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Why Nobody Wants To Be A Hero

Lead Change Blog

Last weekend I went to see Guardians of the Galaxy, in my mind a silly action/adventure film starring some second tier comic book characters. The characters in the film were heroes in that they did, reluctantly, save the universe. She also serves as a consultant for the College Board. One Person at a Time.

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What a Mechanical Shark Can Teach Us About Leadership and Innovation

Leading Blog

But this wasn’t the film itself. It was a documentary on the making of the movie, all about the lengths that then 27-year-old wunderkind Steven Spielberg and his crew went to in creating a film that would define the summer blockbuster. The scene is famous for the way it terrified audiences without ever showing the titular shark.

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Tune-in Tonight! SiriusXM Ch125 @ 9pm Eastern (6p Pacific)

General Leadership

As a teacher, author , blogger and social media consultant, Angela has spent the past twenty-two years working diligently to help learners of all ages succeed by recognizing their power as readers, writers, and global communicators. She has a cooking show in development & has recently written a children’s book.

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How to Harness the Power of Empathy for Effective Leadership

Great Leadership By Dan

Empathetic leaders at all levels, including managers, HR professionals, consultants, and c-level executives, are more competent leaders because they understand the power of meeting people where they are: ? They watch new ideas take root and recognize the value of developing products to meet customer needs.

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Creating A Diverse And Inclusive Work Environment

The Horizons Tracker

The film Hidden Figures presents the jarring juxtaposition between a society making the kind of technological leaps required to put a man into space at the same time as continuing to racially segregate society and diminish the role women played in such endeavors. Implementing your strategy. The next step is to then implement the strategy.

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Are You Recognizing Your People’s Best Ideas?

Great Leadership By Dan

The system, originally developed by a British officer and shared with Sims, required reworking some machinery around the weapon and retraining sailors on how to fire the weapon. Undaunted, Sims continued to send reports upward toward his superiors claiming the merits of his newly developed system. and then watched it die.

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Take the Creative Risk

LDRLB

I just finished working on a PSA with Creative Oklahoma, an awesome non-profit dedicated to developing creativity and innovation in my home state. The film below considers the risks involved in letting people be creative but asserts that those risks are necessary if you’re trying to lead innovation. Can't See the Video?