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Leadership Lessons From A Movie : Coach Carter

Inspirational, entertaining and gripping, Coach Carter  is the great movie of 2005.

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. You playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine as children do. It’s not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own lights shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others”. Continue reading “Leadership Lessons From A Movie : Coach Carter”

So very often, leaders in teams feel that individuals in their team are “holding back” – and not giving their all. Do you have a situation like that?

Facing the Giants – is one movie that you should get your team to watch together. Broadly, it is the story of a losing coach with an underdog football team that faces their giants of fear and failure on and off the field to surprising results. Watch the video below:
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