Leading Blog

JANUARY 5, 2015

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. This generation is the first to be raised in a post-industrial era driven by technology.

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Film Human Resources Technology Maturity 150

Coaching Tip

JULY 16, 2015

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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Film Crisis Innovation Brand 70

The Office Blend Blog

JULY 24, 2019

Here are a few elements I would like to consider, likely critical to the support of cross-functional teams; 1) role clarity, 2) built sense of community, 3) networks, and 4) technology/systems that inform the network. Over the years, I’ve observed how these elements have pushed their way to the forefront of leadership concerns.

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Team Agility Film System 40

Strategy Driven

APRIL 9, 2012

Amazon now has total market dominance based on leadership, vision, and technological excellence. MAJOR POINT OF UNDERSTANDING: If they had measured the ROI of TV, or the computer, or the automobile, or the telephone, or the Internet after 5 years, NOBODY would have gotten involved, and we’d be in a technological bog – sinking.

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ROI Media Customer Loyalty Webinar 66

Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2017

Of course, success of individual Hidden Champions is based on their leadership and strategy. The most important difference is the continuity of the leadership. Scientific competencies also play an important role. The Fraunhofer Institute continues to function as a transmission belt between science and practical applications.

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Class Drucker Globalization Film 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 17, 2012

2012 has not gotten off to a great start for Eastman Kodak. In the decades that followed Kodak established a dominant position in the lucrative film business, with its "you push a button, we do the rest" slogan demonstrating its commitment to making photography accessible to the masses.

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Gilbert Film Incubator Business Model 15

Tanveer Naseer

JULY 1, 2014

was the joyous cry that rang out across the central quad at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory on the night of August 5, 2012. When it came to landing the car-sized rover on Mars in 2012, there simply was no precedent – nothing nearly that big had ever landed there. Then Pathfinder separated from the rockets and slammed into Mars.

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Innovation Engineering Learning-by-Doing Creativity 226