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3 Ways Pixar Gains Competitive Advantage from Its Culture

Michael Lee Stallard

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. The Incredibles, Bird and Walker’s first project at Pixar, was a homerun. Care about people first. The director is free to act on the feedback or not.

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6 Ways to Take Your Career to the Next Level

Strategy Driven

Perhaps, your pursuit is anchored in the quest for a novel role that offers exposure to stimulating projects, enabling you to apply and demonstrate your skills effectively. The trajectory toward career advancement materializes by implementing tangible measures that align with your unique and subjective understanding of success.

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How to Influence others at Work

Career Advancement

After taking on several high-profile projects and solving one major problem that had been troubling her boss, she knew she had met those goals. Now she found herself at an interesting juncture in her career: She was thriving in her role, and she felt certain that new opportunities were bound to open up soon.

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How to Influence others at Work

Career Advancement

After taking on several high-profile projects and solving one major problem that had been troubling her boss, she knew she had met those goals. Now she found herself at an interesting juncture in her career: She was thriving in her role, and she felt certain that new opportunities were bound to open up soon.

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Unlocking the Power of LinkedIn: How to Leverage its Features for a Successful Job Search

HR Digest

In today’s job market, having a strong online presence is crucial for career advancement. As an HR professional, I highly recommend utilizing LinkedIn’s features to job seekers looking to advance their careers. LinkedIn is a powerful tool for job seekers looking to advance their careers.

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Are You Suffering from Today’s #1 Performance Blind Spot?

Michael Lee Stallard

Years ago, I worked on a very difficult project. After a year, I lost hope the project would be embraced by enough key stakeholders that it could meet its objectives, and eventually I left the firm because my health was suffering. . It crowded out time for family and friends. My performance failed to reflect the effort being put in.

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Talent Wins

Coaching Tip

Most executives today recognize the competitive advantage of human capital, and yet the talent practices their organizations use are stuck in the twentieth century. How High-Performance Companies Are Breaking Critical Work Down into Projects. Source: Ram Charan: Talent Wins: The New Playbook for Putting People First. .

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