Movie fans Dennis and Broderick reimagine the Oscars as economic development awards. They ask the questions are You and Your Organization Oscar Worthy? Entering the annual IEDC awards is a great way to measure your organization against your peers. Plus Broderick and Dennis reveal their favorite movies and which Marvel character they would be!

Production design – Your Image

• Everyone, every business, and every organization has an image
• Do you know what your image is?

Cinematography – Visual Impact

• Branding, photography and graphics, website
• Is your website up to date?

Editing - Being Concise 

• Distilling down your accomplishments
• Annual report

Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Costume Design, Makeup and Hairstyling, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing- Your Story

• Your personal brand and your organization's brand
• How are you telling your story?
• Are you telling your story?
• If you don’t tell your story someone else will
• Selling blue sky

Directing – The Board

• How did the board perform?
•   Board self-assessment
• Board performance is tied to the CEO
• Onboarding process

Supporting actor – Your team

• Do you have the right team and the people in the right seats?
• The work is easy….people are hard

Actor- You

• How was your performance?
• Did you reach your goals?

Best Picture – Your body of Work and Achievements

• How did you and your organization do?
• Did you have one major accomplishment or several smaller ones?
• Do people gravitate toward your organization?

Entering the IEDC awards is an excellent way to measure your organization

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