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The Art of Following Up for Executives

N2Growth Blog

There are many different tactical suggestions out there, formats, and lists to follow, but here I’ll highlight just three things that I would propose keeping in mind as you consider this final step in the interview process: Do not follow a template. It’s your tagline and title for the film you want your audience to buy a ticket for.

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Women's History Month: Acknowledging Six Women Named Alice

Women's Leadership Exchange

Tim Burton collaboration, the film?s s 2010 screenplay Alice delays accepting a marriage proposal to the son of her late father?s t yet seen the film, trust me when I say, that this Alice is an inspiration to girls and young women everywhere! t know (www.Commonsensemedia.com says over age 10) to see this film.

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The UK’s Snap Election Reminds Us That Proposing a Change Forces People to Ask New Questions About You

Harvard Business Review

When it comes to taking a risk with customers — whether they are website users, shareholders, movie patrons, or voters — you have to think about the question they’ll ask themselves as a result of the change you are proposing. The same thing can happen in an individual’s career, too, if they take on the wrong project.

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How to Prepare for a Crisis You Couldn’t Possibly Predict

Harvard Business Review

Some teams, such as film crews and SWAT teams, face surprises all the time. When the power goes out at a filming location, film crews figure out how to resume shooting as soon as possible. In the film industry, this knowledge comes from how people progress through their careers. How do they do it?

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Make Your Innovative Idea Seem Less Terrifying

Harvard Business Review

Four years ago, Craig Hatkoff, co-founder of the Tribeca Film Festival, approached me about a brainstorm: an event recognizing and celebrating breakthrough innovators. Rarely have I had that kind of immediate trust and social currency when proposing something new. If you say we should, let’s do it.

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Win the Pitch: Tips from Mastercard's "Priceless" Pitchman

Harvard Business Review

As a growth officer in my early career with the mad men and women of McCann Ericksson , my mom could never quite grasp what I did for a living. But, when we pitched, won and delivered the phenomenon now globally known as Priceless for MasterCard, she could finally brag to her friends at my Aunt Rose's kitchen table.