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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

A genuine team-building training course
Directed by Robert Aldrich - 1967 - USA - 145 min

The Dirty Dozen

2023 February 23 | by Arduino Mancini Leadership - Motivation - Teamwork - War

Have you ever wondered what strategy you can employ to build a team and keep it united? How to convince a group of people, even quite different from each other, to work as one? This film will help you answer these and other difficult questions! In 1944, on the eve of the Normandy invasion by […]

The story of a horse, a jockey and an inspiring coach
Directed by Gary Ross - 2003 - USA - 141 min

Seabiscuit

2021 July 19 | by Arduino Mancini Coaching - Performance - Resilience - Teamwork

Can you define coaching? If you don’t have an instant answer, don’t worry: even those we might consider experts in the matter (right or wrong) are unlikely to provide identical definitions. In my blog glossary, I defined coaching as the discipline by which a coach supports the efforts of a person, a team or organization […]

WHEN DETERRENCE TURNS INTO TRAGEDY: A KUBRICK'S MASTERPIECE
Directed by S. Kubrick - 1964 - UK - 93 min.

Dr. Strangelove

2019 July 19 | by Arduino Mancini Change management - Conflict - Game theory - Leadership - Negotiation - Politics - Stratagems - Teamwork

The film is set in the middle of the Cold War and is freely based on the novel Red Alert (‘1958) by Peter George. Just an incipit to the story: I won’t tell you much so as not to deprive you of the pleasure of being surprised in every frame. Jack D. Ripper is a […]

A film that will teach you how to watch the world through other people's eyes.
Directed by J. Frankenheimer - 1998 - Usa - 121 min.

Ronin

Five people, with no previous contact between them and experts in arms, spying, intelligence and jobless after the process of relaxation following the end of the Cold War, meet in an old warehouse in the heart of Paris. The five are hired for their experience: Sam is an expert in weapons and military strategies; Larry […]

DOUBT AND CRITICAL THINKING AS TOOLS OF INVESTIGATION
Directed by Sidney Lumet - 1957 - Usa - 96 min.

Twelve angry men

Imagine you are in a room with eleven people; everyone agrees on the same opinion and you, alone, have a different one: very different. You are all forced to reach an agreement. What do you do? How do you behave? In this film, we see the application of critical thinking and communication techniques that you […]

MORE THAN A MOVIE: A GENUINE TRAINING COURSE!
Directed by R. Donaldson - 2000 - USA - 145 min.

Thirteen Days

In October 1962, photos taken from U-2 revealed that the Soviet Union is about to install nuclear weapons in Cuba, which would have the ability to wipe out the United States in the south and east coast. President Kennedy and his advisors must plan action to counter the Soviets. JFK wants to prove that he […]