Martian Lessons in Leadership
I recently saw the movie The Martian and in addition to
enjoying it thoroughly I thought it was filled with several great lessons in
leadership.
Matt Damon plays Mark Whatney an astronaut/botanist who is
stranded on Mars. He is left behind for dead and what follows is not just a
great story of man’s survival instincts but how people can band together for a common cause.
We see that cooperation and collaboration throughout the
movie, not to mention innovation, problem solving and communication lessons.
For Mark
to survive the harsh landscape of Mars he needs to think out of the box. He systematically puts in a plan to address
each of the issues that he faces. Once he has that plan he quickly takes action
on it. From your imapMyTeam® Team Player Grid we would say that is being blue
[strategy] before being red [taking action/speed].
When astronaut Whatney finally establishes communication
with NASA the first questions he asks are about the crew (his team) and their
reaction to him being alive. When NASA tells him his crew is not aware that he
is alive it sets up a series of humorous events that reinforce the importance
of communication. The lesson? – Communicate
the truth, even if it is harsh – your team and employees expect it from
you.
The crew of the Hermes- at their own peril- makes hard
decisions and personal sacrifices to get Mark home safely. If you build a team like the crew at Hermes, you can
pretty much bet that they will be as committed
to your mission as this crew was to saving Mark.
You too can develop the same collaboration,
foster communication, recognize diversity and respect and use others strengths
with regular use of imapMyTeam®.
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