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3 Ways Pixar Gains Competitive Advantage from Its Culture

Michael Lee Stallard

If any doubt existed that Disney’s magic was back, it was put to rest with the 2013 release of the blockbuster movie Frozen. With 70 percent of American workers disengaged today, Pixar and Disney Animation provide a model for engaging and energizing employees by making culture a competitive advantage. Care about people first.

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LeadershipNow 140: June 2013 Compilation

Leading Blog

Here are a selection of tweets from June 2013 that you might have missed: The Gift Of Being Present by @LollyDaskal. Failure: The Competitive Advantage by @LollyDaskal. Culture and the Chief Executive CEOs are stepping up to role as leaders of their company’s thinking and behavior. 5 Signs You Lack Integrity by @cnieuwhof.

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First Look: Leadership Books for June 2013

Leading Blog

The End of Competitive Advantage : How to Keep Your Strategy Moving as Fast as Your Business by Rita Gunther McGrath. How to Change Minds : The Art of Influence without Manipulation by Rob Jolles. Icons and Idiots : Straight Talk on Leadership by Bob Lutz.

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The McKinsey Quarterly: The Most Popular Articles (First Q 2013)

First Friday Book Synopsis

STRATEGY Six social-media skills every leader needs: Organizational social-media literacy is fast becoming a source of competitive advantage. Bob''s blog entries The McKinsey Quarterly: The Most Popular Articles (First Quarter 2013)' Learn, [.].

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The 7 Lenses of Ethical Leadership

Leading Blog

Besides responding to our moral responsibilities, proactive ethical leadership drives important business metrics and provides a competitive advantage. Linda Fisher Thornton is CEO of Leading in Context LLC and one of the 2013 Top 100 Thought Leaders in Trustworthy Business Behavior.

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Highlighting Our February 2017 Sponsor: Leaders Made Here

Lead Change Blog

Blake and his team then translate their findings into a practical plan that any organization can use to create a leadership culture that will ensure a sustainable competitive advantage and long-term success. Mark has written other insightful leadership books, including The Secret: What Great Leaders Know and Do. Mark Miller Leads.

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Management Innovations Only Work When No One Else Is Doing Them

The Horizons Tracker

“When you have a secret sauce and nobody else knows about it, you have a competitive advantage. A database was created with information about team payrolls, playing success, the use of analytics in that team and the contribution of each player to the team over a prolonged period between 1985 and 2013.