“I at all times felt that was weak spot,” Chu stated. When somebody stated, “you’re so good,” it was “like the largest insult.”
As he gained expertise as a director, nevertheless, Chu discovered methods to “chew somewhat bit when [I] have to,” but additionally that “there’s an in-between” method. As soon as your workforce understands and respects your authority, “being good isn’t being weak. You might be sturdy in your concepts. I prefer to set the principles — [but] I consider you are able to do that kindly,” he stated.
Belief will get issues accomplished
Within the strain and occasional chaos of filming, Chu stated, “you earn factors when everybody is aware of that you’ve their finest curiosity” at coronary heart, not making selections in isolation. Chu believes that constructing belief is crucial and, on a large-scale manufacturing, he must really feel the identical measure of belief in his crew as he hopes they’ll really feel in him.
As soon as these mutual assurances are in place, “then you definitely might be susceptible with them,” he stated. For instance, Chu isn’t afraid to confess if he doesn’t know methods to resolve an issue. “A variety of my solutions are, ‘I don’t know the reply,’” he stated.
Working with trusted workforce members permits Chu to take strategies. He’ll ask: “What do you suppose is the reply? Give me three decisions.” As soon as he picks one, he says, “all people will get behind it.”
Simply inform the reality
Chu recounted the travails of working with divas and the place he’s left in when he calls them on set too early after making them rush their make-up for no purpose. “The worst is after they present up on set and wait quarter-hour,” he stated.
An unlikely administration lesson has arisen from this situation: Don’t push again and don’t make excuses — simply admit that you just made a mistake. “I be certain we inform them the reality,” he stated.
The ethos applies throughout the board. “I discover, as a rule, everyone seems to be down [with the program] when you inform the reality, together with the toughest fact for a director to confess: ‘Hey, I tousled.’”
