REEL BLOG
Why you should talk to your coworkers about movies
Talk to your coworkers about movies; it can do a lot more than you might think! After all, small talk can be hard. Especially now when we have so little time to practice our small talk skills. If you’re working at home, you’re probably in front of a computer screen...
Learning emotional intelligence without being cheesy
Do you roll your eyes a bit when you hear phrases like “emotional intelligence”? Or maybe you just feel paralyzed with fear when you’re told you have to talk about emotions with your coworkers? It’s uncomfortable and sometimes comes off as a bit cheesy. What if...
Do virtual work retreats make a difference?
Virtual work retreats are the newest trend among companies who are desperately trying to encourage connection among their employees in a world that feels so disconnected. But will more virtual work help solve the problem? That depends. If you try to just...
ENNEAGRAM OR INDIANA JONES?
DISCLAIMER- I am a 4 on the Enneagram. If you know anything about 4s, they do not like to conform, be labeled or put in a box. So in my attempt to show how a person’s favorite movies are a means other than the Enneagram of speaking into a...
HOW RON BURGUNDY INSPIRED TEAM ENGAGEMENT
Chelsea is a bright faced, highly motivated, young team leader. Before her REEL Experience, we sat down and looked at the goals that she had for each one of her team members. One of those team members, Sam, had been with the organization for years, but was new on...
DIVERSITY, INNOVATION & MOVIES
Movies have been used in professional development for a long time, so it’s not uncommon for people that first hear about REEL to assume that we must be showing movies and using them as illustrations to make points. And so it was with my friend, Lucas. Lucas is VP of...
CAN A “TEAM UP” LIKE THE AVENGERS PROVIDE AN ENDGAME TO ISOLATION?
By Bryan Coley (ALERT: Spoilers) The title card appears - “5 Years Later” … five years since Thanos’s snap that dusted half of the population of the universe. There is no Spider-Man, no Black Panther, no Dr. Strange and no Nick Fury. Cut to Captain America trying to...
Bohemian Rhapsody Reviews and Buffalo Wings
In the South, we have a place called Zaxby’s and they serve buffalo wings in 4 flavors- “wimpy”, “tongue-torched”, “nuclear” and “insane”. Each flavor obviously increases in spice and therefore heat on your taste buds. It is with this delicious metaphor that I would...
