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Strategic Alignment: Pixar Puts the “Corpus” Back in Corporation

Michael Lee Stallard

They reward members who cooperate and help their colleagues and the overall organization. Does your organization act like one body? They find ways to make members feel proud of the overall organization. They get out regularly to meet people and tell stories about members who sacrificed the me for the we. why is everyone smiling?

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High Impact Thinking for #Management - Updated for 2012

Management Craft

I shared the beliefs that I felt helped improve managerial success in my book, High Impact Middle Management. How to Think Like a High Impact Manager – 2012 Edition. Managers need the support and cooperation of those they work with. Management is a social act. It occurs in conversations.