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Corporations: Lessons from a College Football Halftime

Michael Lee Stallard

Survivors who take part in the filming or go onto the football field for the halftime show report that it is a life-affirming experience that helps them heal. The group’s mission is to promote awareness, provide education, raise funds ($250,000 in this decade) and support survivors and their families.

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Mr. Rogers in the Boardroom? You Bet!

Decker Communication

Senate Committee Hearing in 1969 as Chairman John Pastore was investigating whether to pass a $20 million funding bill to PBS. But for everyone, the film is definitely worth seeing—entertaining, dramatic and historical. The Boardroom was the U.S. You will come to know a Fred Rogers you have never seen before.

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The Art of Following Up for Executives

N2Growth Blog

The selection committee is going to hire the most qualified person for the job, regardless, so why take the time at all? . So many of your professional experiences have been preparing you for this leadership opportunity. It’s your tagline and title for the film you want your audience to buy a ticket for. Could they be right?

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Olympian Leadership Lessons in Peak Performance

The Practical Leader

The quest for personal excellence is what the father of our modern Olympics and founder of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Pierre de Coubertin, envisioned over a hundred years ago: “The important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle, the essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well.”

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The Problem with Saying “My Door Is Always Open”

Harvard Business Review

Sam Goldwyn, the legendary American film producer, referred to this when he famously said: “I don’t want any yes-men around me. Perhaps the most obvious, one that breeds considerable cynicism, is when a powerful person tells people to challenge him…and then punishes those who do.

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Make Your Strategy More Agile

Harvard Business Review

At the same time, a vision that’s too long in the making, and likely designed by committee, is a surefire way to end up with a lame compromise that doesn’t excite anybody. Tell the story as it unfolds through words, drawings, audio, photos, or film. Capture every single word that is spoken.

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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. Celine Schillinger sought to change the leadership landscape of Sanofi, a major pharmaceutical company. If you say we should, let’s do it.