SkillSoft to Film Videos on Employee Engagement, Strategic Alignment
Michael Lee Stallard
MAY 19, 2010
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The Intangibles: Leadership Approach & Authenticity
N2Growth Blog
NOVEMBER 8, 2024
It was stated that over a third of employees would never be interested in becoming a manager and almost 40% don’t even want to be promoted. 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.
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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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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
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. In class participants develop acquaintances across the firm that strengthen their ties to the organization.
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. However, for a manager, being unskilled in leadership and not wanting do do anything about it is a recipe for failure. As a coach, trainer, or manager, do you recognize your clients, students, or employees?
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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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Leadership and Competition
N2Growth Blog
JUNE 5, 2011
A leader’s view on competition will not only reveal a lot about their beliefs on current and future market trends, but also on innovation, branding, talent management, supply chain issues, constituency management, capital markets, and customer facing. Current or former employees who could become competition.
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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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QAspire Blog: Practical Insights on Quality, Management.
QAspire
AUGUST 1, 2010
I visited an interactive session with one of the greatest Indian actors Anupam Kher at Ahmedabad Management Association (AMA) as a part of “Face to Face with Achievers of Excellence” program. with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL Check it out – some great ideas waiting to be explored! Don’t Kill It!
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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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The Disconnected Leader | N2Growth Blog
N2Growth Blog
AUGUST 22, 2010
I think you’ll find that your view of the world will change dramatically when you rely upon your own observations, as opposed to what you read in a management report, or what you hear third or fourth hand in a meeting. The arrogant CEO doesn’t value the input of line and staff management.
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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. An instigator is different, too, from the most skillful manager, some able to wrest excellence out of people who might otherwise fall short.”
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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.
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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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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. Leadership gets the team going and management keeps it going. Curiosity 3.
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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 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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Leaders of the New Century
Michael Lee Stallard
MAY 28, 2010
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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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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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238 How to Harness the Power of Empathy for Effective Leadership
Great Leadership By Dan
JANUARY 23, 2020
Empathetic leaders at all levels, including managers, HR professionals, consultants, and c-level executives, are more competent leaders because they understand the power of meeting people where they are: ? Empathetic managers put their teams at ease and support their employees as they achieve mutually beneficial goals. ?
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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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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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The #1 Obstacle to Great Workplace Culture
Michael Lee Stallard
DECEMBER 10, 2019
“The level of toxicity in the workplace is at an all-time high,” warns Johnny Taylor, president and CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management (“SHRM”). Ironically, the SHRM event was held in the same location where the band OneRepublic had filmed its popular music video, “ Connection.”
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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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4 Ways to a Better Bottom Line
Lead Change Blog
NOVEMBER 15, 2016
Manage high-performing teams. While making global mindset a priority starts with upper management, executive staff aren’t the only people involved in implementing it across a company. When you travel, read global news and books, or watch international films, tell your friends, families and co-workers about it.
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How Leaders Become Strategists
Skip Prichard
JUNE 22, 2022
To develop a strategy, one has to look at the competition and our team and figure out the difficulties and barriers to “winning the game.” The big opportunity lay in making Marvel characters into feature films. And because there had been no major feature film, the characters were essentially unknown outside the comic-book crowd.
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The Signs Of Provocative Leadership
Lead Change Blog
NOVEMBER 17, 2015
I was recently in a meeting with the leadership development director of a large manufacturing company. The topic was the company’s leadership development training program. The centerpiece was a set of filmed battlefield situations in which a leadership decision was required for success.
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What Coaches (and that means you) Can Learn from “The King's Speech”
Next Level Blog
JANUARY 3, 2011
You probably know the back story of the film. For a terrific synopsis of the entire story and film, see this article by Stephen Holden of the New York Times and, for a taste of the dialogue between Bertie and Lionel, this script excerpt which also ran in the Times.) It’s what change management experts call a quick win.
