Lead from Within

JUNE 9, 2018

If you want to move ahead in your business, if you want to excel in your leadership, if you want to create a successful start-up, you need to make it happen. Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try. Sometimes you have to make the jump alone. It’ll never fly. It’s too ambitious.

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Joseph Lalonde

JANUARY 1, 2018

A Reel Leadership Article My thought going into Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle was “Do we really need another remake of a film?” ” The 1995 Jumanji starred Robin Williams as Alan Parrish (who gets a nod in the new Jumanji). Williams character was sucked into the world of Jumanji much like the characters in the new movie.

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Kevin Eikenberry

JANUARY 22, 2011

According to the post NASA asked that “[E]ach design has to fly up to 85 percent of the speed of sound; cover a range of approximately 7,000 miles; and carry between 50,000 and 100,000 pounds of payload, either passengers or cargo.&# The post talks about NASA inviting major aircraft manufacturers to submit designs for the future.

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Next Level Blog

JULY 14, 2010

Summer, when the road warrior, business travel divas deign to disrupt their routine to fly with their families on vacation. You can spot them easily. Meanwhile, their families are lagging behind with the kids distracted by the junk in the airport shops and the spouse trying to herd all of the cats. No wonder vacations are so much fun.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 10, 2011

Agility, innovation, disruption, fluidity, decisiveness, commitment, and above all else a bias toward action will lead to the creation of change. As promised, and without further ado, the change life-cycle in three easy steps: . By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth. Put simply, leadership is not a static endeavor.

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Joseph Lalonde

MAY 28, 2018

A Reel Leadership Article Memorial Day weekend 2018 saw the release of the latest movie in the Star Wars Story series: Solo. Solo tells the origin story of the beloved pilot of the Millenium Falcon. And what a backstory he had. That’s what Solo sought to bring to life. Thankfully, Solo pulled off Han Solo’s origin story well.

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Kevin Eikenberry

JANUARY 24, 2011

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe Do You Really Need a Meeting to Make a Decision? One of the reasons for these less-than-stellar experiences is that meetings aren’t often a place where decisions are made effectively – or even made at all.

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Joseph Lalonde

MAY 7, 2018

With big name actors Paul Giamatti, John Goodman, Bella Thorne, Rosario Dawson, and Sylvester Stallone voicing the classic video game characters, Ratchet & Clank had the talent to make a blockbuster movie. A Reel Leadership Flashback Article The Ratchet & Clank movie brought the Sony PlayStation game to the big screen.

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Joseph Lalonde

AUGUST 1, 2014

Clear communication is key : When Peter Quill meets Drax for the first time, he makes a motion with his finger across his throat. Know what you need : During the escape plan Rocket Raccoon had orchestrated, he clearly told the team what tools they would need to make their escape. I’m in the same boat. He took it literally.

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Joseph Lalonde

JUNE 26, 2017

Watch what’s coming and choose what sacrifices to make. You have to make the right sacrifices. Choosing to sacrifice your wife and kids or your personal health will not make you a better leader. Know how to make the ask: We soon discover the wizard Merlin is a fraud. He makes his request personal.

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Joseph Lalonde

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

In the 2018 Netflix original movie Bright, a human cop is forced to partner with an Orc. The cop is Daryl Ward (Will Smith) and the Orc is Nick Jakoby (Joel Edgerton). Tension is high between the various races of Orcs, Elves, and Humans. Being paired up with an Orc meant Daryl Ward was in for a world of trouble. The buddy cop twist was different.

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Joseph Lalonde

DECEMBER 11, 2017

Joseph Yoshinobu Takagi: Ladies and gentlemen… I want to congratulate each and every one of you for making this one of the greatest years in the history of the Nakatomi Corporation… Takagi (James Shigeta) was the President of Nakatomi Trading. If you haven’t guessed, my favorite Christmas movie is Die Hard.

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Joseph Lalonde

APRIL 30, 2018

You have to make the call of whom to involve in which story. Are there decisions that aren’t being made well because all you do is talk? A Reel Leadership Article The last ten years of movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been a slow build that ended this weekend. A moment of complete devastation. This is okay.

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Joseph Lalonde

JULY 9, 2018

Yet they take it a step further. A Reel Leadership Article I recently had the opportunity to view this classic Studio Ghibli film in an actual theater! GKIDS brought back many Studio Ghibli animated adventures back to the big screen during Studio Ghibli Fest. Porco Rosso is an animated movie by the famous writer and director Hayao Miyazaki.

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Joseph Lalonde

AUGUST 14, 2017

So strap in, make sure you’re ready, and let’s go back to the future and see what leadership lessons you can find in Back To The Future. . Doc had created an automated system to help make his life easier. Go back and check to make sure the automation is still needed. Starring Michael J. Automation is great.

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Anese Cavanaugh

JANUARY 14, 2012

When I got back on Friday and stepped into more intense meetings that were mainly all about 2012 planning for clients, I felt GREAT. My husband jokes that he’s never seen anyone so extreme on the gas pedal – I can go from 100 mph for 4 days, completely focused on “other”, to 0 mph in no time flat.)

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Joseph Lalonde

JUNE 22, 2015

P ixar Animation Studios is a powerhouse in the animated movie business. With movie hits such as the Toy Story series, The Incredibles, Cars, Finding Nemo, and Brave, Pixar has earned the right to be called a leader in the movie business. As you can expect, Riley’s life is turned upside down with the move. They wow us with amazing graphics.

