Leader mentoring is an important practice for business owners, but one that is often done improperly or not at all, according to Dr. Michael Shenkman, author "Leader Mentoring: Find, Inspire and Cultivate Great Leaders" and president of Arch of Leadership, a leadership mentoring firm based in Albuquerque, N.M. In today's AIE Imaging Executive podcast, PMA senior editor Jennifer Kruger interviews Shenkman, who explains the need for leader mentoring, and how business owners and executives can do it successfully. The podcast is hosted by Paul Worthington.

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Renegotiating a contract – like rent or an equipment lease – can help business owners get through tough times. Jim Camp, founder and president of The Camp Group and author of the book, “No: The Only Negotiating System You Need for Work and Home,” has developed a negotiating model taught in MBA programs from Harvard to NYU. Camp is interviewed by PMA senior editor Jennifer Kruger on today's AIE Imaging Executive podcast to offer listeners advice on how to approach a contract renegotiation. The podcast is hosted by Paul Worthington.

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Light Crafts offers affordable image editing with Aurora.
Light Crafts calls its new program “powerfully simple photo editing, organizing and sharing software.”Aurora uses algorithms to mimic how the human eye processes images, and presents suggested photo corrections so all the user has to do is chose and click. For more on image editing software market, 6Sight Report editor Paul Worthington speaks with Light Craft’s founder Fabio Riccardi.

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The battle is on in the low-cost portable HD camcorder market. Leading camcorder maker Pure Digital now offers the Flip Ultra camcorder with HD capabilities, a 2-inch LCD, and doubled the memory to two hours of recording time. Meanwhile, new competition includes the Genius G-Shot HD520, which captures both 720p high-definition video and 11-megapixel stills. There's also the VholdR ContourHD, billed as the first wearable HD camcorder. For more on the pocket HD camcorder market, 6Sight Report editor Paul Worthington speaks with Pure Digital Marketing Director Scott Kabat in today's AIE Imaging Executive podcast. Also this week, hear five examples of leading-edge imaging research.

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