4 steps for managing a team like a filmmaker

Align action with values to build a culture of trust | 4 steps for managing a team like a filmmaker | Read more from John Baldoni on SmartBrief on Leadership Created for {EMAIL} | [{NAME}]( at [{NAME}]( [For more relevant content - Update Your Profile]( | [Web Version]( November 21, 2022 CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( Innovative Ideas. Ahead of the Curve. [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [SHARE](  [] Leading Edge [] [Align action with values to build a culture of trust]( Leaders can create "a high trust, high energy, and higher performing culture" by living the values they say they hold and aligning them with a company's purpose, writes Jim Clemmer. "Most companies with enduring greatness effectively manage the purpose-profit paradox -- they have a culture of both purposeful profits and profitable purpose," Clemmer writes. 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