Well before I get started I want to give you some backstory.
My Name is Alex and I graduated from high school in 2009 and jumped right into college
attending Full Sail University for a Bachelor Degree in Film. Almost two years
later I was graduating with my Bachelor of Science and then on to my Masters in
Entertainment Business. I wanted to posses not only the skills I needed for
being on the set of a production but also know how a production was put
together, who did it, and what was their job like. All of these questions and
more needed to be answered. So I got on board and less than two weeks after I
graduated I was starting my masters.
Month 1 – Media Research and Methodologies
Our first class was online and called Media Research and
Methodology. This was about researching and getting the skills and know how to
accomplish your market data, industry statistics, and other important research
for your final project business plan. We also learned that being plugged into
social media is a good thing. By giving people a place to go to when ever they
want to see your product and what you have to offer gives you a fighting chance
with those huge competitors and establish people in the industry.
Month 2 – Executive Leadership
This class taught us leadership and we learned Leadership
through two outlets, green or Maxwell. Some of us ran for Greene, memorizing
the laws as if it was a bible to them. Others were more expressive and dealt
more with Maxwell and his view of making others happy to get what you want.
Both of these books were for us to find out what leader we wanted to be and not
which way was better. We also learned through studying our past and
present leaders, giving presentations on their methods to success, how they
became a leader and what kind of things they have done that make them a leader. This was our first class together and our
class had only seven people in it. It was easy to understand and connect with
students because of the small size. Our teacher Steve Adkins gave us valuable
insight to becoming the true and best leader that you can be.
Month 3 – Project and Team Management
After we learned who we were as leaders it was time to work
together. Its was like taking all the chiefs and making them work together.
After giving us this sense of leadership the tables were turned and a new set
of skills had to emerge, being able to let others lead at times and working
together. We also learn that in a business, team-building exercises are amazing
and here is a link to some. I also like to call them icebreakers and they are
very efficient and that website offers even more than just icebreakers.
