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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. He has taught leadership since 1998 at the undergraduate, masters, doctoral and executive levels.

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The September 2011 Leadership Development Carnival - Back to School Sale

Great Leadership By Dan

Welcome to the September, 2011 Leadership Development Carnival - Back to School Sale! Yes, it's back to school shopping time, and this month's Carnival gives leaders and aspiring leaders a shopping cart full of leadership development supplies. Check out the cute Pixar film at the end. The bad one." Mike Henry Sr.

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

General Leadership

This is our 10th installment of the “ 12 Virtues of Leadership ” series and tonight we feature the virtue of “ Self-Control.” Lori Mixson began her career in the political world as an aide to the infamous Congressman Charlie Wilson and is often referred to as “The Last Angel” of what was known as “Charlie’s Angels”.

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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. Kodak leadership missed a number of innovative opportunities in the past. Kodak Focus on Film. One of those lost opportunities.

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Sharing My Dream to Help You Achieve Yours

Next Level Blog

I think that appeals to me so much because it defines what I’ve been doing as a leadership coach for over two decades. I got started in this work because in my own career as a corporate executive I regularly found myself in high stakes situations where I really had no clue what to do or how to be.

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What Makes a High-Performance Leader?

Great Leadership By Dan

A high-performance leader is one who is intentional about their leadership. They are not a leader because their position entitles them to be; they see leadership as a verb, a skill to continue to develop and hone. It is no different with leadership. Leadership gets the team going and management keeps it going.

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