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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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Picasso and Project Management

Strategy Driven

So what does any of this have to do with Project Management? The common theme from the above is with projects themselves. Just like art, there are projects that have major impacts on society, like the Sistine Chapel (Pyramids, Moon landings, etc.). While other types of projects are more the paint by numbers type.

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Complimentary Resource – How to Leverage SRM For Supply Chain Resiliency

Strategy Driven

Strong supplier relationships can provide a competitive advantage but are often not cultivated effectively. In today’s competitive environment, that is no longer sufficient. Strong supplier relationships can provide a key competitive advantage. Complimentary Resource – Emerging Trends in Project Management.

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6 Silent Productivity and Profitability Pitfalls, part 5 of 7

Strategy Driven

But we have come to tolerate the illusion that the essential matters of work can be invented, managed, and sustained through the creation, storage, retrieval, display, and publication of information. What was invented as a means to replace the post office has now become the most common management tool in organizations.

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6 Silent Productivity and Profitability Pitfalls, part 4 of 7

Strategy Driven

Unfortunately, contemporary management theory offers no alternatives to this style of organizing work and designing organizational structures. They not only kill productivity and profitability, they also kill the generative moods of ambition, confidence, and trust that are essential to building consistent competitive advantage.

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Recommended Resources – AMA Business Boot Camp

Strategy Driven

AMA Business Boot Camp : Management and Leadership Fundamentals That Will See You Successfully Through Your Career. AMA Business Boot Camp edited by American Management Association (AMA) International CEO Edward T. Reilly is a reader’s digest of fundamental management and leadership skills. edited by Edward T. About the Book.

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Recommended Resources – AMA Business Boot Camp

Strategy Driven

AMA Business Boot Camp : Management and Leadership Fundamentals That Will See You Successfully Through Your Career. AMA Business Boot Camp edited by American Management Association (AMA) International CEO Edward T. Reilly is a reader’s digest of fundamental management and leadership skills. edited by Edward T. About the Book.