![]() ![]() ![]() Otto was talking to Marisol about his life before Sonya. My life was black and white before Sonya. Encourage your people as you see them trying new things. Otto encouraged Marisol by telling her that she was learning. The second lesson is that people need to be encouraged. The first is that small progress is still progress. However, during the time she was in the car, she began to get the hang of it a bit more. He shared how he was passionate about cars. In return, Sonya said Otto could take her out to dinner.ĭuring dinner, Sonya asked Otto what he was passionate about. Sonya wanted to get to know Otto better after he returned her book, and she paid for his train ticket. We may have the answers, but we don’t have to be rude about it. Marisol picked up on this and called Otto out. The radiator needs to be bled.Īnita asks how. Yet, Anita came to Otto for help when their heat wasn’t working. He’d had a falling out with her and her husband, Rueben (Peter Lawson Jones). And when they like you, they want to do business with you.Īnita (Juanita Jennings) was one of Otto’s neighbors. We think kindness has no place in business. This simple, kind gesture changed Otto’s life. There, he finds her and returns the book. She’s nowhere to be found, so he hops on the train. He races to grab the book and bring it back to her. He’s headed home when he sees a young woman, Sonya, drop a book. A kind act can change your life or business:Ī young Otto (played by Tom Hanks’s son Truman Hanks) finds himself at a train station after a medical rejection from the military. You need to let people know you’re struggling. Sometimes, the weight and pain are too much to bear. We feel alone, isolated, and the heavy burden of leadership. Since they thought he was just an angry old man, they let him be. If people had known his pain, they would have made an effort to comfort and console him. He’d kept people at more than arm’s length. No one knew Otto was planning to kill himself. He called the phone company to cancel his landline, then his gas company, and on and on… People don’t know your struggles if you don’t let them in:īefore Otto tried to hang himself, he called and canceled his accounts. ![]() Even if they’re not, you know what is right and wrong. They know that they are setting an example and others are watching.ĭo the right thing. Leaders do the right thing, regardless of how they feel. He did the right thing even though he was frustrated. But then he steps up and sorts the recyclables correctly. When he arrives, he sees that people have put the wrong type of materials in the receptacles. Otto goes to recycle paper in the recycling receptacles. You have to get to know the person before you can begin to understand. Know that the reason behind people’s desires is not something you can predict. Understanding the desires of other people can be challenging. Much like Otto, people will shock leaders with their actions and desires. The audience discovers he’s making a noose. He attaches a piece of hardware to the ceiling and pulls the rope through. Upon arriving home, he drills into his ceiling. And he’s rude to the assistant manager who comes to address the problem of paying for six feet of rope when he only bought five. He’s rude to the clerk helping him at the rope station. Otto had gone to the local hardware store called the Busy Beaver. We don’t know why people want the things they do: Quotes And Leadership Lessons From A Man Called Ottoġ. In this Reel Leadership article, we take a look at the leadership lessons in A Man Called Otto. It’ll also introduce multiple leadership principles and ideas to you. This inspiring, encouraging film will make you laugh, cry, and want to live. His life changes when he encounters his new neighbors, Marisol (Mariana Treviño), Tommy (Manuel Garcia-Rulfo), and their daughters, Luna (Christiana Montoya) and Abbie (Alessandra Perez). He’d seen it all, done it all, and he was done. He is saved over and over again.īut why did Otto want to end his life? He thought his life was over when his wife, Sonya (Rachel Keller), passed away. Each time, someone interrupts his attempt. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is 1-800-273-TALK (8255)). The film shows Otto’s multiple attempts at suicide (if you’re contemplating suicide, please reach out for help. Otto had recently lost his wife, pushing everyone away because he wanted to join her. The film changes the title and stars Tom Hanks as the cranky old man Otto. I knew it would be an emotional ride, but this… I didn’t know I’d have these feelings leaving the theater.Ī Man Called Otto was originally a book called A Man Called Ove by Frederik Backman. I didn’t know what to expect going into A Man Called Otto. If you love movies and leadership, you will love this book. My latest book, Reel Leadership, is now available on Amazon. ![]()
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