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Here’s a Leadership Hack for 2017: Start finding ways to Invert Control

Great Leadership By Dan

Here’s an example from my place of work; the film set. Specifically because we spend so much money to shoot a film—on average roughly $20K an hour for a studio feature—we have highly segmented jobs and assign very discrete tasks. That gives us maximum control and better outcomes.

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How Netflix’s Content Strategy Is Reshaping Movie Culture

Harvard Business Review

” If you’ve seen Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, that one line probably conjures up memories of Oh yeah, chicka chicka, Ferraris, playing hooky, and dating in high school — all of which feature heavily in the hit coming-of-age film. This is how Blockbuster used to operate, at least when it came to mainstream domestic films.

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Why Germany Still Has So Many Middle-Class Manufacturing Jobs

Harvard Business Review

However, 48% of the mid-sized world market leaders come from Germany. Drucker Forum 2017: Growth and Inclusive Prosperity. This article is one in a series related to the 9th Global Peter Drucker Forum, taking place in November 2017 in Vienna, Austria. This has allowed them to reach 70% of market share in this category.

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2017 Can Be Your Best Year Yet, Just Follow These 3 Steps

Steve Farber

“What do you think 2017 will bring?” And as 2017 gets underway, you’re no doubt moving forward with high expectations. A pessimist found an optimist doing some yard work and started a conversation with his good-natured friend. “Last year was awful,” he said. “Really,” said the pessimist.

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Social Media Leadership Rules

Lead Change Blog

In January 2017, Trudeau became the first politician to host a live story on Snapchat. Social media is much more than an opportunity for smart marketing. Thanks to his status of a social media celebrity, he started getting roles in independent films. The Power of Social Media Leadership.

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What Does Your Brand Sound Like?

Harvard Business Review

By 2017, [the online] branding spend is expected to grow to $29.33 To gain advantage on this leveled playing field, there’s one powerful branding tool that has been generally overlooked — or perhaps undervalued — by most marketers: sound. Advertising Branding Marketing' advertisers will spend approximately “$17.46

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Product Success Is Not About the Zeitgeist

Harvard Business Review

A New Hope, the Harry Potter films, and The Hunger Games have something in common: They fit with the zeitgeist. You could point to the economy (the stock market, the inflation rate, the unemployment rate). To see the problem, suppose that A New Hope had been released in 1957, 1967, 1987, 1997, 2007, 2017, or 2027.