SkillSoft to Film Videos on Employee Engagement, Strategic Alignment
Michael Lee Stallard
MAY 19, 2010
why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling?
Film Innovation Management 
Innovation at Bell Labs
Leading Blog
JUNE 28, 2012
In The Idea Factory , author Jon Gertner brings back to life not only the story of Bell Telephone Laboratories through the people that worked there, but the story of innovation—how it happens, why it happens, and who makes it happen. It is a well told and fascinating story. (My Peirce was what Gertner calls an instigator. “An
Innovation 
284
284 Join 5,000+
Insiders
Sign Up for our Newsletter
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
A Lesson In Innovation From The Red Planet
Tanveer Naseer
JULY 1, 2014
In the past week or so, there’s been much discussion and debate over the merits of disruption and with it, how we view and understand what it means to innovate. Innovation is vital to the successful completion of these unmanned missions to Mars. It was innovative and seemingly crazy. Many thought it could never work.
Innovation 255
255 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.
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. Many people view the topic of competition as almost sophomoric.
Leadership 353
353 
How to Build a Team of Innovators
Great Leadership By Dan
JUNE 11, 2020
Guest post by Chuck Swoboda : As increasing competition, new technologies and evolving customer expectations continue to disrupt nearly every industry, business leaders are turning to innovation as a way to keep their companies relevant. The standard solution is to create teams that focus explicitly on innovation. The problem?
Innovation 174
174 
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.
Blog 417
417 
Are You Recognizing Your People’s Best Ideas?
Great Leadership By Dan
NOVEMBER 14, 2013
Kodak invented the digital camera and never marketed it because executives saw it as a lower quality competitor to film. For any idea to be truly great, a breakthrough innovation, it usually has to be both novel and useful. Innovation isn’t a problem of generating new ideas; it’s a problem of recognizing the ones you already have.
Creativity 260
260 
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. At Pixar, the percentage of employees who feel included is certainly much, much higher than the norm.
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?
Film 186
186 
How to Lead Sustainable Business Culture Change: A 3-Step Framework for Success
Let's Grow Leaders
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
Here’s a quick gut check: If a new employee, with no training or handbook, watched a film of all your activities for a couple of weeks, how would they describe your culture? How will you and your managers communicate at least five times, through five different channels? What you do matters way more than what you say.
Succession 266
266 
Slow Decline of Eastman Kodak due to an Inability to Reinvent
Coaching Tip
AUGUST 20, 2014
In its heyday, Eastman Kodak Company was an icon of innovation in photography; a juggernaut in its field. 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. Kodak Focus on Film.
Film 144
144 
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.
Creativity 161
161 
Great Leaders Attract Great Talent
Great Leadership By Dan
DECEMBER 24, 2020
Entrepreneurs, c orporate executives and managers know from experience that the best teams sport a rare mixture of friction, freedom and alignment. They master challenges with a characteristic approach, and echo the habits of renowned innovators and entrepreneurs. The author of ten books, five of his works have been optioned for films.
Entrepreneur 273
273 
US Navy and U2: What Connection?
Michael Lee Stallard
JULY 15, 2010
The article is about the topic of connecting with “core employees&# to boost strategic alignment, employee engagement, productivity and innovation. 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.
McCarthy 218
218 
Leaders of the New Century
Michael Lee Stallard
MAY 28, 2010
It includes an article that Jason Pankau and I wrote entitled “To Boost Productivity and Innovation, Connect with the Core.&# Next week the Summer edition of the Leader to Leader Journal comes out. why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling?
Film 170
170 
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?
Creativity 122
122 
Management Innovations Only Work When No One Else Is Doing Them
The Horizons Tracker
MAY 16, 2019
The analytics-driven tactics used by Oakland Athletics’ manager Billy Beane not only inspired the best-selling book and film Moneyball, but also a wave of imitators seeking to tap into the secret sauce that allowed Beane to over-achieve with the unfancied baseball team he was in charge of. ” Management innovation.
