A wonderful management teaching film

Herminio 2021-10-22 14:30:56

I like watching war movies very much. It may be a bit perverted. I have always had a sense of eagerness for the scenes of flesh and blood. The protagonist’s psychological struggle on the edge of life and death often makes me feel like I am on the scene.

Among the many war-themed movies, there are not a few memorable ones. However, if the number of times of repeated appreciation is the standard, the first recommendation is "Fighting the Sea", which is the only thing I will revisit when I have time. choose.

In addition to the compact plot and full of masculine beauty of men, the most attractive thing about this film is that it explains very well what elements should be possessed as a good commander or manager, so that every time I train management The staff always use the plot in the movie to entertain and teach.



knowledge! No knowledge is not enough!



The first element is knowledge. The protagonist in the film, Captain Jack, is undoubtedly the most knowledgeable one on the entire British ship. Of course, you can also regard this knowledge as experience. There is no such right. With a thorough understanding of the ocean, it is impossible for Jack to defeat the powerful Napoleon Navy with the weak. For example, Jack knows that his ship is slower than his opponent, and the opponent starts to pull out for a while, but through the supply situation As well as the calculation of the walking route, he still caught up with his wish. If he does not have a wealth of knowledge and experience, he may give up at the beginning. Isn’t that the case in management? Without professional knowledge, how can one expect to be targeted?



Courage, man will conquer the sky!



The second is courage. If a manager is weak and lacks the determination and courage to win, then he can only pass on the breath of failure to his subordinates. Jack is not like that, whether it is when he is attacked by his opponent and suffers heavy losses, or when he is on a ship. When the storm is about to sink, what everyone sees is always a captain who is always brave, a captain who always fights against adversity, and a captain who can always maintain high morale. Therefore, his subordinates are moved and encouraged. Motivated, so, in the end, victory belongs to the great captain and his team.



In order to order, sometimes, it must be tougher!



It is inevitable that there are people in the team who do not play cards according to the cards. Regardless of the reason, those who arbitrarily change the rules of the game will undoubtedly do more harm than good to the whole team, and this must not be tolerated. There is an incompetent middle-level official in the film. Because of his cowardly personality, he was looked down upon by his subordinates, and was even regarded as the source of bad luck by everyone. Therefore, a sailor deliberately bumped into this hapless official when he was out of exercise. All this happened to be seen by Jack. In his eyes, without hesitation, he immediately ordered the sailor who committed the crime to be tied up and rewarded with his whip. Although he also knew that the officer did have a problem, and the sailors almost complained, he did not go to please the sailors, but rather severely. Penalties are made, and I think that some of our managers do not hesitate to mess up the team and take the approach of "provoking the little devil against the king", which really reflects the quality of the managers themselves.



Giving up is also a high quality!



Jack has both experience and courage, but he is not a person who is unloving and blindly reckless. There are two plots about giving up in the film. One is to allow the doctor on board to go to the desert island to investigate unknown creatures, and to give up continuing to track and fight; It was to cut off the broken mast cable and gave up the rescue of the crew still holding the mast and falling into the sea. Although the starting points of the two abandonment are different, they both reflect Jack’s ability to grasp the overall situation and the small situation. The former ostensibly fulfilled his promise to the wounded doctor, but in fact, he still used this opportunity to give all the crew a tense battle process. In the middle of a breathing opportunity, the way of civil and martial arts, one relaxation, this is also a chi! The latter embodies the choice between overall interests and personal interests. When saving personal lives will endanger the lives of the entire ship, even if he refuses to give up, he must act decisively. In this regard, Jack has hesitated but acted decisively. We also encounter similar things in management. We must understand that not all persistence has good results, and timely abandonment reflects the necessary qualities of a wise manager.



Faith is the final bottom line of good managers!



You can have no experience, no courage, or even decisiveness and execution, but you must not even have faith. Zhou Xingchi once said, "What is the difference between people without ideals and salted fish". If managers have no ideals and beliefs, That is equivalent to a lighthouse that has lost its searchlight, becoming dispensable and accomplishing nothing. The meaning of "Furious Sea Fighting" is not how the two armies fight and fight courage, but how Captain Jack, who has the faith, defeats the strong with the weak and does nothing. May become possible, turn unreality into reality! Everything comes from faith.

Therefore, managers do not have to blame themselves for temporary failures, as long as their beliefs persist, success will always come.

Finally, take Captain Jack at the end of the film-a line called "Lucky Jack" as the conclusion of this article: Well, Stephen... the bird's flightless? It's not going anywhere, isn't it? As long as you have the necessary conditions for a good manager, success is like a flightless bird, you can't run away!

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Extended Reading
  • Romaine 2022-03-24 09:01:28

    Naval combat is still pretty cool!

  • Justen 2022-04-20 09:01:23

    After the surrealistic heroism of Fearless, the good-looking is not good-looking

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World quotes

  • Capt. Jack Aubrey: England is under threat of invasion, and though we be on the far side of the world, this ship is our home. This ship *is* England.

  • Capt. Jack Aubrey: Right lads, now, I know there's not a faint heart among you, and I know you're as anxious as I am to get into close action. But we must bring them right up beside us before we spring this trap. That will test our nerve, and discipline will count just as much as courage. The Acheron is a tough nut to crack... more than twice our guns, more than twice our numbers, and they will sell their lives dearly. Topmen, your handling of the sheets to be lubberly and un-navy like. Until the signal calls, you're to spill the wind from our sails, this will bring us almost to a complete stop. Gun crews, you must run out and tie down in double quick time. With the rear wheels removed, you've gained elevation. and without recoil, there'll be no chance for re-load, so gun captains, that gives you one shot from the lardboard battery... one shot only. You'll fire for her mainmast. Much will depend on your accuracy... however... even crippled, she will still be dangerous, like a wounded beast. Captain Howard and the marines will sweep their weather deck with swivel gun and musket fire from the tops. They'll try and even the odds for us before we board. They mean to take us as a prize.

    [all chuckling]

    Capt. Jack Aubrey: And we are worth more to them undamaged. Their greed... will be their downfall. England is under threat of invasion, and though we be on the far side of the world, this ship is our home. This ship, is England. So it's every hand to his rope or gun, quick's the word and sharp's the action. After all... surprise is on our side.

    Crew: Huzzah, huzzah!