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Joseph Lalonde

AUGUST 10, 2015

Reed Richards – I just want my work to make a difference. I ’ve been excited to see the new Fantastic Four movie for quite some time. When you break down their story, it’s one of leadership, through and through. Reed Richards and crew have a vision. They execute on the vision. The vision doesn’t go as planned.

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Joseph Lalonde

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

A Reel Leadership Article In 2014, Matthew Vaughan directed the hilarious movie Kingsman: The Secret Service. Kingsman told the story of a young, unrefined street kid who had the promise to join a secret society. This young man was Gary “Eggsy” Unwin (Taron Egerton). You soon see things are changing in the world of young Eggsy.

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Joseph Lalonde

APRIL 10, 2017

A Reel Leadership Article Danny Rand (portrayed by Finn Jones, known for his role on Game Of Thrones as Loras Tyrell), the Iron Fist and last Marvel Defender to get his own original Netflix series, burst onto the small screen laden with controversy. Critics also hurled negative reviews towards the new series as boring. Who Is Danny Rand/Iron Fist?

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Ron Edmondson

DECEMBER 27, 2010

Most likely, the degree of success you experience this next year will be directly proportional to the direction you head your life and the intentionality you have with the decisions you make. learn to fly a plane, get out of debt, start a side business, or write a book. I believe in purposeful living.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Collins lists seven essential steps to finding and capturing your flywheel. As with all proper flywheels, each step or action in sequence is the almost inevitable consequence of executing the step before it. G REATNESS NEVER HAPPENS in one fell swoop—no single action. Jim Collins likens it to turning a giant, heavy flywheel.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 17, 2011

Most importantly, he asks, and gives answers, to the toughest question every professional faces: Is what I am going to do now, faced with a difficult decision and multiple options, the professional choice to make? The Professional by Subroto Bagchi. But as Subroto Bagchi says: Go Kiss the World did not provide a tool kit.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 30, 2016

Decisions and the Least Bad Option by @ArtPetty. The First Step in Self-Awareness Isn’t You. 10 Valuable Principles That Will Make You Treat Your Employees Better by Nick Lucs. From @WallyBock 4 vital truths of team culture. From @WallyBock 4 vital truths of team culture. Caught in Team Drift? by Mark Ellis.

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Joseph Lalonde

MARCH 26, 2018

When all hell breaks loose because of a new threat, Jake has to truly step up and lead the way. He wanted what he wanted and would make poor trades in the process. A Reel Leadership Article Five years after the original Pacific Rim released, the world is treated to the second Pacific Rim film, Pacific Rim: Uprising. They don’t.

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Terry Starbucker

FEBRUARY 28, 2010

The secret to a lifetime of productivity is simply this: Making the best selection of WHAT to do at any given moment. So we must develop an intuitive process to make these split-second assessments on the fly. It’s not how fast, or how well. Nope, it’s none of these. And that’s the rub: a focused brain.

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Skip Prichard

OCTOBER 21, 2019

No leader can make a difference for people without being true to his self. Learn how to make small steps while dreaming big. Leadership Tip: Learn how to make small steps while dreaming big. Oleg is on the Thinkers50 Radar 2019 and has been recognized as #1 Global Thought Leader on Culture by Thinkers 360.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

Setting 4: Off to the Patient’s Room. The combination of machine learning, deep learning, natural language processing, and cognitive computing will soon change the ways that we interact with our environments. Perhaps the best way to explore how such systems might work is by looking at an example: a visit to a hospital. Insight Center.

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Miles Anthony Smith

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

The good news is that there are numerous steps you can take to ensure things start off on the right foot. Let’s look at a simple 7 step plan for enhancing your chances of succeeding in starting a business from home. Photo Credit: Unsplash Are you thinking about starting up a small business from your home?

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 4, 2018

We make sounder decisions , build stronger relationships , and communicate more effectively. Archi Trujillo/Getty Images. Self-awareness seems to have become the latest management buzzword — and for good reason. Research suggests that when we see ourselves clearly, we are more confident and more creative.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2014

Indeed, these teams seem to use swarm intelligence, making decisions collectively and coming up with innovative moves on the fly. Indeed, these teams seem to use swarm intelligence, making decisions collectively and coming up with innovative moves on the fly.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2014

Indeed, these teams seem to use swarm intelligence, making decisions collectively and coming up with innovative moves on the fly. Indeed, these teams seem to use swarm intelligence, making decisions collectively and coming up with innovative moves on the fly.

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Miles Anthony Smith

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

65 Content Marketers List the 44 Content Marketing Agencies Crushing It (Plus 70 Tips & 78 Myths Dispelled) ​Digital marketing is becoming harder to ignore as we now live in a world of internet ubiquity. And this can’t be just your run-of-the-mill, 300-750 word article due to the explosion of content on the web. 8 Stellar Ones.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 19, 2018

But while workplace policies and practices are critical, the decision to come out at work is a complex and personal one. It’s becoming clear that when workers can bring their authentic selves to work, they are more productive and engaged. And yet, many people are still reluctant to come out at work.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

Call it a shotgun marriage, but it’s one that CMOs and CIOs both need to make work?especially A global telecoms company recently decided to do what many companies are doing: figure out how to turn big data into big profits. — and identify opportunities. Two months later, the bids were coming in 400 percent over budget. The solution?

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Anyone following developments in the African IT space from afar can be forgiven for thinking that it’s all about the consumer, and that applications and services for business lag far behind. That’s understandable — the growth of the consumer mobile market in Africa has been spectacular. In emerging markets, infrastructure is always an issue.

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