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How social contracts can help you stick to your goals

May 9, 2021January 21, 2022
Change, Expectations

In Coach Carter, Ken Carter accepts the basketball coach job at Richmond High School. And one of his first actions is to draw up social contracts for each of his players. “This contract states that you will maintain a 2.3 grade point average,” Carter tells them in the scene below.… Read More »How social contracts can help you stick to your goals

Is Twelve O’Clock High the definitive leadership movie?

May 29, 2013April 14, 2021
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Communication, Culture, Development, Empowerment, Expectations

Despite being over 60 years old, Twelve O’Clock High is apparently still required viewing at U.S. service academies and training schools. While many movies have valuable leadership lessons, few are about the very nature of leadership itself. Twelve O’Clock High is different. It’s a movie that reveals both the power and… Read More »Is Twelve O’Clock High the definitive leadership movie?