weekend I went to see Guardians of the Galaxy, in my mind a silly action/adventure film starring some second tier comic book characters. The characters in the film were heroes in that they did, reluctantly, save the universe. Leadership Development Hero Inspiration reality' One Person at a Time.
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What Your Attitude Needs Is A Swift Kick in the Butt…
Lead Change Blog
NOVEMBER 18, 2011
Posted in Leadership Development I hate being around “downers.” Not only is the glass “half empty” to them, but they would be quick to add, “My glass is chipped, it has a greasy film on it, the water is lukewarm and hey, I wanted tea, not water!” ” You know the kind I’m talking about.
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Reinventing Vermeer
N2Growth Blog
JANUARY 29, 2014
By Brian Layer , Chair, Organizational Development, N2growth. The film chronicles Jenison’s discovery of a technique Vermeer may have used to create his photo-realistic paintings prior to the invention of photography. That Jenison is not an artist may surprise film audiences. There’s a lesson here for leaders too.
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The Intangibles: Leadership Approach & Authenticity
N2Growth Blog
NOVEMBER 8, 2024
The Leadership Gap: Why Strong Leaders Are Needed Now More Than Ever This drives home the critical importance of finding, developing, and retaining the best leaders you possibly can. On the contrary, an effective leader must develop a strong ability to hold people accountable and drive results.
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Tune-in Tonight! SiriusXM Ch125 @ 9pm Eastern (6p Pacific)
General Leadership
MARCH 5, 2014
Lori is currently cast as Eleanor Bain in the film The Last Duane & has recently been cast in a worldwide full feature film with an exciting role, details forthcoming. She has a cooking show in development & has recently written a children’s book.
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3 Ways Pixar Gains Competitive Advantage from Its Culture
Michael Lee Stallard
MAY 23, 2014
Pixar has been phenomenally successful with the likes of Toy Story , The Incredibles , Finding Nemo, and Up, to name but a few of its films. Here are three ways Catmull and his leadership team create a culture that consistently makes great films. Pixar’s purpose is to “make great films.” Care about people first.
It’s Time to View Leadership as a Profession
Great Leadership By Dan
FEBRUARY 21, 2013
documentary film Jiro Dreams of Sushi tells the story of an 85-year-old. you watch this film yourself (it’s now available on DVD). As you will see in this film, Jiro is a professional in. I challenge you, upon watching the film and seeing how. theatrical film about him. Guest post from DDI's Richard S. I recommend.
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280 What a Mechanical Shark Can Teach Us About Leadership and Innovation
Leading Blog
DECEMBER 17, 2018
But this wasn’t the film itself. It was a documentary on the making of the movie, all about the lengths that then 27-year-old wunderkind Steven Spielberg and his crew went to in creating a film that would define the summer blockbuster. The scene is famous for the way it terrified audiences without ever showing the titular shark.
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Want To Be The Best? Study Pixar. | Rich Gee Group
Rich Gee Group
JANUARY 1, 2011
Most of their films take three years to make. So I have a present for you this new year — a young Brazilian filmmaker spent 11 days watching Pixar’s assorted films, painstakingly selecting the more than 500 clips that make up this touching ode to the house that Toy Story built. They’ve never missed. All the time.
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Pixar’s Competitive Advantage? A Connection Culture
Michael Lee Stallard
DECEMBER 15, 2010
As such, everyone needs to contribute their ideas and opinions, everyone’s work matters and everyone makes a difference in the quality of a film. In class participants develop acquaintances across the firm that strengthen their ties to the organization. Catmull emphasizes that the environment must be safe to tell the truth.
Employee Engagement, Connection in the Movie “Departures”
Michael Lee Stallard
APRIL 10, 2010
There were moments that this film reminded me of the beautiful book Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation by Parker Palmer. There were moments that this film reminded me of the beautiful book Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation by Parker Palmer. I highly recommend it. why is everyone smiling?
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186 The Development Of A Dream
Joseph Lalonde
OCTOBER 7, 2015
They’re sharing on the process of developing your dream. Anything great that God wants to do takes time to develop. Think of the old 35mm cameras and the film that was used. Bring the film to the store for processing. The film goes into a dark room. But dreams take time to develop. We see glimpses.
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The Great Leadership Learning Matrix
Great Leadership By Dan
JANUARY 14, 2013
I just created this learning and development model based on 20-plus years of training, coaching, and mentoring others. Eager beavers need to take it one step at a time, and prioritize their learning and development goals around the critical few that will having the biggest and most immediate return-on-investment. The Know-it-all.
