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Name a company that successfully uses teamwork and empowerment. What has that company done that makes it so successful in this regard? Has its team approach made a difference in its performance? How?

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This solution describes how Pixar Animation Studios utilizes teamwork and empowerment to propel the company to unprecedented success in the animated movie industry.

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Company: Pixar Animation Studios

What has that company done that makes it so successful in this regard?
Pixar infused in its daily operations two vital ingredients of success --Teamwork and Empowerment.

Has its team approach made a difference in its performance? How?
Yes.

A typical advise from Pixar is that Teamwork = success. In almost all of the great enterprises the teamwork is what makes an enterprise to grow. Pixar wouldn't be what it is nowadays if they didn't have a good teamwork. All of the decisions that are going to be taken must consider everyone's opinion. Of course you cant hear every single one opinion, but the fact that you consider what other people might say makes you a better person and in the end the idea or project you have in mind could come up better than you thought. Almost ...

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