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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. If innovation is really about execution, then execution itself is really about problem-solving.

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New Film Highlights The Work Needed To Overcome The Class Pay Gap

The Horizons Tracker

It’s a scenario that is adroitly captured in the Social Mobility Foundation’s recently published short film Stay Down , which charts the difficulty faced by the lead character, played by Michael Socha, as he attempts to fit in sufficiently in his financial firm to secure the promotion he wants, and probably deserves. .

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Slow Decline of Eastman Kodak due to an Inability to Reinvent

Coaching Tip

In its heyday, Eastman Kodak Company was an icon of innovation in photography; a juggernaut in its field. 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 Focus on Film.

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3 Ways Pixar Gains Competitive Advantage from Its Culture

Michael Lee Stallard

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. Here are three ways Catmull and his leadership team create a culture that consistently makes great films. Pixar’s purpose is to “make great films.” Care about people first.

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The Glass Wall Facing Female Freelancers

The Horizons Tracker

The very nature of the gig economy lends itself to the so-called “portfolio career”, whereby freelancers have various strings to their bow. In the Great Resignation, people are looking for new opportunities outside the traditional career.

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Founder Personality Matters For Startup Success

The Horizons Tracker

This has implications for various fields like construction, engineering, and the film industry, which rely on project-based, cross-functional teams that often resemble startups in their characteristics. Moreover, these findings extend beyond companies led by founders.

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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. The Kodak name became synonymous with a resistance to change, but it’s not just innovation the company lacked.

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