The Working Dead
with Jason Theodor
Presented at FITC Toronto 2015
More info at www.fitc.ca
OVERVIEW
How to survive the plague of undead institutions and create a company that can kick ass and take brains.
Do you work for (or with) a Zompany? A Zompany is zombie company that has lost its humanity and is in a relentless, tunnel-visioned pursuit of profit (brains). It has no other purpose, and no regard for who or what gets in its way. We all know that 21st century creative companies cannot afford to operate in this manner.
Are you interested in starting your own venture, or making positive change within the company you work for? Become familiar with the 8 Value-Steps every entrepreneur should know, and inoculate yourself against the dead-end career apocalypse.
OBJECTIVE
Become familiar with the 8 core Value-Steps of 21st century creative companies.
TARGET AUDIENCE
Business Owners, C-Suite Executives, Entrepreneurs, Change Agents, Interns, Job Seekers.
FIVE THINGS AUDIENCE MEMBERS WILL LEARN
How to identify a zombie company.
The 8 Value-Steps of creative companies.
Companies often get their priorities backward.
With great responsibility comes great power.
Examples of companies doing it right.
50. create more
WORKINGDEAD
Dream big and don’t get bit by cynicism
Earn respect through collaboration
let people do their jobs · Work out loud
Play to your strengths, not weaknesses
be proactive, not reactive
push outward, not upward
do good to be great
THE HOW TO SURVIVE