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Leading a “Mozart”

Lead Change Blog

What would your leadership style be like if you supervised film director James Cameron, Steve Jobs, runner Usain Bolt, Lady Gaga, activist Susan B. Since “Mozarts” live in the big picture world it is key they be given an accurate view at the macro level but not be micro managed. They can be successfully led but are poorly managed.

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Pixar’s Competitive Advantage? A Connection Culture

Michael Lee Stallard

When Catmull’s name was announced to receive an Oscar for his lifetime of work in computer animation, the crowd went wild, whistling and whooping. In most organizations only 25 percent of employees – the managers and the stars — feel included. Instead, it was an understated, bespectacled, computer engineer named Ed Catmull.

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“A Friend of a Friend” Is No Longer the Best Way to Find a Job

Harvard Business Review

I located a great source: A weekly meeting held by an organization for white-collar job seekers in the Bay Area, a portion of which was dedicated to successful job seekers telling their stories — on film. So, are weak ties still the key?

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Don't Do What You Love

Harvard Business Review

Last year, I finished directing a documentary film called The Work of 1000. But — although she loved working closely with clients and helping them create just the right branding — she was simply unable to manage her pricing and cash flow. Amazingly, however, the river was her second choice for an advocacy project.

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Do Apps Have Social Responsibility?

Harvard Business Review

How Hollywood can Capitalize on Piracy MIT Technology Review When the rogue file-sharing site Megaupload was shuttered in 2012, legal online revenue for blockbuster films rose. —Andy O''Connell 38 Slides’ Worth What I Wish I Knew Before Pitching LinkedIn to VCs Reid Hoffman The year is 2004. No surprise there.

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Procrastination Is Essential to Innovation

Harvard Business Review

This post was co-authored with Bob Moesta , Managing Partner of The Re-Wired Group in Detroit. According to the Journal of Management , NASA scientists and engineers found that performance increases as deadlines shorten, but when the deadlines became too short, performance declined. How's your book launch coming?" Bob asked me.

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10 Remarkable People on Having a Career That Matters

Harvard Business Review

I managed my restaurant from my hospital bed, by writing the menus, for example. ” And she admits she “was not initially the best manager.” ” “It took a while for me to understand that management is an art… I learned that you really can’t expect everyone to be just like you.

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