Innovation 73
73 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.&#
Organization 210
210 
Why Novel Innovations Struggle To Grow
The Horizons Tracker
JUNE 10, 2024
Innovation is something that not only drives society forward but is something that all organizations strive for in a bid to maintain or enhance their market position. It’s equally well known that those proposing innovations often face intense opposition from those within the status quo. “There are endless ideas out there.
Innovation 67
67 
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 Kodak name became synonymous with a resistance to change, but it’s not just innovation the company lacked.
Film 150
150 
Leadership Lessons from Movies : Blog | Executive Coaching | CO2.
CO2
DECEMBER 23, 2010
Albeit an old film it has great lessons for leaders. Watch Twelve o’Clock High in Entertainment | View More Free Videos Online at Veoh.com Movies are such a great way to help new upcoming leaders learn lessons quickly by having them watch the film and then have a discussion that follows with great learning targets.
Depreciating Intellectual Capital
LDRLB
FEBRUARY 10, 2012
Dan’s guest for the month was Gary Hamel, author of What Matters Now (review forthcoming) and The Future of Management (review not need – buy the book). Or more recently why Kodak filed for bankruptcy, a ripple effect of their decision to focus on film. Kodak knew film. Their senior leadership knew film.
Crystal Clear: Pioneering the Last 60 years of Display Technology Innovation & Looking Into the Future
Strategy Driven
OCTOBER 29, 2021
Just take a look at laptops, tablets, mobile phones, and other handheld devices, which were all possible thanks to display technology innovation. Display innovation can also be found in factory equipment, oil rigs, trains, trucks and boats and airplanes. Other unique display applications include displays embedded in a credit card.
Technology 109
109 
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. What happened?
Film 70
70 
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’.
Management 59
59 
The Signs Of Provocative Leadership
Lead Change Blog
NOVEMBER 17, 2015
Our unit was famous for innovation and forward-thinking practices. They get a good blend of Hersey-Blanchard’s Situational Leadership, Kotter’s Change Management, Kouzes-Posner’s Five Leadership Practices, Collins’ Level Five and many more.” He was a great leader and I would follow CPT Jack Hamilton to the end of the earth.
Leadership 150
150 
What Happens When Creative Projects Change Hands
The Horizons Tracker
FEBRUARY 24, 2022
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. They were able to hone in on who had the idea, who wrote the screenplay, and then who directed the film and brought it to the screen. Seeing it through.
Creativity 121
121 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. [ Watch It Here. ].
Creativity 74
74 
Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris (Week of 8/19/13)
First Friday Book Synopsis
AUGUST 25, 2013
Bob''s blog entries "Givers take all: The hidden dimension of corporate culture" "How Do You Create Innovation in Your Business? of the Oxford Princeton Program) in “The Corner Office” Compelling People Dave Kerpen HBR Huffington Post Hugh Martin (chief executive of Sensity Systems) in “The Corner Office” Inc.
Blog 75
75 
Leadership in VUCA World: Perspectives on #IndiaHRChat
QAspire
JUNE 26, 2014
This was the topic of June Edition of #IndiaHRChat in presence of special guest Faisal Hoque – an entrepreneur, author of Everything Connects – How to Transform and Lead in the Age of Creativity, Innovation and Sustainability (McGraw Hill, Spring 2014) and contributor to FastCompany and Huffington Post. tanvi_gautam. - – - – -.
Agility 176
176 
Target The Right People To Get New Technology To Spread
The Horizons Tracker
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
As Machiavelli famously said, innovation is hard “because the innovator has for enemies all those who have done well under the old conditions, and lukewarm defenders in those who may do well under the new.” They harvested a list of films that grossed over $10,000 at the U.S. box office spanning 1975 to 2018.
Technology 64
64 
Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris (Week of 7/1/13)
First Friday Book Synopsis
JULY 7, 2013
Bob''s blog entries "Data is Worthless if You Don’t Communicate It" "Finding Your Passion In Work: 20 Awesome Quotes" "Nelson Mandela’s Legend: 7 Leadership Lessons" "One Man’s Opinion: The Best Films About Leadership" "Ten Most Popular Articles (3Q 2013)" "Why Your Company Should Use the Kickstarter Model to Innovate Adam Bryant Blogging on Business (..)
