4 simple lessons from a great animation

I had a staggering experience viewing a movie last night although I thought about it the whole day after to figure out what are the lesson they tried to make us understand, I somehow came to figure out what should be appropriate to say. Ok, so they might be a little sensible. So, if you have not watched the movie yet and plan to, then stop reading right now.I know The Minions is supposed to be a children’s movie, all about fun and laughter with their cute and energetic demeanour.But, when I was watching the movie I realised it offered, surprisingly, some deep lessons in leadership and entrepreneurship. . The minions are actually a pretty cool animated creation, with a few facts about them that are mind-blowing.

That being different is good.

Take Risks Be Spontaneous like Kevin, Stuart and Bob di d ,if they would have stopover they could have wailed in shared misery with other spare ones.They were spontaneous yet different  they did not give up and so found the ‘boss’ they wanted so desperately.

A number of startups/companies toil because the founder/leader is scared to try something different. Only if you take a big risk, do you stand the chance of a big reward

That of all things, being kind is most important.

This doesn’t always mean a grand gesture- sometimes something as simple as the soft beds, bedtime stories and, of course, bananas. You might be the biggest and ‘baddest boss’ and your minions might have joined you because of your badness. But if you are bad even to your minions  then they are not going to stay with you for too long.

Law of karma applied to all

 Scarlett Over kill put Kevin, Stuart and Bob into the dark excruciation room  which is surrounded by all sorts of war weaponry to spend their worthless life because she hated them so badly but little innocent minion finds their way out through the subway and found themselves swaying on the  chandelier, notably it was their ascendancy since the chandelier unscrew down to fall upon Scarlett overkill which explains every action generates a force of energy that returns to us in like kind.

So when a leader is in the process of choice making he should be aware of the interaction and the seed of karma. A wise choice produces good karmic fruit and vice versa.

Holding responsibility

 When Scarlet Overkill handling nuclear against the Minions, Kevin did not tremble and spurt away from the locus. Instead, he took on the liability and protected his ‘buddies’, since he was their leader and he was responsible (primarily) for her hating the Minions.

A leader will not blame his juniors nor expect them to take liability for his errors. Kevin earned the Minions’ respect and so will you as a leader when you stand up for your team.

Leapfrog the bigger opportunity

 In the face of  everything Scarlet Overkill did to the Minions, Kevin did run behind her, as she was the biggest super villain he had ever known (a genetic flaw of the Minions). But the moment Kevin lay his eyes on Felonious Gru he knew—here was a bigger, better villain.

Many leaders, especially startup founders, cannot let go of their product or the market they were targeting even if a bigger opportunity slaps them in the face. Don’t be so united to your idea that you do not maneuver a larger market.