Sometimes we all feel a little stuck in a rut. Caught up in the treadmill of life and feeling like there’s something missing. It may seem unlikely, but perhaps Groundhog Day can help us find a way out. In The Wisdom of Groundhog Day, Paul Hannam uses the tale of… Read More »Breaking out of a rut: The Wisdom of Groundhog Day
In the 1960s, psychologist Marty Seligman inadvertently stumbled upon a finding that can have a profound impact on our happiness and success. Seligman found that if you subject animals to a painful or adverse experience, then they may fail to avoid that experience in future – even when it’s quite… Read More »How we learn helplessness – and how to overcome it
What makes us who we are? What personalities are we born with? How much of our personality is fixed, and how much can we change? These are some of the questions addressed by the fascinating Star Wars Identities Exhibition, which will soon open in Sydney, Australia, as part of its global… Read More »How the Star Wars saga illustrates personality traits
You don’t have to be in a position of authority to show leadership. And one movie that makes this point better than most is The Intern. After a successful career, 70-year-old widower Ben Richards (Robert De Niro) comes out of retirement to become a senior intern at an internet fashion site… Read More »Leading without authority: The Intern
We all have people in our organisations who don’t receive the recognition they may deserve. The ones who work away in the background, not getting the limelight – yet just as important in determining whether a project or organisation succeeds or fails. The movie Hidden Figures is a great example. It spotlights… Read More »Uncovering the leadership lessons in Hidden Figures
Settle back for our third round-up of inspirational quotes from movies. If you’ve missed the first two, you can catch them here and here. Got a favourite of your own? Why not add it in the comments? “You can’t learn anything when you’re talking. That’s a fact of life. As… Read More »21 inspirational quotes from movies
“I’ve been kicked off every team before I even got a chance to prove myself,” laments Eddie Edwards in Eddie the Eagle. Not that it stops him pursuing his unlikely dream of becoming an Olympian. Quite the opposite. Though blessed with little natural athletic ability, Eddie won hearts through his never-say-die… Read More »Soar like Eddie the Eagle with a growth mindset
Movies are awash with tales of the underdog. But Friday Night Lights deals with a very different theme: the pressure of expectation. Set in the tiny Texas town of Odessa, that pressure is heaped upon the Permian Panthers High School football team. Here, football is a religion, and the boys are celebrities:… Read More »Setting expectations in Friday Night Lights