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    Reel Leadership
    Reel Leadership
    Reel Leadership
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    Reel Leadership

    By Joseph Lalonde

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    Movies are not a waste of time if you're intentional about watching the movie you're viewing.


    Reel Leadership speaks to leaders and movie lovers who want to look at leadership and personal development in a new way. Author Joseph Lalonde wants l

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNew Degree Press
    Release dateDec 17, 2021
    ISBN9798885040150
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      Critics Are Raving About Reel Leadership Discovering the Hidden Leadership Lessons in Movies

      I don’t think I’ll ever watch a movie the same way again. In addition to viewing for entertainment value, I’ll be asking myself what I can learn, how I would handle the situations in the story, and how I can be a better leader in my own reality.

      — Nathan Magnuson, Executive Consultant and CEO, Leadership-in-a-Box

      Reel Leadership looks at the intersection of leadership and movies through examples and practical steps to start viewing movies through the lens of leadership.

      — Marty Himmel, watched a movie a day for 366 days

      "If you like movies, you’re going to love it. If you’re a leader, you’re going to love it. If you’re a leader who also loves movies this book will reel you in. Joe Lalonde’s Reel Leadership is a deep dive into leadership Easter eggs embedded in the films we all love.

      — Chester Goad, Actor, Film Creator, Stand-Up Comic, ChesterG.com, and Author of Purple People Leader

      "One of the unfortunate casualties of today’s entrepreneur hustle culture is good entertainment. If you’re working so hard that you miss great storytelling, you’re robbing yourself (and your team) of great lessons you can learn no other way. In his fantastic book Reel Leadership, Joseph Lalonde gives us a clear and fun guide to learning leadership from the movies. You don’t need to feel guilty about watching TV and movies—they can be a great source of wisdom when you follow the principles in this amazing book!

      — Kent Sanders, College Professor, Author of The Artist’s Suitcase

      Reel Leadership

      Reel Leadership

      Discovering the Hidden Leadership Lessons in Movies

      Joseph Lalonde

      New Degree Press

      Copyright © 2021 Joseph Lalonde

      All rights reserved.

      Reel Leadership

      Discovering the Hidden Leadership Lessons in Movies

      ISBN

      978-1-63730-700-7-Paperback

      978-1-63730-791-5-Kindle Ebook

      979-8-88504-015-0-Ebook

      Contents

      Introduction

      Act 1

      Scene 1. The History of Film

      Scene 2. The History of Leadership

      Scene 3. The Science of Learning

      Scene 4. Why Now?

      Scene 5. A Moral Premise?

      Scene 6. Movies are a Window

      Act 2

      Scene 7. You Need a Hook

      Scene 8. Overcoming Fear

      Scene 9. Master Yourself

      Scene 10. Finding A Mentor

      Scene 11. Managing Effectively

      Scene 12. Breaking the Fixed Mindset

      Scene 13. Keeping Commitments

      Act 3

      Scene 14. What Now?

      Scene 15. How to Find Leadership Lessons in Film

      Scene 16. The Reel Leadership Framework with Teams

      Credits

      Conclusion

      Acknowledgments

      Appendix

      For Pamela, my wife,

      You’ve been a gem as I’ve pursued this journey of personal development, becoming a better leader, and doing this writing thing. Without you, this would be nothing.

      For Mr. Gibner,

      I will never forget how you helped instill the love of writing in me through your English class. Your words and inspiration have stuck with me through the years.

      For the movie producers,

      Your visionary films have filled my life with joy. I hope this book will inspire and encourage others to enjoy your works.

      For the tired and worn-out leader,

      You can enjoy yourself. Go watch a movie. Find a way to unwind.

      For my father,

      I wish you were here to see this published. You were always so proud of me.

      Introduction

      It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to your enemies, but a great deal more to stand up to your friends.

      There is a difference between knowing the path and walking the path.

      If you want to know what a man’s like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.

      The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It is a very mean and nasty place, and it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain’t how hard you get hit; it’s about how hard you get hit and keep moving forward.

      I don’t want to be a product of my environment. I want my environment to be a product of me.

      You shouldn’t want them all to think the same. It is their different points of view that make the team strong. A good leader understands this. A good brother accepts it.

      Growing up, I remember going to the movies and having such a great time. They provided stories of people I would never meet, in places I would never see. These people were in situations that I never would have to face myself and, there on the big screen, these people were fighting, challenging, and struggling for something more, something better than what they had.

