Given the severe global disruption caused by the Covid pandemic, and now the geopolitical turmoil rocking the world during the last few years, the “human side of business” has become more important than ever. Even in the expanding world of artificial intelligence, executives and managers are realizing that “humans” have a profound impact on the bottom line. They are discovering that what were once considered “soft skills” are actually “power skills” and can save or sink an organization.
What can the likes of Scrooge, George Bailey, Norman Dale, Neo, and others teach Corporate America? Do the lessons of Hollywood carry weight on Wall Street, as well as Main Street?
“Wall Street Meets Hollywood: Lessons from the Movies for Corporate America” is a powerful, thought-provoking, and energetic Keynote designed for finance, treasury, and accounting managers and executives. The lessons contained in the movies – some stories almost two hundred years old – find application in board rooms and lunch rooms, from the janitor to the CEO. The more these lessons are learned and applied, the greater the organizational resilience for meeting the foreseen and unforeseen challenges that lay ahead.
Session Outcomes
Keynotes should do more than just inspire. They should give attendees actual evidence-based skills – and the science-backed principles behind those skills – to put that inspiration to work once they leave the conference.
This Keynote will enable attendees to create workplaces where people want to stay instead of wanting to leave – workplaces that are Humane, Ethical, and Resilient. They will be able to draw corollaries between the “silver screen” and the scenes that confront them on a daily basis in the office and with remote workers. Creating a sense of belonging, generating authentic collaborations, and discovering a sense of meaning behind their work are potential outcomes that are generated by this highly interactive Keynote.
Learning Objectives
- Attendees will be inspired to create workplaces where people “want to stay, instead of wanting to leave”
- Attendees will understand some of the core components that make up a “desirable” workplace
- Attendees will develop specific skills and strategies they can use immediately after the conference for creating an employee-considered workplace.