SkillSoft to Film Videos on Employee Engagement, Strategic Alignment
Michael Lee Stallard
MAY 19, 2010
why is everyone smiling?
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Leading Blog
DECEMBER 17, 2018
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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Let's Grow Leaders
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
Here’s a quick gut check: If a new employee, with no training or handbook, watched a film of all your activities for a couple of weeks, how would they describe your culture? How can the entire organization visibly see you act out the culture you want? What you do matters way more than what you say.
Leading Blog
JUNE 28, 2012
In The Idea Factory , author Jon Gertner brings back to life not only the story of Bell Telephone Laboratories through the people that worked there, but the story of innovation—how it happens, why it happens, and who makes it happen. It is a well told and fascinating story. (My
N2Growth Blog
JANUARY 29, 2014
The film chronicles Jenison’s discovery of a technique Vermeer may have used to create his photo-realistic paintings prior to the invention of photography. That Jenison is not an artist may surprise film audiences. By Brian Layer , Chair, Organizational Development, N2growth. History offers few clues to Vermeer’s life.
Tanveer Naseer
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In the past week or so, there’s been much discussion and debate over the merits of disruption and with it, how we view and understand what it means to innovate. Innovation is vital to the successful completion of these unmanned missions to Mars. It was innovative and seemingly crazy. Many thought it could never work.
Michael Lee Stallard
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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.
Let's Grow Leaders
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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). Learn more in this popular Asking for a Friend episode.
Marshall Goldsmith
OCTOBER 13, 2013
Jon has long believed that learning could be done in a way that didn’t make kids feel like they were being taught to, so he decided to use some of those ideas to make a feature-length animated film. Innovation'
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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?
Great Leadership By Dan
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Kodak invented the digital camera and never marketed it because executives saw it as a lower quality competitor to film. For any idea to be truly great, a breakthrough innovation, it usually has to be both novel and useful. Innovation isn’t a problem of generating new ideas; it’s a problem of recognizing the ones you already have.
N2Growth Blog
JUNE 5, 2011
A leader’s view on competition will not only reveal a lot about their beliefs on current and future market trends, but also on innovation, branding, talent management, supply chain issues, constituency management, capital markets, and customer facing. Do your R&D and innovation programs evaluate the competitive landscape?
Coaching Tip
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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.
Michael Lee Stallard
APRIL 10, 2010
There were moments that this film reminded me of the beautiful book Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation by Parker Palmer. There were moments that this film reminded me of the beautiful book Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation by Parker Palmer. I highly recommend it. why is everyone smiling?
Innovation Excellence
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The film won the Oscar for Best Picture in 2007 and earned Martin Scorsese his first, and to date only, Academy Award for Best Director. GUEST POST from Robyn Bolton It’s award season, which means that, as a resident of Boston, I have the responsibility and privilege to talk about The Departed (pronounced: The Dep-ah-ted).
Michael Lee Stallard
DECEMBER 15, 2010
As such, everyone needs to contribute their ideas and opinions, everyone’s work matters and everyone makes a difference in the quality of a film. And because they are more engaged, Pixar employees put more effort in their work, are more trusting and more cooperative, all factors that affect productivity, quality and innovation.
LDRLB
MARCH 17, 2014
Shawn Hunter is the author of Out Think: How Innovative Leaders Drive Exceptional Outcomes. Shawn Hunter is the author of Out Think: How Innovative Leaders Drive Exceptional Outcomes. Shawn is Executive Producer & Vice President for Leadership Development Channel at Skillsoft. The post 0506 | Shawn Hunter appeared first on LDRLB.
N2Growth Blog
AUGUST 22, 2010
Influence Dealing with Tough Times The Lost Art of Brevity The Leadership Vacuum Shut-up & Listen Stop Selling and Add Value Social Media Influence The Influence Factor Ideas Dont Equal Innovation Indispensable? While many have scoffed at the CBS show Undercover Boss, I believe it signals a very disturbing trend. I Think Not.
Strategy Driven
MAY 16, 2024
In all forms of business, innovation plays a key role in the ongoing success of an organization. Innovation can be seen in all sectors, from the emergence of dark factories in manufacturing to the use of new techniques and technologies in the healthcare sector.
LDRLB
OCTOBER 29, 2012
I just released my second PSA with Creative Oklahoma , a nonprofit I work with dedicated to developing creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship in my home state and elsewhere in the US. This film covers what I consider to be the most dangerous misunderstanding of creativity: that only a select few are creative.
LDRLB
SEPTEMBER 10, 2013
The book trailer for my upcoming book The Myths of Creativity: The Truth About How Innovative Companies and People Generate Great Ideas is live. I think you’ll really enjoy the book, and this quick film, which gives a preview of some of the major concepts we’ll be covering. Tweet the Trailer ] [ Share on Facebook ].
Great Leadership By Dan
DECEMBER 24, 2020
They master challenges with a characteristic approach, and echo the habits of renowned innovators and entrepreneurs. Jonathan Littman collaborated with IDEO on the bestsellers The Art of Innovation and The Ten Faces of Innovation (more than 650,000 copies sold worldwide in 12 languages). How do we know?
CEO Blog
OCTOBER 28, 2011
I did not interview for Brainlogic that ended up on Collaborative Innovation. Wednesday night I attended a Cinemonde screening of "Something Ventured - Risk, Reward, and the Original Venture Capitalists" (not to be confused by the autobiography on CM Woodhouse called Something Ventured ) It is a great documentary film. .
