Topic: Pixar Animation Studios

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Out of Juice? Recharge!

Feeling burned out? Meet the men and women of Pixar Animation Studios. They're under the kind of pressure that would drain anybody's battery. Here are their screen-tested strategies for staying animated.READ»

WALL E, Steve Jobs, Pixar and Optimism

WALL E.  Have you seen it?  What did you think?  I loved it. I want to discuss WALL E, the latest release from Pixar, not because of the quality of the movie, but because of the Pixar story, and what it has to say about self ...READ»

PIXAR, Collective Creativity in Action

Creativity, and its coveted byproduct, Innovation does NOT result from an event. Sustained innovation accompanies a culture of innovation. Pixar is one company that has consciously created a culture of sustained innovation. Their ...READ»

Incredible Pixar

Yesterday, Pixar reported better earnings than what was expected. It is no surprise with the success of Finding Nemo and The Incredibles. What is a surprise is that Pixar is willing to wait for Disney to choose a new CEO before ...READ»

To Infinity and Beyond! The Story of Pixar Animation Studios

Karen Paik | December 1READ»

WALL E, Courtney and Interpersonal Competence

A couple of weeks ago, I did a post on the Pixar movie WALL E.  Have you seen it?  What do you think?  I loved it. And so did Courtney, one of the readers of this blog.  She left a comment on my post on WALL E.  She ...READ»

Pixar's Approach to HR

Pixar obviously has an enormous stable of talent. But how does the company find the people they hire? Here's a video explaining the process. Randy Nelson is dean of Pixar University, the company's recruiting and ...READ»

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Off the Runway There's no shortage of drama at Liz Claiborne ("Project Rehab," April 2008). On election night, Michelle Obama wore a black-and-red dress by Narciso Rodriguez. Unfortunately for Liz CEO William McComb, he had just ended ...READ»

Smart Books 2008

Five tomes that want to transform your thinking this year. We tell you what’s a must-read and what’s a pass.READ»

Clients From Hell: The Problem With Design? It's the Clients, Not the Designers

A new blog that any designer can sympathize with.READ»

Attack of the Baby Pixars

Digital animation isn't the cozy little world it used to be. Now lots of people are trying it--and trying to shoot the big studios' lights out.READ»

Gold on a Dead Man's Chest

With the Pirates of the Caribbean sequel grossing approx $132 million over the weekend, Disney's doing just fine in the post-Eisner era. Perhaps a media company can be run without a mega-ego at the helm. Not long ago, industry ...READ»

Between The Lines

The stories behind this issue's stories.READ»

All The Right Moves: Your Next Move

What to do on Monday morning: tactics to find a great job (or leave a lousy one)READ»

The World's Most Innovative Companies

We canvassed the experts, analyzed the products, and crunched the numbers. From visionary upstarts to storied stalwarts, here are companies that dazzle with new ideas -- and prove beyond a doubt how business is a force for change. We call them the Fast 50.READ»

• Presenting the 2008 Fast 50
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Finding Disney

How big was the news that Disney acquired Pixar for $7.4 billion? Here's one measure: The story got attention worldwide, at Websites like Aljazeera and Rediff. (Today's news about the $27 billion deal between Guidant and Boston ...READ»

June Events for Creative Business People

What's happening in June, from Wal-Mart's annual meeting to the World Barista Championships.READ»

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CEOs Who Should Lose Their Jobs

It's the new era of accountability: Most of the nation's worst-performing bosses have been shown the door. But what about the guys who just won't go? Meet the Teflon CEOs. Poor results, declining stock prices, and strategic blunders just seem to slide right off them.READ»

Fast 50 2008: AKQA

In the annals of advertising history, 2007 will be remembered as the year of the digital acquisition frenzy. Ad holding companies Publicis and WPP, along with tech companies like Microsoft, spent billions of dollars scooping up the ...READ»

• Presenting the 2008 Fast 50
• The World's Most Innovative Companies
• The Faces and Voices of Google

Leadership Lessons from... WALL•E

My family and I went to a Drive-In movie a couple of weeks ago and watched Pixar’s hit film WALL•E. I totally agree with Roger Ebert’s take on the film: He says that WALL•E “succeeds at being three things at once: an ...READ»

Larry Weber, Rapid Fire

Quick snippets, mostly paraphrased, from Larry Weber's discussion with Lois Kelly, in no particular order: On advertising: "I have very little respect for it." On PR: "It's going through dramatic change - It's still a lazy, ...READ»

Top 10 Most Creative People in Movies and Television

1. Rich Ross, President, Disney Channels Worldwide A lifelong TV addict, Ross has expanded Disney's channels beyond the box into film, radio, mobile, and online. But he'll be remembered most for unleashing Hannah Montana and High ...READ»

The Geeky Oscars

I had the chance, earlier this week, to attend an event called "The 8th Annual Industry Hall of Fame" dinner at the Computer History Museum in Silicon Valley. This is an event that used to be held at COMDEX, the Vegas tech tradeshow ...READ»

The Most Innovative Companies in Entertainment

You have seen our Fast Company 50. But what are the companies within specific categories doing creative and ground-breaking work? Who is leading an industry into the future? Here we present the top ten firms in Entertainment.READ»