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Leading Thoughts for July 1, 2021
Leading Blog
JULY 1, 2021
But as an adult, filmmaking is all about appreciating the talents of the people you surround yourself with and knowing you could never have made any of these films by yourself. “My Find more ideas on the LeadingThoughts index. * * * Like us on Instagram and Facebook for additional leadership and personal development ideas.
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Slow Decline of Eastman Kodak due to an Inability to Reinvent
Coaching Tip
AUGUST 20, 2014
The film giant gave us the "Kodak Moment," which persists as the quintessential photographic experience even though in today''s digital camera age "selfies" on smartphones are a major factor. That is why it has been so difficult to change Kodak''s corporate culture from film-based imaging to digital imaging. . Kodak Focus on Film.
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Are You Recognizing Your People’s Best Ideas?
Great Leadership By Dan
NOVEMBER 14, 2013
The system, originally developed by a British officer and shared with Sims, required reworking some machinery around the weapon and retraining sailors on how to fire the weapon. Undaunted, Sims continued to send reports upward toward his superiors claiming the merits of his newly developed system. and then watched it die.
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0506 | Shawn Hunter
LDRLB
MARCH 17, 2014
Shawn is Executive Producer & Vice President for Leadership Development Channel at Skillsoft. Shawn is Executive Producer & Vice President for Leadership Development Channel at Skillsoft. In this interview, we discuss how leaders drive positive outcomes by doing simple, yet remarkable things.
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167 Lifestorming: Creating the Life You Want
Leading Blog
MAY 26, 2017
The goal for each of us is to take on life and enjoy it immensely by developing the required character and engaging in it enormously. It’s important to remember too, that “we aren’t in a snapshot; we’re part of a film. Lifestorming: Creating Meaning and Achievement in Your Career and Life presents life as a journey without a “there.”
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Mindful Mondays Video: Two Minutes That Will Make You Feel More Relaxed
Next Level Blog
JUNE 23, 2014
As I explain in my forthcoming book, "Overworked and Overwhelmed: The Mindfulness Alternative", to counteract that you want to develop little breaks of rest and digest into your day. Mindful Mondays fight or flight overworked and overwhelmed relaxation rest and digest waves'
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Leadership and Competition
N2Growth Blog
JUNE 5, 2011
In the military we valued actionable intelligence, studied our enemy’s strengths and weaknesses, developed a battle plan around a solid strategy, and executed our tactical mission as if our lives depended on it - because they did. Do your marketing, PR and branding initiatives satisfactorily address the competition?
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I Dare You to Do Better.
Rich Gee Group
JANUARY 23, 2024
In the 2016 film "Star Trek," a pivotal scene captures a moment of transformation for the protagonist, James T. Action Item: Set a stretch goal that feels slightly out of reach and develop a step-by-step plan to achieve it. This reflection turns failure into a powerful tool for personal and professional development.
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Prepare for the Future with a Completed Bucket List
General Leadership
JANUARY 21, 2014
I first came across the concept of developing a bucket list after seeing the 2008 movie of the same name. ” Recently I sat down with a blank piece of paper to write the first draft of a personal bucket list and discovered something really amazing.
Did We Succeed This Year In Putting Our Employees First?
Tanveer Naseer
DECEMBER 23, 2014
The question was inspired by the findings of a recent study that found that for leaders across the globe, the top challenge they faced was how to engage, retain, and develop employees under their care. At the beginning of this year, I wrote a piece where I asked a simple question – will this be the year that we put our employees first ?
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Expanding Your Creativity
LDRLB
OCTOBER 29, 2012
I just released my second PSA with Creative Oklahoma , a nonprofit I work with dedicated to developing creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship in my home state and elsewhere in the US. This film covers what I consider to be the most dangerous misunderstanding of creativity: that only a select few are creative.
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Innovation at Bell Labs
Leading Blog
JUNE 28, 2012
My first encounter with Bells Labs was like many school aged kids in the sixties, through their series of science films — Hemo the Magnificent , Our Mr. Sun , Gateways to the Mind and others. Great read for the summer. * * * Like us on Facebook for additional leadership and personal development ideas. * * *.
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From the Great Resignation to Striketober, Employees are Demanding Change
leaderCommunicator
OCTOBER 27, 2021
In a related development, October is now known as Striketober, with labor strikes happening at cereal makers (Kellogg’s), agricultural equipment manufacturers (John Deere) and healthcare providers (Kaiser Permanente). A strike of 60,000 behind-the-scenes film and TV workers was averted with moments to spare earlier this month.
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160 20 Best Leadership Movies; Break Out the Popcorn
Great Leadership By Dan
SEPTEMBER 28, 2008
The key that turns entertainment into a foundation for dialogue and learning, according to Turregano, is purposeful viewing — watching the film with a goal in mind. I asked one group in the audience to look at the relationship and how Bagger developed and built on it.
