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5 lessons of management and leadership we can learn in La Casa de Papel

You’ve probably heard about the Netflix series “La Casa de Papel”. The argument is simple but bold: eight thieves lock themselves in the Royal Spanish Mint, making several hostages, with the aim of making history’s greatest robbery. This series brings us many management and leadership tips that we can apply to our day-to-day professional life. In today’s article, we present the 5 lessons of management and leadership that we can learn from La Casa de Papel.

Know how to deal with different personalities

A good leader has to be able to deal with different personalities and not let personal characteristics interfere with business. In the series, the leader is represented by the mysterious Profesor, who manages to win the trust of all through his intelligence and ability to anticipate problems. We can also observe that the teacher has another very important characteristic in leaders: the ability to motivate others. Also in companies it is essential that those at the top know how to motivate their employees, since only then will they be able to fulfill the overall objectives of the organization.

Careful planning

In the series, we can see that the whole assault was planned down to the smallest detail. The Professor not only plans all his actions, but also anticipates scenarios and thinks about possible solutions. In the business world, it is vital that the manager make careful and studied planning of the market and the actions that your company will develop. You should also be prepared for possible situations that could compromise the success of the business.

Training is essential for good execution

In the series, the robbers spent a lot of time training to do their best at the moment of the robbery. Everyone knew what to do and everyone spent many hours simulating situations that might happen at the Mint. In an enterprise environment, managers must experiment and hone processes, until they achieve maximum perfection in the execution of tasks. The training of employees in a work context is a very important point for the fulfillment of the objectives of the company.

Humans can go wrong

Despite all the planning, all the training hours and all the predictions, people can go wrong and things cannot go the way we had planned. Accepting this is inevitable so as not to discourage employees. Every failure in a company should be seen as a way of learning, because only then can you evolve and train better professionals!

Study your opponents well

Sun Tzu said: “Know your enemy as yourself and do not need to fear the outcome of a hundred battles.” This phrase is very important in the business world. As the Professor has studied the police team and the Mint workers well, managers must know their competitors very well, because only then will they know how to differentiate themselves and gain a competitive advantage.

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5 Movies with management and leadership lessons

The best films with leadership lessons

Even lazy times are good to learn and even when we are watching a movie, we can draw important lessons that will be useful in our day to day work. There are several movies that convey leadership and management lessons and in this article we present you the 5 movies that all business managers should see!

The Social Network

Who doesn’t know Facebook? This movie shows us the process of creating the largest social media in the World. The Social Network is a real story that tells us the friction between Mark Zuckerberg and Eduardo Saverin, the two founders of Facebook. In the film, the two friends are in conflict until Mark decreases Eduardo’s shareholding and Eduardo processes it, giving rise to a battle in law court.

Lesson to be retained: To manage a company efficiently it is essential to relate well to your colleagues and collaborators. You cannot let personal friction interfere with the work relationship, and you must always remember that focus must be on business goals and not individual goals.

The devil Wears Prada

In this film, Runway Magazine is directed by the hand of Miranda Priestley – the most powerful woman in the fashion world. “Runway” is a daunting challenge for anyone who wants to get into this industry. To make “Runway” the New York Bible and even the World, Miranda saves nothing or anyone and it is difficult for someone to survive in this job! Thus, the task as assistant to Miranda could open the doors to the newly formed Andy Sachs. Although Andy is the wrong person for the job, because she knows nothing about brands or the fashion world, but she will demonstrate something that others do not have: she has determination and refusal to fail!

Lesson to be retained: Your employees are counting on you and waiting for you to give them the knowledge they need to carry out their duties. In crisis situations, seek to guide your team by showing them the importance of the work they do for the success of the company.

The internship

This movie tells the story of two salespeople who start working as trainees on Google. To secure the place, they need to enter a competition with other candidates. In the beginning, they encounter difficulties due to the great difference of ages and knowledge between them and the new generation. However, in the end they can learn from the younger and younger learn from them.

Lesson to be retained: value your team’s knowledge. Despite the management position you occupy, you must take into account that everyone has something to teach and that you can learn a lot from your employees. Encourage the sharing of ideas and knowledge among employees, as they will feel more motivated to evolve and work better.

Moneyball

This is a film based on the true story of Billy Beane, adapted from the book by Michael Lewis. The author reports how Beane managed to take the modest Oakland Athletics team to an elite team of American baseball.

Lesson to be retained: correct the mistakes of your employees and maximize the potential of each one of them to get the most out of your team. Ask the right questions and motivate your employees to do their best on every task they perform.

The Imitation Game

This is a movie based on real facts that tells us the story of Alan Turing, a mathematician with an above average intelligence, who is quite antisocial. The film takes place during World War II. At the time, the British government hired a team that aimed to decode a famous code used by the Germans to convey their messages of war.

Lesson to be retained: working as a team is essential and not giving up in the face of adversity is the most important message that you should convey to your employees. The movie also shows us the importance of using data processing systems.