The Big Idea: Fiona Moore

While Lord of the Rings may seem like it’s all about corrupting power and evil forces, it’s also about people rising to meet challenges, step into new roles they never thought they’d take on, and how someone can be more than meets the eye. Which is exactly why author Fiona Moore thought it was the perfect foundation for her newest book, Management Lessons From Lord of the Rings. FIONA MOORE: Many decades ago, long before I became (as I am now) a professor in a business school, I had a job as a tour guide. One of the things we guides were told during training was, “make it interesting for yourself. If you’re bored, they’re bored.” Fast forward a few years and, finding myself a little, yes, bored with using the same corporations and CEOs as examples when teaching management theory… I started using examples from Game of Thrones. And Star Wars. And then… The Lord of the Rings. Student engagement improved, student attention improved, and students started saying things to me like, “I never…