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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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How to Build a Team of Innovators

Great Leadership By Dan

Guest post by Chuck Swoboda : As increasing competition, new technologies and evolving customer expectations continue to disrupt nearly every industry, business leaders are turning to innovation as a way to keep their companies relevant. The standard solution is to create teams that focus explicitly on innovation. The problem?

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New Film by AthenaOnline – Auntie Claus

Marshall Goldsmith

My friend Jon Peters has been involved in executive education for the last 20 years through his company AthenaOnline. He has created award-winning content and websites that are used in numerous Fortune and multinational companies around the world. Company website: www.athenastudios.com. Innovation' Life is good.

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One Easy Way to Get Your Team Talking (With Video)

Let's Grow Leaders

We discovered this technique by accident in one of our in-person strategic innovation workshops. Don’t worry, I’m not yet back doing in-person keynotes —this one was filmed before everyone suddenly had to work from home). How’s our company really doing? Learn more in this popular Asking for a Friend episode.

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SkillSoft to Film Videos on Employee Engagement, Strategic Alignment

Michael Lee Stallard

why is everyone smiling?

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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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Great Leaders Attract Great Talent

Great Leadership By Dan

Talent comes in many different flavors, and the best startups and companies recognize the benefits of building a kind of superhuman tensile strength in their teams. They master challenges with a characteristic approach, and echo the habits of renowned innovators and entrepreneurs. We call these talents archetypes. How do we know?