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Creating A Diverse And Inclusive Work Environment

The Horizons Tracker

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. This is despite the benefits of diversity being increasingly well established.

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How To Respond To New Creative Ideas

LDRLB

One of the more fascinating findings around creativity (especially creativity at work) is how important the social environment is to whether or not individuals tap into their creativity potential. Social Environment is one of four components that Teresa Amabile discovered. were precursors to creative ideas.

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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.: 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.

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30 Creative Ways HR Can Celebrate an Employee’s Birthday in the Office

HR Digest

This can help to create a positive and supportive work environment, which can ultimately lead to increased productivity and job satisfaction. 30 Creative Office Birthday Celebration Ideas at Work. Host a movie day: Set up a movie marathon with the employee’s favorite films to celebrate their birthday. It can boost morale.

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Are You Recognizing Your People’s Best Ideas?

Great Leadership By Dan

Kodak invented the digital camera and never marketed it because executives saw it as a lower quality competitor to film. Sometimes we can do this but most of the time, and especially in uncertain environments like business, we have a hard time separating the two and so we default to favoring the practical. He is also founder of LDRLB.

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How A Sense Of Community Can Help Us Achieve Greatness

Tanveer Naseer

As long-time readers of my writings on leadership know, this is something that’s been an underlying theme in many of my insights into how we can be a better leader to those we serve – where we ensure that we’re creating an environment where our employees understand the value of their contributions and why we collectively do what we do.

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Pixar’s Competitive Advantage? A Connection Culture

Michael Lee Stallard

He has rejected the traditional Hollywood star system and its often toxic work environment and replaced it with an environment that emphasizes community and long-term relationships. I believe the element that sets Pixar’s environment apart from others is its Connection Culture that makes everyone feel included and part of the team.