      These great movies included Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Uncle Buck, Jurassic Park, Godzilla, Batman Returns, Twister, and so many others. When these movies released every Friday, they were an escape—a beautiful picture of what people could overcome, as well as what they could enjoy. Movies were the escape I needed. You may have needed this escape too. It was the thing to do on a Friday or Saturday night if you wanted to leave the world you’re in and just veg out for an hour and a half to two hours.

      These movies were such an inspiration to me. Scenes and quotes in these movies struck me with awe and wonder, and I enjoyed it so much. As I got older, something changed, and I began watching movies less often. There was a reason for it. I wanted to become successful. I wanted to become secure. I wanted my life to count for something, and I believed, incorrectly, that I couldn’t do this if I watched movies.

      Why did this change, this shift, happen?

      I began to read books, listen to podcasts, and listen to successful speakers. They always mentioned the statistics of successful people and what they did or didn’t do. What were these things successful people didn’t do? They didn’t listen to music, watch television shows, or—gasp!—go to the movies. Thomas Corley, the author of Rich Habits: The Daily Success Habits of Wealthy Individuals, studied the habits of the rich and successful. His findings discovered that 67 percent of rich and successful people only watch TV for one hour or less per day.

      They included movies in all the things they didn’t do. Yes, that’s right. Successful people supposedly didn’t watch movies. I bought into that. I bought into this theory that successful people don’t go to movies; they don’t allow themselves to enjoy movies or entertainment.

      But something changed in me as I continued my journey: I discovered movies and entertainment are a great teaching tool. We can find leadership lessons, we can find moral lessons, we can even find life lessons in movies. That’s what this book is all about: the lessons we can find in movies. It’s not the easiest path to take. But it’s a really, really cool path when you think about it. When you’re able to sit down, grab your movie theater popcorn, and find leadership lessons in the movies that you already enjoy.

      Who wouldn’t want to do something like that?

      I know I find a lot of enjoyment in watching a great movie, and I bet you do too, even if you don’t want to admit to watching a movie here or there. You may struggle with the idea that you can go watch a movie and walk away with a new leadership idea or principle. You may tell yourself, I can’t do that. That’s not right. That’s not how people become successful. They don’t sit down for two hours, watch a movie, and learn from it.

      I’m ready to flip this idea on its head.

      In fact, the same people who taught me that entertainment isn’t for successful people also taught me the concept of reel leadership—the term I’ve coined for looking at movies while intending to pull out leadership lessons. That’s weird, huh? Weird as it may be, it’s the truth. When podcasters and authors talk about the stories from which they learn and how stories are so important for drawing people into messages and allowing them to process what’s being said, my idea of movies changed again.

      One of the key elements for this change was when these leadership experts were talking about fables and how great they were. They said fables could teach people about leadership and moral lessons. That made me stop, think, and wonder why then do we talk so negatively about movies. Fables are legendary stories intended to enforce a useful truth. Movies are just long stories with visuals and audio. They’re a perfect mix of everything that a story should be, and apparently, we’re not looking at them in the right way.

      We’re telling people to stay away from movies. We’re telling people not to watch a movie. They’re a waste of time. Mindless entertainment, if you will. Don’t involve yourself in the entertainment industry because it’s just going to rot your brain out. Movies will not teach you, or you will learn nothing. Movies will not help you become a better person or a more successful person or even a leader.

      These thoughts and ideas are not going to fly in this book.

      Movies are not a waste of time if you’re intentional about watching the movie you’re viewing. What does being intentional about watching the movie mean? It means you watch with eyes and ears trained to see and hear the hidden messages shared through the movie. It’s not purely a piece of entertainment. There are premises the producers may have slid into the movie, even if they do not realize this. In his book The Moral Premise, author and screenwriter Stanley Williams shares with aspiring film writers what he thinks makes a film successful. Having a teaching premise is one of the main reasons. It’s also a reason you can learn from the movies.

      Every movie has a lesson that the movie producer or director wants to teach the movie watcher. We’re going to look at this idea of the moral premise because it’s an excellent theory when you watch a movie. Know that people have a reason for the things they create—even for the entertainment they create. We can see things in movies. We can find these lessons if we actually look at the things we’re consuming.

      So sit back; get ready. We’re going to dive into some reel leadership.

      We’re going to delve into the leadership lessons we can find in movies. We’re going to discover that movies are a fantastic way to learn, grow, and engross yourself in leadership.

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