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What Happens When Creative Projects Change Hands

The Horizons Tracker

A far better approach is to ensure that the originator of the idea is involved throughout the development of the project. The researchers chose the film industry to conduct their study and focused on 5,700 or so films released since 1915 in the United States. Seeing it through.

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How Do I Deal with a Manipulative Boss?

Let's Grow Leaders

“What do I do if my boss is a “gamer” manager–the kind of manipulative boss you talk about in your book Winning Well )? AskingforaFriend ” This is a question we get quite frequently from people reading our book: Winning Well: A Manager’s Guide To Getting Results– Without Losing Your Soul.

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Project Managers, Unlock the Power of Timeboxing

Harvard Business Review

Modern work is inherently project-based and collaborative. We are all project managers to some extent. From film directors and restaurant owners to lawyers and accountants, many professions involve managing projects. You’re probably already timeboxing, at least a little.

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Picasso and Project Management

Strategy Driven

Films, books, etc. This just means that if they love films, they may still read a book. Creating a Director’s cut is much easier than creating the original film from scratch for example. So what does any of this have to do with Project Management? The common theme from the above is with projects themselves.

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Creating a Cohesive Team for Corporate Transformation Projects

Harvard Business Review

Hollywood films have long been made by teams of independent contractors and employees of different production companies brought together for short-term projects. Companies have embraced this model for transformations, with data showing that 45% of the people on these projects are not regular employees.

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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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Here’s a Leadership Hack for 2017: Start finding ways to Invert Control

Great Leadership By Dan

Other times it involves imbedding structural elements into your overall management and leadership system, but in both cases it works. A manager who changes a command from the general “get this project done,” to the specific by assigning one particular task to each team member likely automates a better outcome. Often instantly.

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