Seth Godin Blog

AUGUST 11, 2021

That used to involve putting film or paper into a chemical bath. The goal of the bath was to uncover what was already on the film. Software, careers, our culture–we develop them daily, adding a little bit at a time, toward the future we seek to create. Developing today has a totally different meaning.

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Seth Godin Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

And the lessons we learn from this cornerstone of modern culture apply to organizations, meetings, tech, politics and almost everything we do together. From film in the theater to low quality streaming on a phone. The alphabet is a miracle, one that is compounded by books. The nuance disappears and is difficult to reconstruct.

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Seth Godin Blog

APRIL 11, 2017

If you watch a well-directed film with the sound turned off, you'll get a lot out of it. The rest of the time, which is almost all the time, the real issues are trust, status, culture, pheromones, peer pressure, urgency and the energy in the room. On the other hand, it takes practice to read a screenplay and truly understand it.

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Seth Godin Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

AT&T has a new film out about the stupidity, selfishness and yes, death, associated with texting while driving. Hundreds of thousands of people are going to die or be maimed because it''s physically impossible for us to deal with the cultural imperative to stay in touch on our phones--and drive at the same time. But we could.

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Consultants' Consultant

JUNE 18, 2024

Consultants Consultant: Wall-E is a favourite film of mine. But what does it say about work, The post Work Obsessions appeared first on Consultants' Consultant.

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LSA Global

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

When properly structured, a formal work environment can drive performance, foster accountability, and build a culture of respect that supports long-term success. The United States Marines On the other hand, the Marines are an example of a high performance culture that is very formal.

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The Fearless Marketer

DECEMBER 2, 2019

On Thanksgiving day, My wife and I went to see the Mr. Rogers film, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood. This is one of those rare films that can create a shift in one’s perspective about life. In many movies, we experience a hero or heroine and feel inspired by who they are. We might even feel like that superhero for a day or two.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 22, 2017

Anyone who follows the cultural industries — art, music, publishing, theater, cinema — knows of the tussles between artists and those who feed off of their talents. His vision is to decentralize the entertainment industry so that creative individuals can profit from the films, videos, games, and art they help to make.

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Seth Godin Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

” When we encounter a fashion, a film or some other cultural artifact that the critical establishment has celebrated, it’s easy to not understand it. To move the culture forward, we need to have the empathy to imagine what others are seeing, liking and talking about. Taste, after all, is unevenly distributed.

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The Nonprofit Consultant

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

After about seven years as an independent consultant, in January I began a regular, full-time executive director position with a local nonprofit organization, and spent the month fully immersed in learning the programs, the culture, and the needs. At the time, I was still planning a life in film production.

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Strategic Planning and Management Insights

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Now he's a keynote speaker and consultant working with the most senior levels in oil & gas, construction, mining, pharmaceuticals, banking, television, film, media, manufacturing and services. Peter Docker is a former Royal Air Force senior officer and international negotiator for the UK Government.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 13, 2017

In the last week, film producer Harvey Weinstein’s decades of sexual harassment — which many have described as an open secret in Hollywood — have exploded onto the pages of the New York Times. Cultural change requires a nucleus of organizational catalysts who are insiders with outsider cultural beliefs.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

In the worst case, busyness can become an implicit goal or cultural norm, and the original strategic intent can be lost in a frenzy of detail and activity. Few would deny the importance of corporate culture, for example, even though it is not easily quantifiable. Insight center. The Gap Between Strategy and Execution.

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Seth Godin Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Part of that is the law of large numbers, but it’s mostly our personal cultural resistance to leaning too far into weird stuff. This is where the rents for the big restaurant are high, the budget for the film is in the tens (or hundreds) of millions and the record label has decided to really push on a particular artist.

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Harvard Business

MAY 16, 2016

For example, as it grew, Facebook found that its early “move fast and break things” culture had to be funneled into focused technical teams and product groups to make its product development process faster and less erratic, and for it to have a chance of meeting the demands of its new public shareholders following its IPO.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

This doesn’t just mean men and women who run large global enterprises, Fortune 500 behemoths, film studios, and media platforms. The main way small businesses can prevent sexual harassment is to establish the right internal culture, which means paying more attention to the example you set. In the U.S.

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Prudent Pedal

OCTOBER 8, 2019

The limitation occurs in one or more of the following areas: Culture: The firm does not reward the client centricity, sales prowess, or intellectual capital development behaviors properly, if at all. I’ve replaced underperforming technologies that were actually hindered by cultural issues.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Leading a Brainstorming Session with a Cross-Cultural Team. You can see this at work at Pixar, which was originally a technology company that began shooting short films to demonstrate the capabilities of its original product, animation software. So the first step to being creative is to become an expert in a particular area.

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Seth Godin Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

.” That’s how culture develops, of course. Culture develops online at the speed of light. Culture forms around us, then changes and then forms again. Here’s a brand new short film that shares what we’re up to… Our early application deadline for the upcoming session is tomorrow.

