The Leadership Lesson of Dirty Dancing
Despite the fact that many of you think of Dirty Dancing as a woman's movie, both men and women have much they can learn about leadership from the low budget movie that became a huge hit. Partly filmed not to far from here.. in Lake Lure North Carolina, I have been able to develop a whole program on leadership reflected in the actions of the major characters. My favorite message is one of trust which is best seen between "Baby" and her dad. When it be comes clear that Baby has lied.. well.. the relationship goes places where it shouldn't and what is really wonderful about the lesson it teaches is that Dad comes to a conclusion much worst than reality.. or what might be the reality of the movie. So.. find someone you can cuddle with and rent this one.. and try and come up with some lessons of your own.. here are a few to get you going:
Lesson 1: Once trust is broken... we tell ourself stories that may or may not be true.. and everything really goes down hill from there..
Lesson 2: Trust is a two way street.. if you can not find it in you to forgive... don't expect someone to trust you...
Lesson 3: Leadership expects courage... courage to face the truth.. courage to risk self.. courage to confront a wrong...
Lesson 4: "Nobody puts baby in a corner!" (ok.. not really a leadership lesson.. but a good line)
Enough.. get the movie.. and remember to enjoy it as well...
Posted at 09:13PM Sep 29, 2006 by mowen in General |