We’re not in the habit of reviewing business books here. After all, we don’t care who moved your cheese or how many damn habits of yours are highly effective. But throw movies into the mix and color us a little interested.
Enter THE BIG PICTURE: ESSENTIAL BUSINESS LESSONS FROM THE MOVIES, in which Kevin Coupe and Michael Sansolo call upon more than 60 popular comedies, dramas and action films to deliver tips aimed at angling your business toward the top.
For example, JAWS teaches that denying the obvious negatives will send people away in droves. THE RIGHT STUFF shows how it takes more than one person to see a vision to fruition. YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN illustrates the value of going the other way, which is Coupe and Sansolo’s way of saying zig where others zag.
You get the idea. And you get it in short, easily digestible chapters that don’t waste your time or insult your intelligence. The lessons may be pretty common-sense stuff, but never underestimate the tendency of out-of-touch business leaders to forget such simple things. —Rod Lott
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