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- Film Director Joe Carnahan: Managing a $17 Million Project
- Directing a film is a lot like running a business. You have a budget. You have crew. And then you have the biggest H.R. challenge the world has ever known: celebrity egos. Director Joe Carnahan has worked on the low-budget "Narc," the $17 million "Smokin' Aces" and the $180 million...
- Videos 2007-09-26
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- How To Pixar-ize Your Company
- Pixar's creative genius is remarkable. The company has produced nothing but hits (nine in 13 years), astonishing for a movie studio. It has some brilliant people working for it, but in "Collective Creativity," an article in the September Harvard Business Review, Ed Catmull, president of Pixar and Disney Animation Studios,...
- Blog posts 2008-09-08
- Who's Your City: How Creative Class Cities Will Beat the Recession
- In this interview with BNET, Richard Florida explains why his latest book "Who's Your City?" matters to workers during a recession and how a business's location affects not only the talent pool, but also its ability to innovate. ...
- Articles 2008-03-20
- Retail Roundup: Rite Aid to Close More Stores, Retailers Get Creative, Target vs. Wal-Mart, More
- Rite Aid plans to close additional stores -- Pennsylvania-based drugstore-chain Rite Aid is looking at its 4,900 locations under a microscope as it ponders closing more stores next year on top of the 181 units shuttered year-to-date. "I do think there will be some additional store closures," said John Standley,...
- Blog posts 2008-12-19
- Creative Technology Ltd. F3Q06 (Qtr Ending Mar 31, 2006) Earnings Conference Call Transcript (CREAF)
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Patrick Yo - Vincuri. Patrick Yo - Vincuri Good morning Sim. Good morning, Craig. Could I just get some clarity in terms of, of the inventory that you have reported on your balance sheet, how...
- Earnings calls 2006-05-02
- Is Workplace Conflict Destructive Or Creative?
- Whenever you work with people, conflict is inevitable. The tension created by daily conflict either results in wasted time, decreased productivity, and poor decisions or the sort of internal competition that pushes each individual to do their best, if for no other reason that convince their coworkers that they can...
- White papers 2009-01-01
- Interview Question: Jobs For Creative People
- In an employment market where skills and portfolios are the defining characteristics, you need to be competitive. There are some mindset problems, too. People in media tend to be highly creative. They're therefore highly motivated, but in many cases used to being their own bosses. They make the decisions. The...
- White papers 2009-01-01
- Popeil wins an appeal, and countersues CTC. (Popeil Pasta Products, Creative Technologies patent suit)(Brief Article)
- WASHINGTON--The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals here has ruled that the Popeil Automatic Pasta Maker by Popeil Pasta Products Inc. does not infringe a patent held by Creative Technologies Corp., a maker of a competitive pasta machine. The court also dismissed a claim that Popeil's...
- Research articles 1995-06-12
- Court Decisions and Equity Markets: Estimating the Value of Copyright Protection
- The paper uses a novel database on U. S. federal court decisions to measure the changes in the state of copyright protection in both statute and case law. We combine an index of copyright breadth derived from this database with a quarterly panel of firms in creative industries over the...
- White papers 2004-05-04
- Creative Compensation
- "Successful agricultural producers rely heavily on common sense when it comes to management decisions. The area of employee compensation should be no different. If you want your employees to be innovative—reward them for new ideas. If you want your employees to stay with you for a long time instead...
- White papers
- Creative Consumer Solutions
- When employees face medical emergencies or a life threatening illness, they don't have the time or the capacity to think about the cost. However, with more discretionary services, the employee should be engaged in making smart purchase decisions. Health plan designs that support different coverage levels for different services and...
- White papers 2003-11-03
- Developing New Ways of Thinking
- Over the years we tend to develop thinking styles that become ingrained. People who say, "I'm not creative" or "I'm not really a thinker" simply have not been made aware of, or adopted, thinking patterns different from their own. We are all capable of breaking old habits, and this checklist...
- Articles 2007-04-20
- Taking Different Approaches to a Problem
- We are under such time pressures at work that we tend to solve problems based on what has worked in the past. This approach precludes us from finding new and effective solutions. Instead, we look for "quick fixes." Considering a problem from different perspectives helps us solve...
- Articles 2007-12-03
- How to Manage Employees in Remote Locations
- In order to get the best out of your far-flung employees, you need to establish a clear communication routine, take extra steps to build trust, and review processes often to make sure they're working for everyone. Build a Strong Team, Starting with You ...
- Articles 2007-09-24
- Planning an Advertising and Communications Campaign
- Any communications campaign must have clear, measurable objectives. This is true whether the campaign is designed to communicate product benefits or to support an event. In order to achieve these objectives, a campaign requires careful planning. There are eight main stages to consider, from defining the target market to setting...
- Articles 2007-02-15
- Building Your Creativity
- We all have creative talent, but many of us lack confidence in our own creativity. “I’m not very creative” is a common lament, even from people who manage their careers well and succeed in bringing real value to the businesses where they work. In fact, developing a more efficient approach...
- Articles 2007-02-28
- Techniques of the Office Politics Masters
- How five of the country's top CEOs maneuvered to reach the top and stay there. Steve Jobs CEO, Apple Political Style: The charismatic visionary Passion is Jobs' greatest asset in motivating employees, negotiating deals, and cultivating a...
- Articles 2007-07-20
- Innovation in Turbulent Times
- Too few businesses have creative, right-brain types in leadership positions. That leaves innovation especially vulnerable to unwise cost cutting during hard times. Decisions about slashing versus retaining projects are made by analytic, left-brain leaders unsuited to...
- Articles 2009-06-09
- Dealing with Tension in a Team
- Teams are complex communities of people with different values, motivations, and aspirations. When a mixture of characters and behaviors come together, there's always a potential for miscommunication, disagreement, and conflict. If such tensions are not tackled right away, they can disable and ultimately ruin a team. One of the main...
- Articles 2007-05-03
- Carl Spetzler: The Six Elements of a Good Decision
- The expert on strategic decision making explains how to think straight and act wisely in an uncertain economic environment. How do you define a “good” decision? Six elements go into a good decision: (1) The right frame — making sure you’re solving...
- Articles 2009-05-04
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