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Reel Leadership: 24 Leadership

Lessons And Quotes From
Marvels Avengers: Age Of
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Reel Leadership: 24 Leadership Lessons And Quotes From Marvels Avengers: Age Of Ultron
| Joseph Lalonde
I enjoyed the first Avengers movie. Seeing Chris Evans as Captain America,
Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man, Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner/Hulk, Chris
Hemsworth as Thor, Jeremy Renner as Clint Barton/Hawkeye, Scarlett
Johnansson as Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow, and Samuel L. Jackson as Nick
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I dont believe it was as great as everyone said it was but it was still enjoyable.
Now, Disney and Marvel has released the latest in the Avengers series, Avengers
2: Age of Ultron, and this one blows the first movie out of the water.
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For those not in the know, the Avengers is a team of superheroes who band
together to combat ominous threats to earth. In their first outing, they faced Loki
and his evil hordes. In round two, they face off against an evil robot called Ultron.
This sets us up for plenty of leadership lessons and quotes from the Avengers.
Lets dig in!
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/profanity.html). He ponders how much business profanity has cost you. And I
agree.
Profanity isnt pretty. It distracts from your core message. And its offensive.
Try to keep things clean.
2. When you try to help, your help may not be welcome: While the
Avengers are fighting off a threat, they realize the city theyre fighting in is in
danger. Tony Stark makes the call and sends in, what he calls, his Iron
Legion of robot defenders to protect the citizens.
Their reaction was not what he expected.
The people of the city attacked the robots. They told them to go away. They
even damaged some of them.
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Thats a fact of life, and leadership.

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Sometimes exactly what I want to hear is exactly what I

dont want to hear
There are things we know we need to hear but dont want to hear those
words. Thats what Bruce Banner was feeling here.
He knew he needed to hear certain words but they stung and he didnt want
to them to be spoken.
You will hear words that will sting you. They will prick your soul. You wont
want to hear them. But you better listen. Those words are meant for you.
4. Get excited over cool things: After raiding a secret Hydra safe house,
Tony Stark explores the building and finds a secret door. He lets out a gasp of
excitement and geeks out.
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6. We hide when we know were doing wrong: Tony Stark brings in Bruce
Banner and asks him to help create artificial intelligence. He also asks Bruce
to keep the other members of the Avengers in the dark.
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Stark knew what he was doing was dangerous. Stupid even And thats why
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life.
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8. Our story is important: We learn the backstory to Pietro

Maximoff/Quicksilver and Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch when Pietro begins
to tell their story. He tells of how their parents were killed and a bomb with
Starks name landed next to them.
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Ultron was the bad guy, the villain, the one who wanted to destroy the world.
And yet he laid out an amazing leadership quote.
In the decision making process, we forget the world isnt perfect. Theres
consequences to our choices and sometimes those consequences are ugly.
Be prepared to make decisions others will not like.
10. We think were stronger than we are: The Scarlet Witch has a sweet
superpower. She can manipulate minds and make people see things that are
not there.
In one battle, Scarlet Witch goes from Avenger to Avenger and distorts their
minds. She makes them see things not as they are but as their fears.
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After she touches Thor, he proudly proclaims that he is stronger than her.
What he didnt realize was that even he was affected by her touch.
Youre tough. Ill give you that. Though sometimes we think were stronger
than we are.
We have to be careful we dont fall into the trap of prideful thinking when it
comes to strength. Know your limitations.
11. Ultron:
I know you meant well but you didnt think it through
Tony Stark truly meant well when he began the process of creating Ultron. He
thought Ultron could protect the world and the Avengers would no longer be
needed.
He was wrong. He was hasty. He didnt think it through and mass destruction
was wrought.
Youll have many decisions to make in your position as a leader. Sometimes
those decisions will have to be made quickly and others will allow you
breathing room.
Even in the times when decisions have to be made quickly, think through the
choice and see where the actions could lead to. You may avert an
unforeseen crisis.
12. Have a backup plan: The Scarlet Witch was able to touch the Hulk and
unleash his rage. He goes on a rampage and begins attacking the city they
were trying to protect.
Tony Stark knows this is trouble but he had a backup plan He knew he had
to call on Veronica.
Things will go wrong at one point or another in your organization. Be
prepared. Think of a contingency plan and have one ready in case you need
it.
13. Clint Barton/Hawkeye:
Someones going to have to teach those punks manners
Not everyone you meet will be pleasant to deal with. Theyll lack couth or
manners.
You might not be able to teach them the proper way to act but you can at
least try to guide them in the right direction.
14. Mind games screws with people: Mind games is Scarlet Witchs
specialty. As you have seen or read, shes able to alter a persons thinking
and drive them mad.
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Her powers left those she touched damaged and wounded.

