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Quotes And Leadership Lessons From Inside Out 2

A Reel Leadership Article

My latest book, Reel Leadership, is now available on Amazon. If you love movies and leadership, you will love this book.

Disney and Pixar bring us back to the world of Riley (Kensington Tallman), a young girl with a whole world of emotions. If you remember the first Inside Out movie, you will remember her journey of coming to terms with her conflicting emotions.

In Inside Out 2, Riley’s original emotions return. We’re treated to the likes of:

  • Joy (Amy Poehler)
  • Anger (Lewis Black)
  • Sadness (Phyllis Smith)
  • Fear (Tony Hale)
  • Disgust (Liza Lapira)

Joy (a blue-haired woman) and Anxiety (a creature with a worried expression) with colored balls behind them. Scene from Inside Out 2.

These emotions are pushed out as 13-year-old Riley hits puberty. New emotions arrive and begin to create havoc in her life. These new emotions are:  Read more...

  • Anxiety (Maya Hawke)
  • Envy (Ayo Edebiri)
  • Embarrassment (Paul Walter Hauser)
  • Ennui (Adèle Exarchopoulos)
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Quotes And Leadership Lessons From Bad Boys: Ride Or Die

A Reel Leadership Article

My latest book, Reel Leadership, is now available on Amazon. If you love movies and leadership, you will love this book.

In our latest Reel Leadership article, we return to the world of Bad Boys. Previously, we covered Bad Boys For Life. Today we’re covering the newest entry into the Will Smith and Martin Lawrence film series: Bad Boys: Ride Or Die.

Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett are Miami cops who have come upon a conspiracy. Former police Captain Howard (Joe Pantoliano) had a large sum of money transferred to his bank account. The FBI believes he was part of a corrupt unit of cops and they’re out for blood.

Two men standing in front of a fancy sports car. Scene from Bad Boys: Ride Or Die. Martin Lawrence and Will Smith

Mike and Marcus don’t believe this. Even more so as clues lead them on a chase to find the real criminals behind this. And it’s one of their own.  Read more...

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Quotes And Leadership Lessons From BS High

My latest book, Reel Leadership, is now available on Amazon. If you love movies and leadership, you will love this book.

BS High is an HBO Sports documentary that sheds light on the Bishop Sycamore Centurions and the controversy that erupted after the football team was trounced while playing IMG Academy on ESPN. The world of football prep programs is lucrative.

And one man saw the opportunity to game the system. 

Roy Johnson, a man in a grey long sleeve shirt leaning forward with his hands together. He has a smirk on his face.

By building a team of football players, he can live out his dreams through the students he recruits. He can also travel around the country, scam people, and scheme to do it all again.

This documentary illuminates the problem with such programs. It also helps us to see where businesses can go wrong. 

Let’s dive into the Reel Leadership lessons found in BS High.

Quotes And Leadership Lessons From BS High

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Quotes And Leadership Lessons From Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

A Reel Leadership Article

My latest book, Reel Leadership, is now available on Amazon. If you love movies and leadership, you will love this book.

Years ago, the film Mad Max: Fury Road brought us back to the world of Mad Max. We were introduced to strange and zany characters, including Furiosa (old Anya Taylor-Joy, young Aylya Brown, original Charlize Theron). Her character was so fascinating that they decided to do a spin-off/prequel to give movie-goers her backstory.

Furiosa brings us once more to the dystopian future of mostly deserted roads, a lack of greenery, and violence. We’re also introduced to a new character, Dr. Dementus (Chris Hemsworth). He’s an over-the-top villain who takes in a young Furiosa after she is kidnapped from The Green. He has a twisted sense of parental responsibility and twists the young girl.

Woman holding a gun. She's hiding behind a metal gate as flames explode toward her.

We watch as Furiosa grows up, experiences the conflicts of this time, and becomes something of a legend.  Read more...

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Quotes And Leadership Lessons From IF (Imaginary Friends Movie)

A Reel Leadership Article

My latest book, Reel Leadership, is now available on Amazon. If you love movies and leadership, you will love this book.

IF may be one of the year’s most heartfelt, enjoyable movies. The movie tells the story of a young girl, Bea (Cailey Fleming). Bea has been through a lot, including the loss of her mother (Catharine Daddario) due to cancer.

Fast-forward to now. Her father (John Krasinski) is ill and in the hospital. He’s undergoing an unspecified surgery that could go wrong. Because of this, Bea has moved in with her grandmother (Fiona Shaw).

Girl in a suit and top hat dancing. Behind her are wonderful and imaginary creatures.

She sees something strange moving in the shadows at her grandmother’s apartment building. She follows the suspicious figure upstairs and meets a man, Cal (Ryan Reynolds). He houses a bunch of IFs (Imaginary Friends).

Bea embarks on a journey to help reunite the IFs with new children. Her journey unveils something surprising.  Read more...