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Interview: Authors of Leaders Assemble! Leadership in the MCU Sy Islam and Gordon B. Schmidt

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Cosmic Cafe host Ayla Ruby talks with Sy Islam and Gordon B. Schmidt about their book Leaders Assemble! Leadership in the MCU (Exploring Effective Leadership Practices through Popular Culture).

(This book is available on Amazon and most places books are sold)

The book covers what we can learn in the real world about leadership based on the characters, films, and shows within the MCU from Marvel Studios. 

 

Timestamps:

  • 00:10 - Intros
  • 00:45 - How did you come up with the idea for the book?
  • 04:50 - What was your journey to your fandom? How did it start?
  • 11:55 - What was your prep for Leaders Assemble! Leadership in the MCU ?
  • 13:55 - What has been the response from colleagues and students?
  • 18:00 - Was there anything surprising you found about the Marvel Cinematic Universe as you worked on this book? (Black Widow and "The Glass Cliff")
  • 23:35 - Leadership lessons in Ms. Marvel and She-Hulk
  • 26:00 - Talk about The Eternals
  • 30:25 - Talk about Secret Invasion
  • 34:50 - What is the biggest lesson in leadership people should use in their everyday lives?
  • 38:00 - What's next for you? Next books they're working on.
  • 39:45 - Outros

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    Host: Ayla Ruby of thecosmiccircus.com

    Theme: "Coffee and You" by Vladislav Kurnikov via Pixabay.

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