The one shortcoming of Netflix as they grew into a media powerhouse was to only keep one tentacle in play, streaming media. An audience sitting and watching a screen is a very singular and passive activity. Netflix never took the next step to evolve into a brand that stretched out into many areas that ultimately fed the audience back to the streaming media.
The Power Of The Daily Huddle
Huddling on set before a scene ensures we’re all on the same page before rolling the camera.
A Daily Huddle is more important in managing a team than any meeting you’ll ever hold.
Why are meetings so prevalent in today’s corporate world? I’ve been in companies where meetings follow meetings followed by more meetings and before you know it the day is done. Not to mention one-hour meetings that stretch into three hours because either someone really likes to talk or we branch out into multiple topics that have nothing to do with the original meeting.
A powerful means of leadership, enhancing productivity and growing a cohesive team is the Daily Huddle.
A Good Hire Doesn't Have To Graduate
With the Original Walter Biscardi in Alaska back in 2009. He never went to college but is the most successful man I'll never know.
At one time, every job description here on LinkedIn or anywhere else had a college degree as a requirement. A very slow trend has been the elimination of that requirement. In today’s digital environment I have to ask, “Why do you still make a college degree a requirement at all?”
To Build A Network; Give, Give, Give.
The Power of Networking in one photo. With Jesse Averna, Tej Babra and Monica Daniel.
Nobody and I mean nobody, is safe from elimination at any company. No matter how valuable you may consider yourself, situations change daily and if required, positions will be eliminated for the greater good of the company. The sooner you understand and accept that, the easier it is to prepare yourself for that eventuality. Preparing yourself includes building a strong and respectful professional network.
Evolution of the Creative Professional
As someone who first edited video in 1986, I have borne witness to a wholesale revolution and evolution of the creative industry. Well actually, just creativity as a whole. Amazing creative work now comes from all corners of the globe, all age groups and all skill levels.
Creative professionals used to have very defined roles. Producer, Director, Writer, Camera, Lighting, Sound, Editing, Graphics, Animation and so on. When I started at CNN in 1990 I was a video editor. That’s it. I arrived at work each day and when I left 9 hours later, the only task I did all day was to edit video. In Hollywood, New York, Georgia and other locations were major film and television project are happening, those roles still exist on set, in part mandated and governed by unions. For the rest of us, however, being a creative professional is wholly different.