Moneyball
Moneyball is a great illustration of successful leadership in action. It has a large
amount of characters who exhibit leadership theory. The film also exemplifies the
importance of adaptability to the success of a team or organization. The film is
also about how sticking to a plan can produce victory.
Moneyball teaches me to stick to the plan until you see it through. The Oakland
A’s won 20 consecutive games all because Billy Beane had some faith in the
system he created. He didn’t cave when ownership started asking questions or the
press second-guessed his moves. He stayed the course and the results came.
Billy’s unique approach changed the team’s priorities, analyzed data differently
and focused where the competition wasn’t, such as spending more time looking for
great high school players. Billy didn’t blindly follow the rest of baseball, or even
listen to his own scouts, instead he looked for a new way to do things to create
better results. It shows that managers should think differently.
And the main lesson, which I got from watching this movie as a future manager, is
to believe in your team. The simple practice of believing in yourself will propel
you to put in the necessary effort to do what it takes to win. It’s not easy, but there
will be opposition, resistance and challenges – count on it. Your belief in the