Michael Lee Stallard

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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.: In 2006, Disney bought Pixar to boost its struggling Walt Disney Animation Studios unit.

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Byron Wien’s 20 Lessons Learned

Michael Lee Stallard

Nurture your network by sending articles, books and emails to people to show you’re thinking about them. Have a point of view before you start a book or article and see if what you think is confirmed or refuted by the author. In 2006, Mr. Wien was named by New York Magazine as one of the sixteen most influential people in Wall Street.

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Why the Health of Your Doctor Matters

Michael Lee Stallard

Shortly after, the prescription fraud was discovered and it led to the loss of his medical license in 2006. We recently spoke about our work and book, Connection Culture, to more than 300 leaders at Yale New Haven Health’s Annual Directors’ Meeting. His life took a turn in 2004 and he “managed to taper off the drugs.”

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