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Quotes And Leadership Lessons From Gemini Man

A Reel Leadership Article

Will Smith stars as Henry Brogan and Junior in the new film Gemini Man. Henry is an expert hitman who is being pursued by someone familiar yet unknown to him. This person is Junior, a digitally de-aged Will Smith.

When Henry discovers he’s being pursued by a clone of his, his mission becomes one to discover the truth. Throughout the rest of Gemini Man, Henry and Junior face-off multiple times…

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Will they become allies? Will Junior kill Henry? Or will Henry kill Junior?

Those are all questions you will have as you watch the enjoyable Gemini Man. You will not only be treated to the answers to those questions when you watch the movie, but you will also be treated to many leadership lessons in Gemini Man.

This article will discuss those leadership articles. Prepare yourself for Reel Leadership.  Read more...

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Enlist The Right People To Your Team

No man is an island. And no leader leads alone.

Every leader has the responsibility to fill his team with players who will take the organization to the next level.

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Too often, we see leaders fill their teams with yes men or people just like themselves. There’s no diversity to their teams.

The lack of diversity also leads to another problem: Creativity will be limited.

I like what Brian Dodd says in his book The 2-Minute Leader:

Wise leaders don’t seek out people who are just like them. If someone doesn’t fit your mold, that is probably a very good thing.

Why Your Clones Aren’t Good

We want to be around people who are like us. They bring us comfort and we know how to relate to them.

They’re just like us, after all.  Read more...

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Slay Your So-Called Giants

Have you ever heard of a giant? You know, guys like Goliath or Andre The Giant.

They’re bigger than life. And scary! Could you imagine picking a fight with either of those two? I’d be shaking in my boots.

Even though I most likely would be fearful meeting either of these giants, others have faced them. And defeated them.

They slayed their giants. I believe you can slay your giants too.

Yoda vs giant Hulk figure

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What Is A Giant?

A giant could be many things. Your giant may be a person standing in the way of your dream, a larger organization, or a disability you have.

Anything you see as bigger than your dream could be considered a giant.

They’re standing in front of you. Taunting you. Telling you you can’t succeed.

Looking at the giant in the way, you begin to believe what you’re told. You can’t do it.  Read more...