Paul Privitera MGMT 5894 The Leadership of Michael Corleone Biographical Sketch Michael Corleone, played by Al Pacino, is the main character in the Godfather movie trilogy. He is the youngest son of Vito Corleone, and brother of Sonny, Fredo, and Connie Corleone. In the first Godfather, Michael is introduced in his 20’s. He was enrolled in Dartmouth college, but to the chagrin of his family, he dropped out to join the Marines during WW II. He was awarded for his military service in the
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War II. The book opens with the wedding of Connie Corleone, daughter of Don Vito 'The Godfather' Corleone, head of the most powerful of the five great Mafia clans or 'families' of New York. He is a paradigmatic mafia don. Don Corleone is shot at by a new contender for power in the city, Virgil 'the Turk' Sollozzo, who plans to obtain power by the lure of vast profits in the drug trafficking trade. In Don Vito’s absence, his elder son Santino Corleone assumes the responsibility of the don to manage
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reader, As you read my finalized paper, I’d like you to take a mental note of a few things that I may have changed from my previous draft. My thesis is, “Opposed to Don Vito’s path, Michael Corleone’s new direction with the family business and towards his rivals will create a pooled hatred that will lead to Michael Corleone’s demise.” The main difference between this thesis and my previous thesis is not the content of the thesis itself, but the few words of clarity that I have provided after my
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of the scenario in which we are going to play: Environment: At the time that M. Corleone assumes power, at the end of the 1940s, we are facing a period of economic stability, the game had legalized and this was a business/product with a great potential for the future. We could therefore say that we have a new product that generates great uncertainty in a very turbulent environment with high competition. M. Corleone has the network of contacts but he is not especially empathetic or loyal. Resources:
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Build a powerful community. Someday, and that day may never come, I'll call upon you to do a service for me. ~Vito Corleone Uttered in the iconic rasp of Marlon Brando, the words of Vito Corleone illustrate how he creates a loyal community among those he has helped. Moore says, "By granting these favors and helping people with their problems, Vito Corleone is building a network of influence—relationships that may or may not deliver a specific or quantifiable return, but all which serve to strengthen
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US business schools to name their favourite movies with a business theme or lesson and to explain their choices. For anyone contemplating business school, or currently enrolled in one, these picks serve as a kind of silver-screen curriculum on leadership, ethics, and the exercise of power. By Kiah Haslett Inside Job | 2010 Starring: Matt Damon, William Ackman, Daniel Alpert Recommended by: Judy Olian, dean of the UCLA Anderson School of Management This movie was made when Japan was showing
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Living Large in Lean Time by Mary Ellen Bates, Bates Information Services It’s getting so that I am afraid to open the morning paper. I can always seem to count on at least one headline with bad news about the economy. “Oil Closes at Record High”; “Builders’ Confidence at Record Low”; “Unemployment at Four Year High.” When organizations continue to tighten their budgets as the economy contracts, every department gets scrutinized. While I continue to believe that, one glorious day, librarians will
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Leadership Development Seminars and ECQ-based Readings The success or failure of any endeavor depends on leadership. Now, more than ever before, we need leaders in our organizations and in our world. Great leaders create and communicate a vision and move people into action to achieve it. They ignite our passion and inspire us to do our best. Government leaders in the 21st century are experiencing change at a more rapid pace than previous generations. Rapid advances in technology have expanded
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Leadership Development Seminars and ECQ-based Readings The success or failure of any endeavor depends on leadership. Now, more than ever before, we need leaders in our organizations and in our world. Great leaders create and communicate a vision and move people into action to achieve it. They ignite our passion and inspire us to do our best. Government leaders in the 21st century are experiencing change at a more rapid pace than previous generations. Rapid advances in technology have expanded
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DO THE RIGHT THING by Spike Lee Second Draft March 1, 1988; Brooklyn, N.Y. Forty Acres and a Mule Filmworks, Inc. YA-DIG SHO-NUFF BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY WGA #45816 INT: WE LOVE RADIO STATION STOREFRONT--DAY EXTREME CLOSE UP MISTER SEÑOR LOVE DADDY Waaaake up! Wake up! Wake up! Wake up! Up ya wake! Up ya wake! Up ya wake! CAMERA MOVES BACK SLOWLY TO REVEAL MISTER SEÑOR LOVE DADDY, a DJ, a radio personality, behind a microphone
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