The Horizons Tracker
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The rating a film secures can play a big part in the ultimate success of the film as it determines the size of its potential audience. The researchers believe that their approach would allow movie executives to better understand the commercial viability of a film before they begin shooting. Efficient classification.
LDRLB
JANUARY 7, 2013
Whether you’re motivating followers, promoting a new innovation, or gaining buy in on a new strategy, you’re path as a leader or aspiring leader will involve having to gain commitment from a variety of stakeholders. Every Pixar film has a compelling story and every story follows the same formula: “Once upon a time __. The Pixar Pitch.
LDRLB
FEBRUARY 22, 2012
I just finished working on a PSA with Creative Oklahoma, an awesome non-profit dedicated to developing creativity and innovation in my home state. The film below considers the risks involved in letting people be creative but asserts that those risks are necessary if you’re trying to lead innovation. Can't See the Video?
The Horizons Tracker
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Innovation is something that not only drives society forward but is something that all organizations strive for in a bid to maintain or enhance their market position. It’s equally well known that those proposing innovations often face intense opposition from those within the status quo.
Michael Lee Stallard
MAY 28, 2010
It includes an article that Jason Pankau and I wrote entitled “To Boost Productivity and Innovation, Connect with the Core. Next week the Summer edition of the Leader to Leader Journal comes out. why is everyone smiling?
Michael Lee Stallard
JULY 15, 2010
The article is about the topic of connecting with “core employees to boost strategic alignment, employee engagement, productivity and innovation. Recently the Institute added Jason and I to its Thought Leaders Gateway and last week I filmed a video interview for the Leader to Leader Institute’s Leadership Dialogues website.
Innovation Excellence
AUGUST 19, 2017
Designers, copywriters, architects, film makers, musicians, … yes, those by definition are creative professions and creativity belongs there. Everybody seemed to have their own definition and understanding of the word. The connotation with more artistic professions or (applied) art forms was never far away. Of course.
Tanveer Naseer
FEBRUARY 27, 2018
Most people assume that successful entrepreneurs are created solely based on how innovative and groundbreaking their new idea is. Disney didn’t think up animated films, or even amusement parks. The following is a guest piece by Derek Lidow. To learn more about Derek’s work, visit his website: Dereklidow.com.
Leading Blog
JANUARY 5, 2015
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.
Coaching Tip
AUGUST 4, 2012
For example, Jack Valenti, the late former head of the Motion Picture Association of America, said "The VCR is to the American film producer, as the Boston Strangler is to the woman home alone."
Michael Lee Stallard
JULY 31, 2010
In a video interview I filmed for the Leader to Leader Institute’s Leadership Dialogues website, I speak with leadership experts Mark Thompson and Bonita Buell-Thompson about what I learned from my wife Katie’s successful battles with breast and advanced ovarian cancer. We need family and friends who “have our backs.
Innovation Excellence
FEBRUARY 12, 2020
By Craig Hatkoff, Co-Founder, Disruptor Foundation and Disruptor Awards;Co-Founder Tribeca Film Festival By Rabbi Irwin Kula, Co-Founder, Disruptor Foundation and President, Clal, The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership Photo courtesy of The Disruptor Foundation “A professor, a rabbi and an entrepreneur walk into a bar….”
Innovation Excellence
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The Horizons Tracker
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Innovation Excellence
APRIL 14, 2020
Like the majority of the world’s population in April 2020, I find myself unable to implement my preferred method of innovation discovery. In the meantime, however, I would like to make use of an innovation technique I have mentioned in previous articles. Ernest Hemingway. Hemingway House, Key West, Florida.
Innovation Excellence
OCTOBER 23, 2018
In 1999, the Wachowski siblings released a monument to modern film-making: The Matrix. Stylistically, the world really had never seen anything like it.
CO2
DECEMBER 23, 2010
Albeit an old film it has great lessons for leaders. Watch Twelve o’Clock High in Entertainment | View More Free Videos Online at Veoh.com Movies are such a great way to help new upcoming leaders learn lessons quickly by having them watch the film and then have a discussion that follows with great learning targets.
Let's Grow Leaders
JULY 10, 2023
Psychological Safety: Why People Don’t Speak Up at Work In this popular article, we share the research that grounds our book, Courageous Cultures: How to Build Teams of Micro-Innovators, Problem Solvers, and Customer Advocates. Risk of Human Connection with Chad Littlefield Popular on Asking For a Friend 1.
The Horizons Tracker
MAY 16, 2019
The analytics-driven tactics used by Oakland Athletics’ manager Billy Beane not only inspired the best-selling book and film Moneyball, but also a wave of imitators seeking to tap into the secret sauce that allowed Beane to over-achieve with the unfancied baseball team he was in charge of. ” Management innovation.
LDRLB
FEBRUARY 10, 2012
Or more recently why Kodak filed for bankruptcy, a ripple effect of their decision to focus on film. Kodak knew film. Their senior leadership knew film. This is how large companies like Xerox can ignore the graphical user interface. But that wasn’t the knowledge needed anymore.
Mills Scofield
NOVEMBER 7, 2012
We used to take just one in the physical film days but with a digital camera/phone, we can take 20 to get the one we want. Innovation requires many “at-bats” before we get it right. How many apps do you have on your phone or iPad that you don’t use anymore, and probably just used once or twice?
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