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There is a scene in the hit Broadway musical "Jersey Boys" that represents the sustained success of Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio and their 
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Remember Peter, Paul and Mary’s version of the song “If I Had a Hammer?
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I have to post this -- if only for the reference to Peter, Paul, and Mary. They provided me with one of my first awareness points about the importance of practice, practice, practice. I could argue very easily that they were responsible for the origin of this project. My "Peter, Paul, and Mary" story has been a staple in a number of my training programs for years.
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Seems a popular source of leadership ideas with the final season starting.
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Leadership Reflections From The Documentary 20 Feet From Stardom
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Ryan Braun experienced an epic failure this week. The All Star outfielder for the Milwaukee Brewers, and former American League MVP, was suspended by Major League Baseball for the remaining 65 game...
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I post sports-related items to the Performance Project rarely -- but is so relevant to the purpose of the project -- and painful to my home team, that...
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You can’t be any good at interviewing if you don’t prepare and don’t practice. Here are a few quick interview preparation techniques to try.
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So directly related to several things I've written about here -- I just had to share as validation of one of the main lessons from this project -- plus it's a great preview of an article I just submitted for publication.
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July 15, 2013 11:49 AM
This is actually an excellent preview of an upcoming article I just submitted! And the results from participants admitting they haven't practiced don't surprise me at all.
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“If you ever answer someone important with “That’s Not My Job,” you will be RIGHT!
James Schreier's insight:
I wasn't going to post this here, in part because I posted it to three other Scoop.It topics. But while reading it a second time (it's that good), I thought: "Would a performer in a Broadway show ever say that to the director?" I believe I have encountered this issue with every clients I've worked with over several decades. The managers in my training programs consistently report on this issue. I also know of several great examples from managers/leaders I've met who knew how to solve this problem.
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They might not be realistic for finding love, but hidden inside romantic comedies are some pretty good tips on landing a job.
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Absolutely fantastic -- as only my mentor and friend Lou Adler could find and point out. This has some great connections to the Performance Project.
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The business world, no doubt, is full of jargon, clichés, truisms, and buzz words. Quality, morale, lean, innovation — all fine words, in and of themselves, but they are often rendered meaningless by our repetitive, and sometimes thoughtless use of them.
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I posted this in the Performance Project because performers understand the power of individual words in songs and spoken lines. I've discussed this with several professional performers from award winning singing groups to Broadway stars. They know how accurate this message is.
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Kicking, hitting, pushing, calling names — no, it’s not a 4-year-old kindergartner run amok, it’s the behavior of 44-year-old, (now former) Rutgers basketball coach Mike Rice. Apparently Rice has been positively reinforced and rewarded for this type of behavior since preschool because people don’t develop lifestyle strategies overnight. In early April of this year, Rice was fired by the university after (and only after) ESPN aired footage of his form of inspiring performance: nothing like the coach bashing your head with a basketball at close range to make you a better player, right?
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I have a startling confession to make: I like Star Trek: The Next Generation. I know. You’re shocked.
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Tried-and-true recruiting and interviewing tactics are great, as long as they keep on working. But would you know, really, if they weren’t?
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Summertime is the season of box office blockbusters, when theaters abandon more intimate fare for movie spectacles. Just because these sunny summer films contain fast cars and big …
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Since 1921, every year the crown has been perched atop the head of a new Miss America. Despite the many changes in our society since the pageant started, gathering around the television to …
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One of the most common questions I’m asked is, “how do you define employee engagement?
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This is good insight on why using examples from the performing arts can be good messages for leadership and management -- stories portray good examples of engagement.
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Why every leader needs to watch "Breaking Bad"
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But actually. Growing up as a drama kid gets you ready for anything.
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Fantastic points -- thanks to John Michael Diaz
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Math and science are noble endeavors, but real leadership is taught in the arts. Here are four powerful lessons taught best by artists.
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This is a great analogy for how we deal with failure, rejection, or when we are confronted by something that stops us in our tracks. Read more.
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The Performance Project is primarily focused on lessons from the performing arts -- with occasional examples from the sports world. Here's a really good one from sports.
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By Dominic Bokich I feel like a pompous ass for writing this, but job applicants should treat Human Resource (HR) reps, hiring managers, and interviewers like hot models. Why?
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Not as much of a connection to the performing arts here, but because it contains good references to how "stars" are viewed (or should be viewed), I deemed it worth sharing (and duplicating with other topics.)
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Are you your resume? Here are some great examples of practices in the performing arts that support some of the best hiring and job seeking practices.
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Leonardo da Vinci was the ORIGINAL Renaissance Man. This is a copy of a letter he sent over 600 years ago to the House of Sforza. It’s his resume!
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By Eric B. Meyer If the movie Office Space has taught me anything, it's to wear 37 pieces of flair to work -- do more than the bare minimum -- and to use a cover sheet with my TPS reports. …
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I have been thinking a lot about my profession – human resources – lately.
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Abraham Lincoln. Bill Clinton. Ronald Reagan. Winston Churchill. Menachem Begin. Hillary Clinton. John F. Kennedy. Oprah Winfrey. Margaret Thatcher. Arguably, these are the names of some of …
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An excellent example of why studying "performance" is of value to managers and leaders.
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