Management Lessons From The Bad Guy in the 1984 Movie Road House (Pt2 of 2)

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#SaturdayMorningHustle Podcast Ep364. Let’s discuss the management lessons we can all learn from the bad guy Brad Wesley in the 1984 cult classic movie Road House. Believe it or not, he brings a lot of excellent management and leadership skills with him. I’m going to break them all down for you today.

The business development tools he utilized were:
• Work-life balance
• Delegation
• Strategy first, then action
• Working from a point of strength
• Get your hands dirty
• Doing what’s necessary, when it’s necessary (within reason)

Spoiler Alert (c’mon, this film has been out for three decades): Brad Wesley ultimately fails because his motivation (evil) and strategy (destroying all competition at any cost) are flawed. Don’t fall into either of these self-imposed traps.

Don’t miss Pt1, the Business Process Management (BPM) lessons we can all learn from Dalton in Road House. Patrick Swayze plays Dalton, the newly hired head bouncer (called a Cooler) at a rowdy club that needs a turnaround.

It’s Saturday. I’m in the office. This is the #SaturdayMorningHustle podcast. Listen while your competition is still sleeping. https://bit.ly/ListenToSMH

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