Most people probably love to watch movies. They can entertain. Make us laugh or cry (or both). Many of them have a lesson to teach. It’s in those we want to look at. Often times with leadership, being able to
show our students examples of leadership (sometimes good, sometimes bad) can
be a powerful way of helping them understand leadership.
Movies are a great way to do so. In several leadership courses I've been involved in over the years, movies (or selections from movies) have been part of the program.
In your own group or organization, showing movies can be very
useful, not just for the entertainment value, but from the lessons they
show. This will hopefully be the first of several
Notes to illustrate movies (and maybe tv shows) that can illustrate lessons of
leadership. Doing so should not be
strange. In doing some of the research
for this Note, I found a few books that are about that, such as Movies to
Manage By and Reel Lessons in Leadership. (I have not reviewed these books,
but would hope they could be valuable resources).
