In our last post, we looked at the the first four key influence tactics described in the Mind Gym: Wake Up Your Mind: Reason, Inspire, Ask and Feel Good. Here we’ll look at the last five tactics and where you can find examples of them in movies. Deal Deal is a simple… Read More »Under the influence: nine tactics for persuasion (2)
Whatever your role – leader, manager, parent – it’s a fair bet that influencing is one of the skills you’ll be using most today. Whether it’s getting your manager to back your idea or encouraging your teenager to knuckle down to their studies, influencing is a core skill. And it’s become… Read More »Under the influence: nine tactics for persuasion (1)
Last time we looked at three great female leaders from movies – Rita O’Grady from Made in Dagenham, Dottie Hinson from A League of Their Own, and Elizabeth I from Elizabeth. Here are three more, again with contrasting leadership strengths. Erin Brockovich Legal assistant Erin Brockovich shows that anyone can… Read More »Great female leaders in movies: part two
One of the most frequent questions I’m asked is for examples of great female leaders in movies. And while there are plenty of male leaders in movies, female leaders are generally harder to come by. In the first of two posts, here are three great examples, each exhibiting different leadership… Read More »Great female leaders in movies: part one
A lot has been said about Nelson Mandela’s legacy since his sad passing in December. And with opportune timing, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom arrives to attempt to capture the essence of Mandela’s character and impact. While Invictus – one of my top 10 leadership movies – dealt with a… Read More »Three characteristics that made Mandela a legend
The first time I saw a presentation on the five practices of Kouzes and Posner’s The Leadership Challenge, the presenter chose a well-known leader from business or politics to illustrate each practice. It was a presentation that ‘stuck’, and I became increasingly fascinated with the five practices as a result. … Read More »Five movie leaders to take on the Leadership Challenge
Last month the media was full of stories marking the anniversary of one of the greatest speeches of all time, Dr Martin Luther King’s ‘I Have a Dream’ address in Washington. What makes a speech resonate to such a degree that it is still celebrated 50 years later? The ‘I… Read More »Nine keys to an extraordinary speech: Amistad
With the cinematic release of Star Trek Into Darkness, it seems a good time to recall the conversation from JJ Abrams’ 2009 Star Trek which turns the life of the delinquent young James T Kirk. Captain Pike’s short chat with a beaten-up Kirk following a bar brawl, shown below, is… Read More »The leadership conversation that ignites a Star Trek icon