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Description
What can CEOs learn from The Sopranos? Can you use Bridget Jones' Diary as a guide to career development? And what is Breaking Bad if not the ultimate manual for side hustlers?
Referencing hundreds of well-loved scenes, characters and plot lines in pop culture, the book pulls out key management, careers and leadership lessons that can be enjoyed and absorbed by everyone – from graduate trainees and CEOs, to pop culture enthusiasts and cinephiles.
Tackling themes ranging from emotional intelligence, teamwork dynamics, and climbing the corporate ladder to disrupting markets, crisis management, and toxic cultures, Rhymer Rigby offers a unique blend of entertainment and business wisdom.
Whether it's Patrick Bateman's personal branding in American Psycho, Mulder and Scully's working relationship in The X-Files, Hagrid's induction process in Harry Potter, or the fundamental failures of risk management in the Alien franchise, The TV MBA casts an eye over celebrated characters and scenes, pulling out lessons and insights that apply to the real-world business environment.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Crime: From mindful gangsters to branding crystal meth
The Sopranos
Pulp Fiction
Dexter
Ozark
Goodfellas
Breaking Bad
Chapter 2: Drama: Toxic customers and a devilish management style
The Night Manager
American Beauty
The White Lotus
The Devil Wears Prada
The Americans
Fight Club
American Psycho
Chapter 3: Sci-Fi: cloned dinosaurs, chest-bursting aliens, and AI run amok
The X-Files
Alien
The Martian
Inception
Lost
Jurassic Park
Chapter 4: Action and adventure: Indy, Bond and a girl with a dragon tattoo
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Apocalypse Now
The Ghost Writer / The Ghost
Gone Girl
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
Casino Royale
Chapter 5: Romance and Comedy: Bridget, Heather, and other F.R.I.E.N.D.S
Heathers
Friends
Bridget Jones's Diary
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
Chapter 6: Horror and Fantasy: Shining examples from fantastical – and terrifying – worlds
The Descent
The Shining
28 Days Later
The Silence of the Lambs
Game of Thrones
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Chapter 7: WFTV while WFH
Filmography
Product details
| Published | 29 Oct 2026 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 240 |
| ISBN | 9781350601697 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Business |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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