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The Disney Way: Harnessing the Management Secrets of Disney in Your Company William Capodagli and Lynn Jackson McGraw Hill, Second Edition (2006) The ROI of “Magic” According to William Capodagli and Lynn Jackson, “This book tells the inside story of…
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Adam Bryant conducts interviews of senior-level executives that appear in his “Corner Office” column each week in the SundayBusiness section of The New York Times. Here are a few insights provided during an interview of Pamela Fields, chief executive of…
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Here is my take on what Bill Capodagli and Lynn Jackson learned during a lengthy and probing study of the Pixar culture: 1. Celebrate failure with the same intensity as you celebrate success. View each setback as a precious learning…
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Innovate the Pixar Way: Business Lessons from the World’s Most Creative Playground Bill Capodagli and Lynn Jackson McGraw-Hill (2010) Those who are interested in this book probably include those whose primary objective is to understand how to (a) establish an…
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Here is an excerpt from an article written by Roger Martin for the Harvard Business Review blog. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR email alerts, please…
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Here is an excerpt from another oytstanding article that appears in strategy+business magazine, published by Booz & Company. In it, Donald Sull shares his insights concerning how and why market anomalies and incongruities may point the way to the next…
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Dealing with Darwin: How Great Companies Innovate at Every Phase of Their Evolution Geoffrey A. Moore Portfolio/Penguin Group (2005) Those who have read one or more of Moore’s previous books (notably Inside the Tornado, Crossing the Chasm, and Living on…
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Inside the Tornado: Strategies for Developing, Leveraging, and Surviving Hypergrowth Markets Geoffrey A. Moore HarperBusiness (1995) Moore’s use of the “tornado” metaphor correctly suggests that turbulence of unprecedented magnitude has occurred within the global marketplace that the Internet and (especially)…
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Crossing the Chasm Geoffrey A. Moore Harper Business (1991) In my opinion, Crossing the Chasm (1991) and Inside the Tornado (1995) are most valuable when read in combination. In fact, I strongly recommend that they be read at least once…
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Josh Linkner on Planting Seeds…Lots of Seeds
Here’s a recent post by Josh Linkner. His life continues to be an inspiring fulfillment of the values he affirms. I urge you to read his book, Disciplined Dreaming: A Proven System to Drive Breakthrough Creativity, and to visit his website…
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