I'm a big fan of the movie The Commitments. If you haven't seen this story of a working-class Dublin soul band, I highly recommend finding it on Netflix. I love this film for many reasons, including a scorching soul soundtrack. It has all of the drama you'd expect when you get a group of people trying to work towards a common goal. And subsequently, it shares some powerful leadership lessons for the careful observer. It also unwittingly taught me my favorite mantra about intention. Before the band's first performance they are backstage getting dressed in black suits, basically because their manager is forcing them to. These are … [Read more...]