Kungfu Pand

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Principal of management
Mezbah AL Hasib,Batch,29/A
Rifat ahmed Batch,29/A
Tazrian Nahian,Batch 30/B, Roll,311
Lamiha Tabbassum,Batch 30/B

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Introduction
The Kung Fu Panda series has always been known for having a
deep yet simple message for the audience to imbibe. The third
instalment is no different. Filled with light moments, and sincere
messages, it is also a movie which doesn’t take itself too
seriously. But this post is not about the movie. Over the past few
weeks, I have had the fortune to discuss and brainstorm about
Leadership with many senior people from the corporate world.
As I saw this movie, I came away thinking of all the lessons we
can learn from this movie about Leadership, or simply validate
what we already know about being a good leader.
#Lesson 01
Reach out of your comfort zone, and don’t be afraid to fail-

Master Shifu says to Po, when he wants him to transition from
being a student to teacher; “If you do what you have always
done, you will never be more than you are” Po agrees
reluctantly to step out of his comfort zone, and goes on to
miserably fail at his first class as a teacher. Disheartened, and
confused, he still persists and goes on to achieve greatness. The
higher leaders progress in hierarchy, the higher are the stakes,
and therefore the harder it is to risk failure. If leaders need to
walk the talk, and lead by example, then stepping out of the
comfort zone, and being vulnerable to failure is integral to
growth. Remembering Master Shifu’s statement will always
hold us in good stead. Lesson
#Lesson 02
Asking the question, “Who am I?” and discovering the answer-

Po is conflicted throughout the movie, and keeps asking himself
“Who am I?” Is he a dragon warrior, a teacher, a Chi Master, or
a Panda? A good leader does ask the question “Who am I?”.
He/she wonders, Am I a coach, manager, agony aunt, cheer
leader, autocrat, democrat and so on. Good leaders spend a lot of
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time assessing their leadership styles, and what made them who
they are. But eventually Po realises that he is all those things. He
is a dragon warrior, a teacher, a Chi Master, and most of all a
Panda with two dads! A good leader is a coach, a manager, a
cheerleader, a warrior, sometimes an autocrat and everything all
at once. It just depends on what the situation brings out. You are
the sum total of your experiences, and as a leader, you need to
embrace all the roles you play fully. Be yourself, and accept all
parts of you as a leader.
#Lesson 3
Your job as a leader is to make your tribe the best versions of

themselves. Po realises that he cannot fight alone, and he is
faced with the daunting task of teaching Kung Fu to the Pandas.
However, instead of making all of them just like him, he
leverages their unique strengths to make them the best that they
can be. As leaders, we might want our team members to be just
like us, or fit into a certain formula that we have. However as a
good leader, it is our responsibility to help people not just be
themselves, but the best versions of themselves that they can be.
A good leader therefore doesn’t aim to create clones of him, but
leverages his/her team’s unique strengths for what they are and
all the potential they have. He/she accepts them for who they are.
#Lesson 4:
When the chips are down, the strength of your team determines
if you sink or soar. Po puts himself in the line of fire, and fights
evil. Putting the safety of his team ahead of his personal life, he
gets his hand dirty in the fight. However, when he is no match
for the brute force of evil, it is his team that gets together, and
harnesses their energy to win the fight. And this could only
happen because Po helped them be the best that they could be. A
good leader just like Po puts the interests of his team and
organization above his own interests, and is not afraid to get
his/her hands dirty. However, he/she realises that in the end, it
will be the effort of the team’s collective energy that will solve
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the crisis or the problem. The team’s collective energy can only
be harnessed if the leader has invested time in helping them
realise their true potential, and believing in themselves.
#Lesson 5:
There is no secret ingredient to being a good leader; And lastly,

as every Kung Fu Panda movie talks about, there is no secret
ingredient. It’s YOU! So all leaders have the potential to be the
best that they can be. It’s just a matter of believing in yourself as
a leader, even when others may not. Good leaders never let go
of their immense self-belief. As we were coming home from the
movie, I asked my ten year old son, what his takeaway was from
the movie. And I am going to borrow his words to end this post.

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Rifat ahmed Batch,29/A

Tazrian Nahian,Batch 30/B, Roll,311

Lamiha Tabbassum,Batch 30/B

Reach out of your comfort zone, and don’t be afraid to fail-

Asking the question, “Who am I?” and discovering the answer-

Your job as a leader is to make your tribe the best versions of

There is no secret ingredient to being a good leader; And lastly,

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