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The Power of Framing

Leading Blog

The Power of Framing by Gail Fairhurst is about understanding the meaning—the shared reality—created in our communication. The Power of Framing is an essential leadership book that will help us to understand the context-shaping features of our language so that we can then better manage the meaning of our communication.

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Want To Be The Best? Study Pixar. | Rich Gee Group

Rich Gee Group

Most of their films take three years to make. So I have a present for you this new year — a young Brazilian filmmaker spent 11 days watching Pixar’s assorted films, painstakingly selecting the more than 500 clips that make up this touching ode to the house that Toy Story built. They’ve never missed. All the time.

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3 Ways To Believe In Your Ability To Succeed.

Rich Gee Group

My family and I just watched the film, ‘ The Polar Express ‘ last night with Tom Hanks. recent posts 3 Tips To Take More Powerful Notes During Meetings. Well — Do You? It’s a wonderful movie — great story, wonderful animation, and the acting is top notch. Next post: Do It Anyway. How To Pick Yourself Up After You Fail.

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Leadership Strategies: Are You a Davos Woman?

Women on Business

By Sylvia Lafair Picture yourself in Davos Switzerland at the annual gathering of the world’s rich and powerful. Yet, we still need to use our innate power to keep moving forward. One quick note, at our past WELL programs we have used clips from the film “Mona Lisa’s Smile” to get deeper discussions going.

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Beware the Brutally Honest Workplace

Michael Lee Stallard

In the brutally honest workplace, the only people who feel safe to speak truthfully are those with power, control, influence and status. After observing the interactions of many couples filmed in research, Gottman came up with a “magic ratio” of five positive interactions to every negative interaction.

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Revisiting Our Masculine Side of Leadership :: Women on Business

Women on Business

Now, it is, in essence, a mystery story and a precursor of the Indiana Jones films. In the masculine model of success, power and prestige take precedence, compassion, and long term consequences are secondary. I believe that as women, we have a major task to help combine the power of the masculine with the caring of the feminine.

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The Big Picture of Business – Each Role Matters. The Value of Support Staff

Strategy Driven

Those vital employees in the business world might include the IT guy, the receptionist, the mailroom manager, the ethics adviser and the secretary to the Board of Directors. Steven Spielberg had John Williams as music composer for his films. Great executives know the value of crediting support figures for the business success.

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