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Fujifilm Succeeded Where Kodak Failed

Coaching Tip

Eastman Kodak was head and shoulders above all the others in the manufacture of photographic film when Fujifilm wasn't in 1963. just as worldwide film sales almost immediately began to fall. At the turn of the century, photographic film products made up 60% of Fujifilm's sales and up to 70% of its profit.

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Management Innovations Only Work When No One Else Is Doing Them

The Horizons Tracker

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.

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Donnie Darko - Teenager vs. "Mad World"

Building Personal Strength

It reminded me of a strange movie called Donnie Darko (2001). The film reminded me of how crucial and challenging the teenage years are. 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.

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9.11.01

Change Starts Here

Tuesday, September 11, 2001 started like any other day. Those images are indelible to me: the immense amount of paper floating down, the camera still filming while the cameraman is trying to find his way out of the suffocating ash and dust. I was probably in the office at 7:00 a.m.

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Kodak’s Downfall Wasn’t About Technology

Harvard Business Review

Given that Kodak’s core business was selling film, it is not hard to see why the last few decades proved challenging. The next explanation is that Kodak mismanaged its investment in digital cameras, overshooting the market by trying to match performance of traditional film rather than embrace the simplicity of digital.

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Kodak and the Brutal Difficulty of Transformation

Harvard Business Review

In the decades that followed Kodak established a dominant position in the lucrative film business, with its "you push a button, we do the rest" slogan demonstrating its commitment to making photography accessible to the masses. Of course, being a dominant film provider became increasingly irrelevant in light of recent technological shifts.

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"Following" and "The Caveman's Valentine" - Two Cool Movies You.

Building Personal Strength

Some of those scenes are unprecedented in film-making, such as the moment when the young Butch is visited by the Air Force major who presents his dead fathers watch to him. The second movie is The Cavemans Valentine (2001), starring Samuel L. I have to say Ive loved every one of his films. I love the innovative structure.

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