{"id":10221,"date":"2012-12-22T19:36:16","date_gmt":"2012-12-22T21:36:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/?p=10221"},"modified":"2012-12-23T01:00:00","modified_gmt":"2012-12-23T03:00:00","slug":"13-leadership-movie-quotes-and-principles-from-jack-reacher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/2012\/12\/22\/13-leadership-movie-quotes-and-principles-from-jack-reacher\/","title":{"rendered":"13 Leadership Movie Quotes And Principles From Jack Reacher"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It has been a busy year and I finally crossed the finish line at work.\u00a0 My first act of decompression\u00a0during the two-week Christmas break was\u00a0sleeping late today.\u00a0 <strong>The second was\u00a0going to the 10:00 AM showing of <a title=\"What Tom Cruise Can Teach Pastors About The Value Of Key Volunteers\" href=\"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/2012\/12\/19\/what-tom-cruise-can-teach-church-leaders-about-the-value-volunteers\/\">Tom Cruise&#8217;s<\/a> latest movie <a title=\"Jack Reacher Movie\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jackreachermovie.com\/\">Jack Reacher<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0 I would give the\u00a0film a &#8220;B&#8221; rating.\u00a0 It does not require much mental energy and you can just ease back into your cushioned, Dolby Surround Sound seat and relax.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you want mental stimulation, go see <a title=\"19 Leadership Quotes And Lessons From Lincoln The Movie\" href=\"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/2012\/11\/17\/18-leadership-quotes-and-lessons-from-lincoln-the-movie\/\">Lincoln<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0 If you want a classic guy-flick with shiny things and bad guys getting beat up, this will do just fine.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The following are 13\u00a0leadership quotes and principles from Reacher I captured during the movie<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Great Leaders In Small Churches<\/strong> &#8211; Even though it was opening weekend,\u00a0a Tom Cruise movie, and\u00a0a crowded mall was across the street, there were only\u00a0six people in the\u00a0theater.\u00a0 The size of the audience was not\u00a0an indication of the quality of the product.\u00a0 In a similar way, I\u00a0know there are\u00a0many great pastors speaking to small audiences this weekend.\u00a0 Keep up the great work!\u00a0 You are desperately needed!\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Power of Observation<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; One of\u00a0Reacher&#8217;s many strengths was the ability to look at a conversation or situation and discover\u00a0truths completely\u00a0hidden from everyone else.\u00a0 Great leaders can accomplish this very same thing by processing all of life&#8217;s events through a leadership grid.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>&#8220;People join the military for one of four reasons.\u00a0 Family trade, patriots, need a job, or a legal means to kill people.&#8221; <\/strong><\/em>&#8211; I do not if that is true but it is an interesting quote.<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>&#8220;A gold mine is only as good as the man\u00a0digging.&#8221;\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>&#8211; Great leaders know there is a difference between sensing an opportunity and seizing it.<\/li>\n<li>When asked\u00a0the difference was between being a military and a civilian police officer, Reacher responds, <em><strong>&#8220;In the Army, every suspect is a trained killer.&#8221;<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>&#8220;The cheapest woman tends to be the one you pay the most for.&#8221; &#8211; <\/strong><\/em>Men, PAY ATTENTION!!!<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>&#8220;Three things cops never do &#8211; they don&#8217;t vote democrat.\u00a0 They never use Cadillacs and they don&#8217;t drive their own cars.&#8221;<\/strong><\/em> &#8211; Once again, I do not know if that is true but it is also an interesting quote.<\/li>\n<li>The Value Of A Female &#8211; Dads should prioritize giving\u00a0their daughters the gift of healthy self-esteem.\u00a0 There was a young girl in the film named Sandy.\u00a0 She was attractive, intelligent\u00a0(she was doing her employer&#8217;s books), yet hung around some bad guys to her demise.\u00a0\u00a0To any girls reading this post, you\u00a0don&#8217;t have to let guys use you.<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>&#8220;Skills become reflex by muscle memory.&#8221;<\/strong> <\/em>&#8211; Leaders know that practice makes permanent.\u00a0 So do it well.<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>&#8220;You think I&#8217;m a hero? I am not a hero. And if you&#8217;re smart, that\u00a0scares you. Because I have nothing to lose.&#8221;<\/strong> <\/em>&#8211; Great leaders understand the value of\u00a0options.\u00a0 Options allow you perform without fear.<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>&#8220;Shooting is a perishable skill.&#8221;<\/strong> <\/em>&#8211; What made you successful\u00a0today will not keep you successful tomorrow.\u00a0 Great leaders know that all\u00a0skills are perishable\u00a0and become outdated.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Value Of Experience<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Great leaders strategically leverage the\u00a0experience and expertise on their teams.\u00a0 Cash, played by Robert Duvall, proves to be an invaluable resource to Reacher during the film&#8217;s climatic action sequence.\u00a0 The most successful organizations have seasoned leadership adding value at critical moments.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Right Tools<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Great leaders have the proper tools to accomplish the right tasks.\u00a0 During one scene, Reacher had a knife when he needed a gun.\u00a0 I have known many unsuccessful\u00a0leaders who\u00a0figuratively took a knife into a gunfight.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Leaders, please give me your thoughts on the movie.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe <a title=\"Subscribe\" onclick=\"javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http:\/\/eepurl.com']);\" href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/rQ4Mz\">here<\/a> so future posts can be sent directly to your Inbox. 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