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How to Build a Team of Innovators
Great Leadership By Dan
JUNE 11, 2020
Most organizations reward employees for their ability to manage. When Brad Bird was hired at Pixar to develop a new animated movie, he recruited the supposedly disgruntled and “misfit” workers from within the company. The result of their efforts was “Toy Story,” which set a new standard for animated films. Actions, not words.
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174 Business Leadership Expertise: Give a Gift of Honoring :: Women on.
Women on Business
DECEMBER 20, 2010
Strong yet Others are from books, films and politics. I believe we can stand on the shoulders of the past by exploring the legacy of the women who held out a hand when the terrain was rocky, gave us courage when it looked hopeless, encouraged us to keep on keeping on no matter what. The others can get a silent salute from the heart.
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Creating A Diverse And Inclusive Work Environment
The Horizons Tracker
NOVEMBER 17, 2021
The film Hidden Figures presents the jarring juxtaposition between a society making the kind of technological leaps required to put a man into space at the same time as continuing to racially segregate society and diminish the role women played in such endeavors. Lackluster change. Implementing your strategy.
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CEO Blog
SEPTEMBER 8, 2018
The choice to use this guest post is also a choice for time management. Or you go to the movies with someone who insists on choosing the films that aren’t even of interest to you, but you concede rather than going to the movie of your choice all by yourself. perhaps that is why some people look like their dogs?)
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159 Fujifilm Succeeded Where Kodak Failed
Coaching Tip
JULY 16, 2015
This is CEO Shigetaka Komari's own story of why Fujifilm succeeded where Eastman Kodak failed with hard-won lessons for managers and employees everywhere. Eastman Kodak was head and shoulders above all the others in the manufacture of photographic film when Fujifilm wasn't in 1963. The difference was not just in sales.
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What Is a Digital Content Creator and What Jobs Are Available?
Strategy Driven
MAY 20, 2024
Key Responsibilities Digital content creators typically have a wide range of responsibilities, which may include: Content Development: Generating ideas for new content and planning content strategies. Content Creation: Writing, filming, recording, or designing content. They develop strategies to boost engagement and followers.
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Management Publication of the Year 2024
Chartered Management Institute
MAY 28, 2024
Management Publication of the Year 2024 The search for the smartest management publication is underway CMI, along with the British Academy of Management (BAM) and Chartered Association of Business Schools (CABS) are delighted to announce the launch of the ‘Management Publication of the Year awards’.
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Driving Towards Closed-Loop Packaging in Business
Strategy Driven
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
With growing consumer demand for eco-friendly practices and tighter regulations on waste management, companies are turning to closed-loop packaging as a strategy to meet these demands while creating long-term economic benefits. This involves coordination with customers, suppliers, and waste management providers.
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Face Reading: a management 3.0 secret weapon (part 2)
Ask Atma
APRIL 5, 2011
But things were about to change and new research on this subject of facial emotions would have a dramatic impact in developing the practice of Face Reading. This research has had many implications in developing the practice of face reading and taking it out of the realm of the mystical and into the empirical.
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Leadership in VUCA World: Perspectives on #IndiaHRChat
QAspire
JUNE 26, 2014
Leadership development focused on learning agility, self-awareness, comfort with ambiguity, & strategic thinking ~ @vivekparanjpe. - – - – -. All about experiencing and developing responses ~ @JoyAndLife. Leadership Leading Change Leading People Managing Career career management IndiaHRChat learning VUCA'
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Building Bridges With Dialogue
Lead Change Blog
JANUARY 16, 2017
This film is a must-see for corporate leaders. Discuss the film. A few days ago, I saw the movie Hidden Figures with my friend Gwen. The movie, based on a true story, chronicles the contributions of three black women to the space program in the 1960s. Find someone who is different from you and start a dialogue. Their joys. Challenges.
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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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Donnie Darko - Teenager vs. "Mad World"
Building Personal Strength
JUNE 11, 2010
I recently posted an article about why, from a brain development perspective, puberty and the teenage years are a turning point in a person's life. Jake Gyllenhaal plays Donnie, a teenager who suffers from sleepwalking, hallucinations and emotional problems, seemingly brought on by his inability to manage his emotions and impulses.
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