She wanted to follow tradition and brought in suitors for her daughter.Īfter becoming a bear, Elinor’s opinion on following tradition changed. The tradition stated that the princess would be married off to a suitor. You’re not the be-all, end-all in your organization. After all, it was you that did the hard work.ĭeal with pride before it becomes a problem. The higher you rise in leadership, the greater your risk of becoming prideful. The Witch tells Merida what the big issue is. It’s not the way that the spell is undone that I want to focus on. The Witch had a way of undoing the spell she’d put on Elinor. However, this doesn’t mean we can’t learn from them. I know, I know… I said we have to be careful who we deal with. They’re crafted to be beneficial to one side. In reality, those partnerships are dangerous. Sometimes, we rush into deals and partnerships with people because the possibilities look endless. The people we deal with can either help us or hinder us. The person Merida dealt with didn’t care. She wanted her mother to change her mind and how she felt and believed. The dessert changed her mother into a bear. The Witch made a dessert Merida was supposed to give her mother. There, she petitioned the Witch to create a spell to change her mother. They led Merida to the Witch’s (Julie Walters) cottage. She knew they would lead her to a place of magic. They were part of the Scottish folklore she grew up with. She was mad and wanted to make her mother change (much like her mother wanted her to change).Īs she fled on her horse, she came to a place where the Will O’ the Wisps were. Don’t let your emotions make you act out. Work hard to continue emotional responses. Emotional responses are based on our feelings in the moment. However, we are in trouble when we allow our emotions to have free reign over our actions.Įmotional responses are not based on data, facts, or information. By showing emotions, you indicate that you’re human. She’d let her emotions run wild and reacted because of them. She sat there wondering what she had done. Elinor took Merida’s bow and tossed Merida’s prized possession into their fireplace. Emotional responses are often regretted:Įlinor was frustrated with Merida. They want YOU to listen.Īre you listening to those you lead? Listen to them. We have to look for truth in the stories we hear and share. They ring with truth.īoom! Truth bomb and mic drop moment all in one from Queen Elinor. They don’t have to be done the same way they’ve always been done. It’s time to break those preconceived notions and rewrite what is appropriate. What preconceived notions do you have of your team? Your business? The business world? She sees Merida slowly becoming a great woman, even if she does things unconventionally. Throughout the movie, Elinor changes how she views her daughter. She believed ladies do not have weapons and are not adventurous.Įlinor’s belief was one point of contention. Elinor:Įlinor had a strict definition of what a lady does and does not do. The more you allow people on your team to grow through small tasks, the more you will enable them to grow as leaders. Let them do tasks that build up to a larger leadership role. Find them a leadership task they can easily wield. What can you do as a leader to help them?ĭo what Fergus did. Their attempts to lead were awkward, frustrating, and sad. We’ve all watched someone on our team try to pick up a leadership mantle they were unprepared for.
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