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View from the 40th Floor: The Technology Multiplier

Decker Communication

We were one of the first communication companies to use video for coaching feedback, but it was with big and bulky VHS tapes since technology was in its infancy. But now it often comes with the magnification and distraction of technology. It’s not necessarily bad to interrupt, but you have to be more direct in a technological setting.

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3 Ways Pixar Gains Competitive Advantage from Its Culture

Michael Lee Stallard

Ed Catmull, President of Pixar Animation and Walt Disney Animation Studios, describes what he’s learned about leadership and corporate culture in his excellent new book, Creativity, Inc.: Pixar has been phenomenally successful with the likes of Toy Story , The Incredibles , Finding Nemo, and Up, to name but a few of its films.

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Slow Decline of Eastman Kodak due to an Inability to Reinvent

Coaching Tip

The film giant gave us the "Kodak Moment," which persists as the quintessential photographic experience even though in today''s digital camera age "selfies" on smartphones are a major factor. Creative changes in customers'' taste, technologies and global economic circumstance continue to destroy the Kodaks of this world.

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Tune-in Tonight! SiriusXM Ch125 @ 9pm Eastern (6p Pacific)

General Leadership

Whether she is addressing an auditorium full of educators or sitting on the floor helping first graders find their way into the pages of a great book, Angela Maiers’ message is the same. She has a cooking show in development & has recently written a children’s book. Twitter: @AngelaMaiers. Education changes lives.

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Quotes And Leadership Lessons From Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

Joseph Lalonde

A Reel Leadership Article My latest book, Reel Leadership, is now available on Amazon. If you love movies and leadership, you will love this book. Your mind will be challenged as you try to figure out the mystery (make sure to watch the movie first before reading this article, or you’ll have the film spoiled for you).

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Rookie Talent: Avoiding a Kodak Moment

Leading Blog

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. This generation is the first to be raised in a post-industrial era driven by technology. She has authored four books on the topic and numerous research papers.

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Great Leaders Attract Great Talent

Great Leadership By Dan

We spent many years interviewing and writing about talented people and teams for our new book The Entrepreneur’s Faces: How Makers, Visionaries and Outsiders Succeed. The author of ten books, five of his works have been optioned for films. Diversity and complementary skill sets are key. So how do you assemble a great team?