As leaders, we have the ability to play mind games with our team. But we
know good leaders dont do this.
Mind games only hurt those were trying to lead.
15. Laura Barton/Hawkeyes Wife:
Youve got to make sure this team is really a team and

theyve got your back.
Laura knew a team that wasnt cohesive was dangerous. Theyre a time
bomb waiting to explode.
Thats why you have to be cautious as well with teams. You have to get
people on the same page and keep them there.
A team that doesnt want to be together is worth less than no team at all.
16. Answers may not be where youre at: After Scarlet Witch messed with
Thors mind, he needed answers. He knew they werent in the battle and he
had to go somewhere else to get them.
Youll have questions that need answers. Many times they wont be where
youre at. Youll need to go somewhere to find them.
Whether thats a retreat, to a mentor, or in a book you need to seek out
answers.
17. Embrace who you are: Tonys talking to Bruce after theyve recovered
the body Ultron was trying to build. Tony has another crazy idea to put Jarvis
into the body.
Most of the Avengers thinks hes crazy. And he is.
Tony admits to Bruce that theyre mad scientists. Their line of thinking isnt
always rational but they have to embrace it.
You have unique talents and skills. You may not want to admit to them but
you have them. Embrace who you are.
18. Sometimes you have nothing to offer: After the battles, the Avengers
feel like they have nothing to offer. They even say as much.
And sometimes youll find yourself in that position. Youve expended a great
deal of energy and youre wasted. You cant give anymore.
Its okay to take a breather. Get yourself together so you can get back out
there and help others.
19. Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow:
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Now, go be a hero
Natasha tells this to Bruce Banner after hes transformed into the Hulk. She
knows hes a hero so she gives her words of affirmation to him.
Whens the last time you encouraged someone with your words? Your words
have power and you should speak positively towards those youre leading.
You can encourage them to greatness.
20. Teams may fight and disagree: Things got quite ugly in the Avengers
team. When Tony wanted to continue working on implanting Jarvis into
Ultrons body, there were disagreements and fights.
The team didnt agree with what Tony wanted to do. And they had good
reason.
Even after the fight, the team was able to come back together and fight as a
team.
When you have disagreements in your team (or your marriage), dont think
its the end. Its the nature of relationships.
Well disagree but we can move past those disagreements. Great teams
know how to stick it through the tough times.
21. Tony Stark/Iron Man:
We can do our best to protect them
Ultron lifted a city off the ground and placed hundreds, maybe thousands, of
lives in danger. Tony knew things were dangerous but he knew the Avengers
could protect people and thats what he told the team.
You can protect the team you lead as well.
Take the blame when its acceptable. Take pay cuts before you ask your team
to do so. Take time off so others can work.
You can do small things to protect others. Do them.
22. Steve Rogers/Captain America:
This is what S.H.I.E.L.D. is supposed to be
The world thought S.H.I.E.L.D. was a shell of its former self. And it was
but S.H.I.E.L.D. still had a cohesive team.
This is what Steve Rogers saw when he said this line.
Sometimes our organizations change and theyre no longer seen in the same
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light. This doesnt mean our organization cant come back.

You can guide your organization back to its greatness. You dont have to give
up.
23. Teamwork saves the day: Ultron was a force to be reckoned with. But
like every great villain, the villain will fall. And so he did when the Avengers
teamed up and fought back.
They were able to defeat Ultron by combining their strengths and tag-teaming
Ultron.
Get your team to work together and they can do amazing things.
24. We have to make difficult choices: By the end of the movie we know
Bruce Banner and Natasha Romanoff had a thing for each other. But Bruce
Banner had a dangerous temper that could hurt Natasha.
So, he made a difficult choice to leave. He knew it would hurt him and he
knew it would hurt her but it had to be done.
Our choices wont feel good all the time. In fact, theyll hurt.
But leaders make choices. So make a choice.
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delivered with action and story and leadership lessons.
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Jeffrey P. Rush
Thanks. There's another one I thought of. When Hawkeye is talking to Scarlett
Witch he tells her it's OK to not go out there, someone will come. But if she goes out
there, "You're an Avenger." Wow! Acknowledgment of fear, reluctance, while at the
same time, giving her a purpose. Not sure what to call that, but it's powerful.
I use film and TV in my classes, using some of your posts as examples. Hope that's
OK.
Kiki Stamatiou
I like the piece of wisdom Hawkeye gives to the Scarlett Witch. I find it not
only enlightening, but deeply moving. Those simple words really cut to the
heart, and speak volumes.
Joseph Lalonde
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That's definitely okay. Thanks for sharing my content with your class!
Kiki Stamatiou
There certainly is some great philosophy to take away from the Avengers: Age of
Ultron. Actually, man superhero movies have great philosophy within them which
resonates with me. In one of the Xmen movies the Night Crawler had tons of great
philosophy. I admire the character for one thing, becasue although he was a mutant
and faced adversity in his life, he still found strength and wisdom through his faith
and belief in the Lord. On more than one occassion in the film, I've seen him
kneeling in prayer quite often. I can't remember his exact words, but he talked much
about how a prayer can help during times of struggle and adversity. I believe his
wisdom served as important part of guiding the Xmen in the right direction in the
movie Xmen the Last Stand.
In your article here, many things resonated with me where it talks about making
tough choices, deciding whether or not to offer help even when it is not asked of me.
I remember many years ago in college, and friend of mine and I I tried to help
another friend out with her relationship she had with her boyfriend, but in the end
she didn't appreciate our advice nor our help. She also blamed us for her and her
boyfriend breaking up. However, the fact is she was juggling three different people
at the same time. All we did was tell her to chose one to have a relationship with
and be honest with all three parties. It was her dishonesty which ruined her
relationships, not the other friend and I who tried to help her. I don't know this
experience ties much into what you were discussing in your article. However, I like
to think even simple friendships are like a team, especially when the people seem
like family, and are in need of help. The problem is like you state in your article,
sometimes folks don't want our help, even though it's needed. Still, it's important to
know when to involve one's self to help some one out, and when not to involve one's
self. Therefore, sometimes, it's better not to involve one's self when help is not
asked, and it's better to let nature takes its course, letting things transpire and come
to pass as they may.
Michael Sillion
Thanks for putting together such an Awesome list!

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