Blog 75
75 
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.
Diversity 122
122 
Depreciating Intellectual Capital
LDRLB
FEBRUARY 10, 2012
Dan’s guest for the month was Gary Hamel, author of What Matters Now (review forthcoming) and The Future of Management (review not needed – buy the book). Or more recently why Kodak filed for bankruptcy, a ripple effect of their decision to focus on film. Kodak knew film. Their senior leadership knew film.
Virtual reality in banking. How are we going to visit the bank in the future?
Strategy Driven
JULY 27, 2021
What was the subject of science fiction books and films not so long ago has become real and accessible today. All this with the innovation that is Mazerspace – a virtual space platform that lets banks create tailor made VR spaces and VR experiences for both their clients and employees. To learn more visit [link].
Banking 132
132 
Leading a “Mozart”
Lead Change Blog
SEPTEMBER 19, 2016
What would your leadership style be like if you supervised film director James Cameron, Steve Jobs, runner Usain Bolt, Lady Gaga, activist Susan B. But they can propel us to greatness by being the spark plug for the organization’s innovation engine. They can be successfully led but are poorly managed. Anthony, or Thomas Edison?
Wilde 150
150 
What Every Microelectronics Startup Needs: A Checklist of Critical Equipment
Strategy Driven
AUGUST 12, 2024
Microelectronics, the backbone of our digital age, is a field where innovation is constant, and the stakes are high. Profilometers: Measuring the Invisible Profilometers measure what’s invisible to the naked eye: film thickness and surface roughness. Film thickness variations can affect electrical properties.
Film 93
93 Beware the Brutally Honest Workplace
Michael Lee Stallard
MARCH 2, 2017
It contributed to a culture of fear in which managers would tell them what they wanted to hear rather than the constructive criticism they needed to hear. innovation); and. When I first started working in the semiconductor group of Texas Instruments in 1981, TI’s Chairman, Mark Shepherd, and CEO, J.
Construction 150
150 
The Glass Wall Facing Female Freelancers
The Horizons Tracker
MARCH 29, 2023
Similar findings emerged when the researchers looked at the film industry, with women often pigeonholed as, for instance, a cinematographer and therefore only ever offered these roles. They also urge hiring managers to be aware of this bias so that they find the best freelancers. “As
Hedge 134
134 
How Can Automation Impact Strategic Decision Making?
The Horizons Tracker
JANUARY 26, 2025
In the film Margin Call , the Jeremy Irons character outlines the crux of his job. The researchers examine the so-called flattening, whereby organisations strip out layers of middle management, and ponder how AI impacts the structure of decision-making within organisations that have gone through this process. That’s it.
Celebrating George Washington Carver - Renaissance Man
Building Personal Strength
FEBRUARY 6, 2011
One day, they showed us a film about George Washington Carver. George Washington Carver (1864 - 1943) was an innovative scientist and educator. Always in black-and-white, these movies were sometimes on health, sometimes "Francis the Talking Mule," and sometimes a documentary. I was amazed that one man could achieve so much.
Self-aware 105
105 What Goes Into Your Strategic Plan : Blog | Executive Coaching.
CO2
DECEMBER 28, 2010
For example if you were Kodak and your strategy was to be the number one film maker in the world and no one wanted to buy film what kind of strategy would that be? Gary Cohen grew the company from two people to 2,200 employees Currently, he is Managing Partner of CO2 Partners, LCC, operating as an executive coach and consultant.
What goes into our strategic plan
CO2
DECEMBER 28, 2010
For example if you were Kodak and your strategy was to be the number one film maker in the world and no one wanted to buy film what kind of strategy would that be? Gary Cohen grew the company from two people to 2,200 employees Currently, he is Managing Partner of CO2 Partners, LCC, operating as an executive coach and consultant.
Let's personalize your content