{"id":7438,"date":"2012-05-19T19:15:03","date_gmt":"2012-05-19T21:15:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/?p=7438"},"modified":"2012-05-19T19:15:03","modified_gmt":"2012-05-19T21:15:03","slug":"10-leadership-quotes-and-lessons-from-the-movie-battleship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/2012\/05\/19\/10-leadership-quotes-and-lessons-from-the-movie-battleship\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Leadership Quotes And Lessons From The Movie Battleship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M8dK0b24UFA?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Battleship Movie\" href=\"http:\/\/www.battleshipmovie.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Battleship<\/a> is what summer movies are all about!<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0 It’s big, loud, much gunfire, action, and has a lot of bright, shiny things that blow up.\u00c2\u00a0 Let me help you out with the plot – Aliens attack the Earth.\u00c2\u00a0 The military fights back to save the day.\u00c2\u00a0 It is that simple.\u00c2\u00a0 Just sit back and have a great time for two hours.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Like anything involving our armed forces, the movie contains a number of great leadership quotes and lessons<\/strong>. The following are applicable to all leaders of churches, business, sports, family, or non-profits:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Women Can Make Men Do Stupid Things<\/strong> – Alex Hopper, played by <a title=\"Taylor Kitsch\" href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm2018237\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Taylor Kitsch<\/a>, goes\u00c2\u00a0to extraordinary lengths to impress Samantha Shane, played by <a title=\"Brooklyn Decker\" href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm2395937\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Brooklyn Decker<\/a>, early in the movie.\u00c2\u00a0 His actions resulted\u00c2\u00a0in getting tasered by local law enforcement.\u00c2\u00a0 Sadly, I have seen many man sacrifice their futures and reputations for women.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stubbornness Hurts Those You Lead<\/strong> – Hopper, now a Naval Lieutenant, costs his team a victory in a soccer game because of his stubbornness.\u00c2\u00a0 As he was immediately counseled, stubbornness costs not only you, but those you lead.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Humbleness Helps Those You Lead<\/strong> – At a key strategic\u00c2\u00a0juncture of\u00c2\u00a0a battle with the aliens, Hopper gave up his position of leadership to another person who was more skilled in what needed to happen at that moment.\u00c2\u00a0 This is in direct contrast to his decision process during the soccer game.\u00c2\u00a0 The result this time was a series of key wins for\u00c2\u00a0the military.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Humble Leaders Have Better Performing Teams<\/strong> – Humble leaders do not\u00c2\u00a0need all the credit and will share the spotlight.\u00c2\u00a0 They are glad to defer to others who are more talented in\u00c2\u00a0key disciplines\u00c2\u00a0than they are.\u00c2\u00a0 The team’s success is more important than their personal glory.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Importance Of Communication<\/strong> – One of the first things the aliens did was attempt to set up communications with their\u00c2\u00a0home planet.\u00c2\u00a0 Effective communication is a top priority for successful leaders.\u00c2\u00a0 Nothing of value happens without it.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Value Of Women<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0– Petty Officer “Weps” Raikes, played by <a title=\"Rihana\" href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm1982597\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Rihanna<\/a>, was\u00c2\u00a0an important member of Hopper’s unit.\u00c2\u00a0 This\u00c2\u00a0must be said – The leadership skills of women must be better utilized in local churches.\u00c2\u00a0 They bring a complexity, skill set, emotional perspective, and intellect to the decision-making process that men simply do not have.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Value Of The Older People\u00c2\u00a0<\/strong>– To accomplish anything\u00c2\u00a0significant, you need a multi-generational effort.\u00c2\u00a0 I am not going to spoil the movie but to defeat the alien force, the experience of retired military personnel was desperately needed.\u00c2\u00a0 Just as women bring something unique to a leadership\u00c2\u00a0culture, so does the experienced generation.\u00c2\u00a0 Churches, in particular, lose much by marginalizing older adults.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Chaos Requires Response<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0– The aliens attacks\u00c2\u00a0left\u00c2\u00a0tremendous destruction and loss of life.\u00c2\u00a0 What was interesting was that the\u00c2\u00a0military\u00c2\u00a0were trained for and always provided an\u00c2\u00a0immediate response.\u00c2\u00a0 Great leaders often do not have time to sulk, get their heads together, or reflect on how bad things have gotten.\u00c2\u00a0 The responsibility of leadership often demands an immediate response.<\/li>\n<li><strong>“Let’s see if we can buy the world another day.”<\/strong> – The most value commodity a leader has is time.\u00c2\u00a0 Effective leaders know how to steward this valuable resource.<\/li>\n<li><strong>“We’re all going to die.\u00c2\u00a0 Just not today.”<\/strong> – These words spoken by Lieutenant Hopper remind us that all successful leaders take advantage of the moments they are given.\u00c2\u00a0 Great leaders are also optimistic, inspirational, and point to a brighter tomorrow.\u00c2\u00a0 Think about it, why else would you follow them?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Once again, Battleship is an absolutely fun\u00c2\u00a0 and enjoyable movie<\/strong>.\u00c2\u00a0 I would recommend going to see it, especially if you are a man!\u00c2\u00a0 Let me know what you thought of the movie after seeing it.<\/p>\n<p>Enter your email address <a title=\"Feedburner\" onclick=\"javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com']);\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/briandoddonleadership\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">here<\/a> and start receiving future posts from this site.<\/p>\n<p>Download your FREE copy of my new eBook <a title=\"FREE Ebook: The 2011 Year In Hollywood 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