Leadership Lessons from the Movie Pretty Woman. In the 1990 movie Pretty Woman, there’s a memorable exchange between Edward, a wealthy businessman, and Vivian, a prostitute he has hired for the night. When Edward suggests that he would arrange a luxury condo for Vivian, which would “get you off the streets,” Vivian responds with a line that lingers: “That’s just geography.” Her response cuts to the heart of transformation. Moving from the streets to a penthouse would not, by itself, change who she was, how she saw herself, or the deeper challenges she faced. Vivian understood that true change goes beyond shifting external circumstances—it requires inner work, identity shifts, and…