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What a Mechanical Shark Can Teach Us About Leadership and Innovation

Leading Blog

But this wasn’t the film itself. It was a documentary on the making of the movie, all about the lengths that then 27-year-old wunderkind Steven Spielberg and his crew went to in creating a film that would define the summer blockbuster. The scene is famous for the way it terrified audiences without ever showing the titular shark.

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Want To Be The Best? Study Pixar. | Rich Gee Group

Rich Gee Group

Most of their films take three years to make. So I have a present for you this new year — a young Brazilian filmmaker spent 11 days watching Pixar’s assorted films, painstakingly selecting the more than 500 clips that make up this touching ode to the house that Toy Story built. They’ve never missed. All the time.

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How To Achieve Constant Learning By Breaking Free From Chronic Performance

Eric Jacobson

Keep in mind that learning organizations are those that prioritize the development of – people – everyone comes to work every day in part to grow, and to support one another in doing so. Earlier in his career, Briceño was the co-founder and CEO of Mindset Works, the first company to offer growth mindset development services.

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Business Leadership Expertise: Give a Gift of Honoring :: Women on.

Women on Business

Strong yet Others are from books, films and politics. For me it was a first grade teacher who challenged me to take an art project some “annoying boy” in my class had scribbled on and find a way to make it work. Many of the women who shaped us were in our families, mothers, grandmothers, aunts, sisters, neighbors, and teachers.

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Improvement Deficiency Syndrome

Chris Brady

It has destroyed friendships, ruined marriages, and derailed careers.  They mistake deeds for development, actions for intent, and works for heart. Dave from the other Florida coast near where I dream of Jeanie was filmed. Don't take this lightly. Beware the sufferers of IDS. Thanks for all you say, write and do.

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What Inclusive Urban Development Can Look Like

Harvard Business Review

Large cities like New York and Los Angeles, as well as leading tech and knowledge hubs like Seattle and San Francisco, have experienced gentrification, economic segregation, and a disappearing middle class. One of us is an urban theorist, the other a community-focused real estate developer. We think cities can do better.

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4 Ways Women Can Break Barriers by Breaking the Rules

Harvard Business Review

She had launched her career 12 years earlier with no connections — she just picked up a camera and started making small-budget films, including one she financed out of her own savings account. She had already developed a reputation for taking on daunting projects, and she knew these two executives admired her work.

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