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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. How to Overcome the 3 Organizational Barriers to Leadership Development by @greatleadership. Failure: The Competitive Advantage by @LollyDaskal. 5 Signs You Lack Integrity by @cnieuwhof.

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Highlighting Our February 2017 Sponsor: Leaders Made Here

Lead Change Blog

Yet most take a haphazard or inconsistent approach to leadership development. 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 Miller Leads. Interact with Mark!

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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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Revealing Leadership Insights From Thinkers50

Tanveer Naseer

And, the winner of the 2013 Thinkers50, Clay Christensen, now sees his ideas of disruptive innovation used and applied by managers in their relentless quest for competitive advantage. Rise of the Chinese thinkers The big story in the 2013 Thinkers50 was the arrival of the first Chinese thinkers in the ranking.

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Leading in a World of Change: Lessons from Downton Abbey

Great Leadership By Dan

You can read more on mastering this difficult balancing act in the Hay Group 2013 Best Companies for Leadership study. Every competitive advantage in every marketplace is potentially subject to unexpected disruption. Don’t try to resist technology in the workplace. Don’t wait to act.

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All of Our Decisions Are Emotional

Coaching Tip

Becoming aware of our personal reactive tendencies is crucial if we want to make sense of our toxic behaviors, understand why we have permitted these gremlins to continue, and develop a plan for taming them. But in practice, Brackett says, many children never develop those crucial skills. Daniel Goleman, Annie McKee, Richard E.