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An interview with a leader who did not want to be
Directed by Ron Howard – 2008 – USA, UK – 122 min

Frost/Nixon

2024 February 27 | by Arduino Mancini Asking questions - Boss and Staff member - Leadership - Negotiation - Teamwork

It is 1974 and Republican Richard Nixon, president of the United States of America in his second term, resigns from office following the investigation into the Watergate scandal that broke two years earlier. At the root of the scandal were the abusive wiretaps conducted at the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee by people linked […]

Can you be successful if you do nothing to please others?
Directed by Tom Hooper - 2009 - UK - 97 min

The Damned United

2024 February 13 | by Arduino Mancini Boss and Staff member - Change management - Leadership - Resilience - Sport - Teamwork

The film is based on the book The Damned Utd by David Peace, which tells the story of Brian Howard Clough‘s 44 days in 1974 at the head of Leeds United, at that time the most prestigious English soccer team. The coach, who in the Premier League is a real manager (he often has responsibility […]

What can happen when the boss does not accept his team members success?
Directed by Neil Jordan - 1995 - USA - 132 min

Michael Collins

2024 January 23 | by Arduino Mancini Boss and Staff member - Conflict - Leadership - Negotiation

In 1916, during the riot known as the Easter Rising, Irish revolutionaries surrendered after opposing for six days the overwhelming military power of the British army at Dublin’s post office headquarters. Among the revolutionary leaders, only Eamon de Valera, an American citizen, is saved from the firing squad. Many followers, including Michael Collins and his […]

A thriller to learn how to negotiate effectively!
Directed by Spike Lee - 2006 - USA - 129 min

Inside Man

2023 October 10 | by Arduino Mancini Boss and Staff member - Cryme and Thriller - Leadership - Negotiation - Stratagems - Teamwork

The film is set in New York and tells the story of five robbers who enter the main branch of a large and prestigious bank, Manhattan Trust, owned and chaired by powerful businessperson Arthur Case. During the robbery, employees and customers are deprived of any personal belongings and forced to wear suits identical to those […]

A film that will help you understand the meaning of coaching
Directed by Tom Hooper – 2010 – UK, Australia – 111 min

The King's Speech

2023 September 27 | by Arduino Mancini Asking questions - Coaching - Leadership - Listening effectively - Motivation

The film is based on the story of King George VI and his relationship with speech therapist Lionel Logue, who helped him manage his stutter, thus enabling him to cope without much hassle with the obligations the role imposed on him. Now a bit of plot. In 1925, Prince Albert, Duke of York and second […]

When a bad teacher plays the role of a charismatic leader
Directed by Dennis Gansel - 2008 - Germany - 101 min

The Wave

2023 July 12 | by Arduino Mancini Critical thinking - Leadership - Politics

Rainer Wenger, a physical education teacher with a past as an anarchist, involves his high school students in an experiment to explain to them the concept of autocracy. For a week they must respond to Herr Wenger’s strict disciplinary system, conform to a dress code, and work together as a hierarchical body, isolating or repressing any […]

WHEN SPORT HELPS POLITICS TO UNIFY A NATION
Directed by Clint Eastwood - 2009 - USA - 133 min

Invictus

2023 June 21 | by Arduino Mancini Leadership - Motivation - Performance - Politics

The film focuses on the events that took place in 1995, when the Rugby World Cup was held in South Africa, and stems from an adaptation of John Carlin’s novel Playing the Enemy – Nelson Mandela and the Game that Made a Nation. The time the country is going through is very delicate. Nelson Mandela […]

A film that shows the use of all types of closed questions
Directed by Rob Reiner, 1992, USA, 138 min

A Few Good Men

2023 May 24 | by Arduino Mancini Asking questions - Boss and Staff member - Critical thinking - Leadership

A U.S. soldier dies at the U.S. military base in Guantanamo, Cuba, and two of his fellow soldiers are charged with murder, found guilty of killing him in inflicting exemplary punishment. A panel of lawyers led by Lieutenant Daniel Kaffee is formed to defend them, and he soon realizes that the death of Soldier William […]

When values, friendship and couple life serve personal power
Directed by George Clooney - 2011 - USA - 101 min

The Ides of March

2023 April 26 | by Arduino Mancini Boss and Staff member - Conflict - Cryme and Thriller - Leadership - Politics - Stratagems

The protagonist of the film (from the book Farragut North, by Beau Willimon) is Stephen Meyers, a young and ambitious press secretary who manages media relations in Mike Morris’ campaign for U.S. President; Mike, a Democrat and Governor of Pennsylvania is opposed in the primary to Arkansas Senator Ted Pullman. The competition is very uncertain […]

What happens in the kitchen of a 3-star Michelin restaurant?
Directed by John Wells - USA - 2015 - 101 min

Burnt

2023 April 05 | by Arduino Mancini Coaching - Leadership - Resilience - Teamwork

The film tells the story of Adam Jones, a two-Michelin-starred chef who, until three years earlier, had been booming in Paris and had to give it all up because of his alcohol and drug habit. After spending three years in New Orleans filling second-rate roles in the kitchen (he left town after shucking a million […]