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Harvard Business

JULY 6, 2016

The past year brought a rich array of films depicting connections between a wise, older mentor and a younger person in need of sage guidance, in ways that often defied gauzy stereotypes, from art-house movies like Lily Tomlin’s Grandma to blockbusters like Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 29, 2017

Leading a Brainstorming Session with a Cross-Cultural Team. The ideas of each individual in the largest segment of non-meditators (20% of the two groups) fell into five categories (such as delivering and filming items). You and Your Team Series. Thinking Creatively. How Senior Executives Find Time to Be Creative. Emma Seppala.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Youngme, Felix, and Mihir celebrate Academy Awards week by discussing two of their favorite nominations: the film “Parasite” and the documentary “American Factory.”

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Harvard Business

JUNE 24, 2016

The latter has triumphantly referred to the result as Britain’s “ independence day ,” possibly an allusion to a rousing speech in the Hollywood Sci-Fi film of the same name that featured very scary aliens.

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Henman Performance Executive

MAY 25, 2012

” The film made all three of its lead actors overnighta stars, turning Carrie Fisher into an object of adoration for millions of young male fans and launching Harrison Ford’s now-legendary career as an action-hero heartthrob. Star Wars leapt off screens and immersed audiences in “a galaxy far, far away.”

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Buzzsprout

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Movie or TV shows recommendations Delve into your favorite (or least favorite) films from various genres. Pop culture Pop culture is a never-ending source of podcast episode ideas. Pop Culture Happy Hour Culture Gabfest 39. You could discuss ways to build a diverse marketing plan and brand a business.

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Seth Godin Blog

AUGUST 9, 2019

The producers and directors of movies love the gloss of film, so they ignored video games. Not because it’s based on the economic or cultural reality of today, but because their self-esteem requires there to be a chasm between all of these amateur podcasts and the few professional ones that they deign to create and publish.

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Nash Consulting

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

The Anxiety Zone What might the culture in a workgroup look and feel like if standards/accountability are high but psychological safety is low? For a prime example of this zone, watch the film Office Space.) Edmondson’s research laid the foundation for world-class business leader Marie-Claire Ross’s four zones of team performance.

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Harvard Business

JULY 13, 2016

Back then, many on Wall Street worried that cultural and creative differences would damage the integration. At Disney, this meant convincing Pixar to outsource some parts of production and to pursue direct-to-DVD films. Disney then acquired a small but fast-growing animation studio, Pixar. And the rest is history.

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LSA Global

MARCH 15, 2018

Every company has uniqueness to their strategy, culture and talent. A classic example of this strategic mistake is when Kodak decided it was in the film business without looking ahead at the implications of how the development of digital cameras would affect their industry. To perform at your peak, focus on what sets you apart.

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Seth Godin Blog

MARCH 6, 2021

Like a Pokemon card, or an original Picasso drawing or the actual frame of a Disney animated film from 1955, NFTs are designed to be the one and only, a shred of non-fungible reality in a world gone digital. An NFT is digital treasure chest, a status symbol and an apparent item of value. You either own this thing or you don’t.

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Leadership Vision Consulting

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

Last month we were in Seattle, and we were filming some educational videos for SAS and our company. You have created safe places within this culture where people felt heard, valued and respected – as people. Continue to explore the changing landscapes of this culture. It was during their final session together.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Often people experience a spark of interest, like when someone sees the latest Star Wars film and becomes curious about outer space. Managers and organizational cultures often signal to employees what types of mindsets are valued on the job — such as whether employees should be singular in focus or open to new areas.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 13, 2017

submarines were surreptitiously filmed in the bathroom. Most recent, Uber has come under fire for allegedly tolerating a culture of unbridled sexism and sexual harassment. Yet, as disturbing as it is, even worse is the steady drumbeat of such news coming out of organizations of all types.

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MishTalk

JULY 29, 2013

Writing on the bars website, Mr Schaefer said his company aims to make humanity in humanoid robots closer to reality and show that scenes as in science fiction films are quite possible. Rise of Technocrats, Fraudulent Conveyance, MF Global, the Culture of Greed, Christina Romer, and the US Dollar. 2011-12-29: Max Keiser.

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Harvard Business

JULY 11, 2017

After repurposing many of the original structures and facades, the district is now evolving into a retail, restaurant, arts, and culture destination, a forum for local events, a flexible work space for businesses, and a residential area, all while evolving its manufacturing with 21 st century operations.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 14, 2018

The widely touted reasons for these failures include censorship by the Chinese government and cultural differences between China and the West. Google, for example, has succeeded in dominating many foreign markets that have radically different political systems and cultures (including Indonesia, Thailand, and Saudi Arabia).

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Management Consulted

MAY 25, 2014

GALLUP CONSULTING INTERVIEWS AND CULTURE. He developed research methods and programs for the television and movie industry to help clients determine advertising effectiveness and how to identify what the market wanted to watch in film and television. GALLUP CONSULTING CULTURE. Performance matters most. Love to learn.

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