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Rookie Talent: Avoiding a Kodak Moment

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During most of the 20th century Kodak held a dominant position in photographic film, and in 1976, had an 89% market share of photographic film sales in the United States. In 2012, the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Skills With technology, knowledge is quickly outdated and accessible to all in real-time.

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Innovation at Bell Labs

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My first encounter with Bells Labs was like many school aged kids in the sixties, through their series of science films — Hemo the Magnificent , Our Mr. Sun , Gateways to the Mind and others. An instigator is different, too, from the most skillful manager, some able to wrest excellence out of people who might otherwise fall short.”

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Bill Roedy: From West Point to MTV

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As manager of HBO’s national accounts, he learned that “ In life as well as in business, the ability to sell is the foundation upon which success is built. As manager of HBO’s national accounts, he learned that “ In life as well as in business, the ability to sell is the foundation upon which success is built.

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The Power of Framing

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The Power of Framing is an essential leadership book that will help us to understand the context-shaping features of our language so that we can then better manage the meaning of our communication. What they do not understand is what what they say does.

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LeadershipNow 140: December 2015 Compilation

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The Economist Films - The World in 2016. Four Steps to Manage Your Crucial Conversations by Steve Knight, via @INSEADKnowledge. I interviewed the most successful people alive — here’s what I learned via @FortuneMagazine. How to Create a Dynamic Strategic Plan in an Unpredictable World by @JesseLynStoner. Easy = True by @TomAsacker.

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Creativity, Inc.

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By 26 he had set a life goal: To make the first computer-animated feature film. It’s “about the ongoing work of paying attention—of leading by being self-aware, as managers and as companies.” So, naturally , he went into physics and the emerging field of computer science. Eventually, that lead him to computer graphics. Creativity, Inc.