Performing Arts Management

The co-founder and longtime president of Pixar updates and expands his 2014 New York Times bestseller on creative leadership, reflecting on the management principles that built Pixar’s singularly successful culture, and on all he learned during the past nine years that allowed Pixar to retain its creative culture while continuing to evolve.

Robert Iger became CEO of The Walt Disney Company in 2005, during a difficult time. Competition was more intense than ever, and technology was changing faster than at any time in the company’s history. His vision came down to three clear ideas: Recommit to the concept that quality matters, embrace technology instead of fighting it, and think bigger - think global - and turn Disney into a stronger brand in international markets.

Managing People from What Matters: The Proven Formula for 100% Performance and Success Master the Principles of Effective Management In today’s competitive business landscape, achieving tangible results is crucial for success. However, too many managers and business owners prioritize profits and outcomes while neglecting the well-being and development of their workforce. To make matters worse, many managers are promoted simply because they were excellent at their job—not because they were trained to lead. As a result, they lack the skills, strategies, and tools needed to be truly ...

DisneyWar is an enthralling tale of one of America's most powerful media and entertainment companies, the people who control it, and those trying to overthrow them. It tells a story that - in its sudden twists, vivid, larger-than-life characters, and thrilling climax - might itself have been the subject of a Disney classic - except that it's all true.

What separates a good leader from a truly great one? It's not just vision or charisma—it's the ability to understand, influence, and motivate others on a deep, psychological level. In Charismatic Leadership, you’ll discover the hidden science behind the world’s most effective leaders. Blending timeless leadership principles with cutting-edge behavioral psychology, this transformative guide will teach you how to ethically influence others, inspire lasting commitment, and create a culture that drives performance. Inside, you’ll learn how to: Harness the power of persuasive ...

A LEADERSHIP BLUEPRINT FOR A NEW ERA Leadership is no longer about titles, corner offices, or authority. It’s about trust, influence, and the ability to inspire people to follow you—even when the path is uncertain. The Art of Inspiring, Mentoring, and Building Teams Who Would Follow You Anywhere is a practical, research-backed, and motivational guide for leaders in every industry and culture. Whether you are an executive, entrepreneur, educator, coach, or team leader, this book equips you with the timeless skills and modern strategies needed to inspire loyalty, develop future leaders, ...

Vous êtes peut-être un leader compétent... Mais l'heure est venue de devenir un grand leader. Le désir de s'améliorer est la marque d'un grand leader. Si vous écoutez ceci, vous êtes déjà sur la bonne voie. Et quelle meilleure façon de commencer qu'avec la communication ? Toute votre carrière dépend de la communication. C'est la clé pour mobiliser vos employés et augmenter leurs performances. En communiquant efficacement, vous posez les bases pour devenir un leader qui inspire. Un leader dont on se souvient.

From merely managing to boldly leading: Take your skills (and your career) to the next level with just 7 simple, yet highly effective strategies! Being a manager is a role filled with a lot of responsibility. It can be a heavy load to bear, knowing that your team members’ productivity, your company’s success, and your own career could be affected by your actions and decisions. But while this is a difficult undertaking, you also have a unique opportunity as a manager to inspire, transform, and take your team to new heights.

Mastering the Art of Focused Multitasking: Proven Strategies to Boost Productivity and Efficiency Do you ever feel like there simply aren’t enough hours in the day? You’re not alone. Modern life demands that we manage dozens of responsibilities at once—emails, meetings, projects, family obligations, and personal goals—all competing for attention. The problem isn’t multitasking itself; it’s how most people approach it. Done haphazardly, multitasking drains focus and increases stress. Done strategically, it becomes a powerful tool for balance and achievement. In Mastering the Art ...

The Mushin Way teaches tools and techniques to help you reach peak performance and transform your business and personal life. Regardless of what we want to achieve in business or in life, transformation can be difficult and we tend to be our own worst enemies. We hold ourselves back without even realizing what we are capable of. In this audiobook, you'll learn how to break through the cycle of stress and setbacks to act with clarity, purpose, and direction - achieving peak performance and transformation along the way.

Multitasking has become celebrated in our distracted age, yet it reduces productivity by 40% and diminishes our ability to live meaningfully. Your brain functions like a spotlight, powerful when focused on one area, dim when spread across many. No one truly excels at multitasking; the human brain isn't designed for it. Transform your relationship with attention by: Creating environments that support deep focus Developing routines that protect your attention Using technology intentionally Building relationships through present-moment awareness By shifting from scattered multitasking to ...

For a decade, Areva Martin has used the media to build a huge platform that expanded the influence and power of her brand exponentially. Media appearances on Dr. Phil, Anderson Cooper 360, The Doctors, CNN, MSNBC, FOX, and more have virtually eliminated the need of a marketing budget for her thriving law firm and nonprofit organization while securing her place as one of America's most sought after thought leaders.

Did you ever wish that you really understood money? Well, Dave Barry wishes that he did, too. But that hasn't stopped him from writing a book about how to understand money. In it, Dave explores (as only he can) such topics as: How the U.S. economy works, including the often-overlooked role of Adam Sandler, Why it is not a good idea to use squirrels for money, Strategies that will give you the confidence you need to try for a good job, even though you are, let's be honest, a no-talent loser.

Chapter four of The Artist's Guide to Success in the Music Business. This chapter is regarding managing, performing, and booking gigs.

Hello there! Hayley Morris here. Or you might know me as the Brain Girl, and don't be fooled...it's not because I'm outrageously smart. Just an avid overthinker. I'm on a mission to prove once and for all that You. Are. Normal. Running through imaginary arguments whilst showering or not knowing how to be a normal human when you have the plumber over. I've spent the majority of my life saying and doing embarrassing things that wake me up in a cold sweat at three a.m. as my brain reminds me of every minor detail.

Carey Perloff, Artistic Director of San Francisco's legendary American Conservatory Theater, pens a lively and revealing memoir of her 20-plus years at the helm and delivers a provocative and impassioned manifesto for the role of live theater in today's technology-infused world. Perloff's personal and professional journey - her life as a woman in a male-dominated profession, as a wife and mother, a playwright, director, producer, arts advocate, and citizen in a city erupting with enormous change.

I am comedian/author/dudeman Marshall Chiles, and I will show you step-by-step proven methodologies to help add humor to your presentations in order to increase your persuasion and maximize your impact.

The Dealmaker's Ten Commandments contains a practical, no-nonsense methodology for negotiating deals, managing your time, and handling crisis all at the highest level. Peppered with entertainment industry war stories, The Dealmaker's Ten Commandments has been forged in the white-hot crucible of brutal transactional combat.

We need trusting, customer-supplier relationships now more than ever. Technology allows us to understand customers far better at a data level and gives us myriad new ways to communicate. But this explosion of data and technology also creates noise; noise we have to cut through to find trust. Trust. It sits at the heart of all strong relationships. It is no less so in customer relationships. And without trust, the sales process becomes transactional. The dynamics of a technology-based, fast-paced, commercially oriented world cause many salespeople to fall into the transactional-selling trap....

There is no need to come up with your own questions or even spend hours trying to figure out the much-needed powerful questions that you need to ask your colleagues. This book has done all the heavy lifting for you. The book “555 Powerful Questions for Coaching, Mentoring, and Leading at Work” contains 555 powerful questions from actual situations that will help you unlock the potential of your teammates, improve their performance and empower them.