Movies to Manage By

Movies have something that goes beyond their capacity to entertain: a good film can also teach. In the tradition of Leadership Secrets from Attila the Hun, this entertaining, accessible, and beautifully packaged business gift book uses 10 films--including Dead Poets Society, Apollo 13, Citizen Kane, and 12 Angry Men--to illustrate important management and leadership principles.

John K. Clemens is the founder and executive director of the Hartwick Humanities in Management Institute, where Melora Wolff is the writing consultant.

Acknowledgments

ix

Introduction

xiii

PART ONE Guiding the Ship

1

(66)

Following Your Hunch

The Hunt for Red October

3

(22)

The Importance of Improvisation

Apollo 13

25

(22)

The Failed Promise of Heroic Leadership

Dead Poets Society

47

(20)

PART TWO Creating a Team

67

(48)

Turning Around a Faltering Team

Hoosiers

69

(26)

Mentors and Proteges

Norma Rae

95

(20)

PART THREE COnflicts and Turnarounds

115

(50)

Socratic Leadership

12 Angry Men

117

(22)

Turning Around a Troubled Organization

Twelve O'Clock High

139

(26)

PART FOUR Self-Leadership

165

(44)

When Leadership Fails

Citizen Kane

167

(24)

Morality and Leadership

Wall Street

191

(18)

Endnotes

209

(6)

Bibliography

215

(6)

Index

221

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