Leadership Lessons from ‘The King of the World’
These days, when I go to the movies and plunk down 20 or so dollars, my expectation is that this event will change my life somehow. I can’t say that James Cameron’s Avatar did that for me. It seemed somewhat trite and frankly, I was bored after the first two hours of special effects.
With that said, I’m always interested in leadership so this blog post on the Harvard Business Review website caught my eye. Firing Is Too Merciful: How James Cameron Leads is a synopsis of a new book by the author Rebecca Keegan, who wrote, The Futurist: The Life and Films of James Cameron.
Here are some of the primary take aways:
- Break New Ground
- Firing Is Too Merciful
- Lead from the Front
- Good Enough Isn’t
- Hire People People


