S3E4: Leadership in the Hybrid Era with Steven Puri

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Steven Puri discusses the film industry's approach to hybrid and remote work, drawing from his extensive career in visual effects and executive roles.

Send us Fan Mail Steven Puri brings a truly unique perspective to the conversation around hybrid and remote work. Drawing from his extraordinary career spanning visual effects for blockbusters like Independence Day (which won an Academy Award) to executive roles at 20th Century Fox and DreamWorks, Puri reveals how Hollywood has mastered distributed work models long before "remote work" became a buzzword. The film industry, Puri explains, naturally transitions between individual creation, col...

People in this episode

Hosts: Lupe Munoz, Steve McKeon

Guest: Steven Puri

Topics covered

• hybrid work
• remote work
• film industry
• distributed work models
• leadership

Keywords

• hybrid work
• remote work
• leadership
• film industry
• distributed work

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: 20th Century Fox, DreamWorks

Books & works: Independence Day

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