The Future is Already Here

Raising The Bar with Allison De Paoli

In this episode of Raising The Bar Podcast, Allison talks with Michael Mandeville.

Movie producers

I’ve always heard they are a polyglot of skills. And WOW.. now I know so!

Here is the best takeaway:

You will always judge people. It is human nature. And you have to judge people in order to get the work done.

However, if you judge somebody fairly, you can improve their life.

As employers, we face this problem all the time: how do we judge fairly and take care of the people in our organizations.

Michael shares the specific framework he uses and how it has streamlined and smoothed out his productions – of which there are many!

Are you ready to Raise the Bar?

Make sure to take away the notes!

Conversation Highlights:

[01:04] How did Michael decide to make Taken?

[06:30] Isn't your life a movie?

[07:23] How to have the right people on the right seats?

[12:43] What are the similarities between manufacturing and filmmaking?

[18:09] Michael teaches martial arts!

[21:01] Feedback loop is incredibly important.

[26:45] What is Michael's remarkable achievement?

[31:28] Are you controlling the phone or the phone is controlling you?

[31:38] What's coming up next in the film industry?

[36:48] You need to do the best with everything you have got. Don't overlook anything because it might be the thing that your true raving fans love.

[37:09] How was it to work with Eric Idle?

Memorable Quotes:

“The future is already here, just unevenly distributed."

"Don't be afraid to talk to people."

"If you judge somebody fairly, you can improve their life."

"How do we make something better? One change at a time."

Novel by Michael: A Cold Knife In a Warm Back: A Nick Blaine Thriller

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