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Highlighting Innovation in the Entertainment Sector

Strategy Driven

In all forms of business, innovation plays a key role in the ongoing success of an organization. Innovation can be seen in all sectors, from the emergence of dark factories in manufacturing to the use of new techniques and technologies in the healthcare sector.

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What a Mechanical Shark Can Teach Us About Leadership and Innovation

Leading Blog

But this wasn’t the film itself. It was a documentary on the making of the movie, all about the lengths that then 27-year-old wunderkind Steven Spielberg and his crew went to in creating a film that would define the summer blockbuster. The scene is famous for the way it terrified audiences without ever showing the titular shark.

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Innovation at Bell Labs

Leading Blog

Bill Gates once remarked, “ My first stop on any time-travel expedition would be Bell Labs in December 1947 ,” That was the year Bell Labs invented the transistor—a tiny invention that makes possible the technology we have today. In truth, large leaps forward in technology rarely have a precise point of origin.

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Great Leaders Attract Great Talent

Great Leadership By Dan

They master challenges with a characteristic approach, and echo the habits of renowned innovators and entrepreneurs. The Evangelist: Even the best of products and services need a story to catch fire. They’re naturals at creating the story behind the product, and know how to strike just the right points to touch hearts and move minds.

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Slow Decline of Eastman Kodak due to an Inability to Reinvent

Coaching Tip

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.

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3 Ways Pixar Gains Competitive Advantage from Its Culture

Michael Lee Stallard

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.

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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. Kodak's technology was also far ahead of Fujifilm's. just as worldwide film sales almost immediately began to fall. In 2001, the global demand for color film suddenly plunged. What happened?

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