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Strong Women in the Front Row
Women on Business
FEBRUARY 27, 2012
Margaret Thatcher , portrayed by Meryl Streep in the film The Iron Lady , was a woman of depth and conviction. We have been in back of or on the side of our men for eons. Not that we have to be loud and bossy to get our way. We just have to be clear. Strong in an arena that few women have, until now, been privy to.
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Revisiting Our Masculine Side of Leadership :: Women on Business
Women on Business
JANUARY 3, 2011
Now, it is, in essence, a mystery story and a precursor of the Indiana Jones films. Categories : personal development Contact Sylvia Lafair, author of Dont Bring It To Work: Breaking the Family Patterns that Limit Success at sylvia@ceoptions.com. He ” by Robert Johnson is about the myth of Perceval and the Holy Grail.
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Rookie Talent: Avoiding a Kodak Moment
Leading Blog
JANUARY 5, 2015
During most of the 20th century Kodak held a dominant position in photographic film, and in 1976, had an 89% market share of photographic film sales in the United States. The lack of skill development and leadership development among Generation Y affects every generation.
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Leadership Strategies: Are You a Davos Woman?
Women on Business
JANUARY 17, 2011
They discussed profit and loss margins, product development and the like. One quick note, at our past WELL programs we have used clips from the film “Mona Lisa’s Smile” to get deeper discussions going. I know them and I know they were feeling that first blush of intimidation that is often a core pattern in women in business.
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What Happens When Creative Projects Change Hands
The Horizons Tracker
FEBRUARY 24, 2022
A far better approach is to ensure that the originator of the idea is involved throughout the development of the project. The researchers chose the film industry to conduct their study and focused on 5,700 or so films released since 1915 in the United States. Seeing it through.
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15 Unique Activities that Build Team Spirit
Lead by Adventure
OCTOBER 13, 2013
Take your team for a day of creating, directing, and filming your own movie. Who will film and edit the movie? Corporate Team Building Leadership Development Leadership Games Organizational Development Team Bonding Activities Team Building Team Building Activities Team Games Uncategorized' One in the U.S. Make a Movie.
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What Makes a High-Performance Leader?
Great Leadership By Dan
SEPTEMBER 10, 2020
They are not a leader because their position entitles them to be; they see leadership as a verb, a skill to continue to develop and hone. Six months before they started filming, he couldn't play guitar, couldn't play piano and couldn't sing. A high-performance leader is one who is intentional about their leadership. Curiosity 3.
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Individuals, Organizations That Survive Life's Inevitable Storms
Michael Lee Stallard
JULY 31, 2010
In a video interview I filmed for the Leader to Leader Institute’s Leadership Dialogues website, I speak with leadership experts Mark Thompson and Bonita Buell-Thompson about what I learned from my wife Katie’s successful battles with breast and advanced ovarian cancer. We need family and friends who “have our backs.&#
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210 US Navy and U2: What Connection?
Michael Lee Stallard
JULY 15, 2010
Recently the Institute added Jason and I to its Thought Leaders Gateway and last week I filmed a video interview for the Leader to Leader Institute’s Leadership Dialogues website. Jason and I support the Institute’s work by sharing our work and ideas related to Connection Cultures. why is everyone smiling?
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218 How to Harness the Power of Empathy for Effective Leadership
Great Leadership By Dan
JANUARY 23, 2020
They watch new ideas take root and recognize the value of developing products to meet customer needs. Immerse yourself in films, documentaries, biographies, theater, art, or music. Empathetic managers put their teams at ease and support their employees as they achieve mutually beneficial goals. ? You can do this outside of work too.
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235 Personal Development - A Common Trait of All High Achievers
Your Voice of Encouragement
APRIL 5, 2012
At my company we recently completed a new online personal development system called ProStar Coach. During the months leading up to its release, I was involved with some personal development of my own. Once the filming was done, I had to edit and produce it, using special software. That meant a whole lot of learning for me.
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Take the Creative Risk
LDRLB
FEBRUARY 22, 2012
I just finished working on a PSA with Creative Oklahoma, an awesome non-profit dedicated to developing creativity and innovation in my home state. The film below considers the risks involved in letting people be creative but asserts that those risks are necessary if you’re trying to lead innovation. Can't See the Video?
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122 Ideas Are Not The Keys To Entrepreneurial Success
Tanveer Naseer
FEBRUARY 27, 2018
Disney didn’t think up animated films, or even amusement parks. A modern developer of Android apps has a much harder time knowing whether his or her app actually made the person who downloaded it happy enough to recommend it to others so that her business can grow and prosper.
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