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Leadership Lessons And Quotes From Thor: Ragnarok

Joseph Lalonde

This is the third time Hemsworth has been featured in a stand-alone Thor film (surprisingly, I have not done a Reel Leadership article on the other 2 Thor films). Thor: Ragnarok changes tones for the third film. The previous Thor films ranked on the lower end of the Marvel Cinematic Universe for me. He felt powerless.

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9 Tips From Famous Writers On Being Successful

Joseph Lalonde

Cheryl Strayed, author of Wild which was made into a film starring Reese Witherspoon, talks about her writing trajectory. His letter hammers home in a loving but firm way the virtues of hard work. And their tips can be easily applied to any area of life when it comes to being successful. Work Hard, My Son.

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Have You Earned the Right to Lead? Ten Deeply Destructive Mistakes That Suggest the Answer Is No (and How to Stop Making Them)

Strategy Driven

But if your employees take a risk and fail, and you come down on them like a hammer, guess what? No wasted film, slides, or prints. And we are aware of this relationship between mistakes and consequences when we pick up the camera – so we click away, taking many more photos digitally than we would have in a world of costly film.

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The Best Morale Boost $3 Million Can Buy

Harvard Business Review

“There were catchphrases that had to be hammered into the head of the employees, just like advertising does to the general public.” Handy made a good living producing short films for companies like General Electric, Chevrolet, and Coca Cola in the 1930s, and shifted his focus to making military films during World War II.

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The Right Kind of Stress Can Bond Your Team Together

Harvard Business Review

In the film, we explored how to create a positive culture in organizations where the culture or conditions make it difficult to talk about “happiness.” This past fall, I did a documentary with HBO, directed by Peter Berg and produced by Michael Strahan , called State of Play: Happiness.

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How Rudeness Stops People from Working Together

Harvard Business Review

Researchers filmed these simulations and had objective judges evaluate them. If your employees aren’t behaving well, and you’ve already gone through the trouble of hammering home the organization’s civility message, ask yourself, “Have I equipped them to succeed?” Celia de Anca and Salvador Aragón.

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