And tumbleweeds blew through theaters playing “ Jane Got a Gun,” produced by and starring Natalie Portman. “ The Finest Hours,” yet another ocean disaster movie, failed to attract an initial audience big enough to justify its cost. In its first three days of release, DreamWorks Animation’s high-stakes “ Kung Fu Panda 3” may have left money on the table at home in search of riches abroad. To see more Featured Blogger posts, click here.Hollywood had a bumpy weekend. Roche is part of the GovLoop Featured Blogger program, where we feature blog posts by government voices from all across the country (and world!). The lessons are simple are simple and powerful: the energy that connects us is critical you must be yourself to achieve your best and help others be their best selves. While Kung Fu Panda 3 might not be a movie everyone rushes out to see, I thoroughly enjoyed it from the lens of a government employee seeking to help other employees achieve their best. The government doesn’t need mindless drones, it needs individuals achieving their personal best while also fulfilling the agency’s mission. Rather than making our mentees fit into our mold, it is important to help them retain their individuality and maximize their own strengths so that they can achieve their potential and add value to the organization. In our workplaces, valuable employees may look and act different. Also, Po finally gains success as a teacher by helping his students apply their unique talents in the field of kung fu, rather than trying to teach the students to simply emulate him. While Po struggles with the concept that he can’t be just like the master, he eventually finds his true power by being himself. The master wisely states that he can only make Po into Po. Early on, Po asks his master to make him into the master. Motivate others to be their best selves, not to mimic you. What are your areas of excellence? Where can you grow and learn? What unique ability or insight do you bring to the team? With this understanding you can bring the value of your individuality to your work and achieve greater results for your organization. As a government employee, it is important to know who you are in order to be effective at what you do, too. The going home experience helps him learn just who he is, which in turn enables him to excel in his work. In the movie, Po journeys to the secret panda village with his new-found father. If you only do what you can do, you will never grow enough to be ready for the next step in your career. But, if you only stick to what you are good at, you will never get good at anything else. It would be easy to let early failures in our career guide us away from growth. In the movie Po struggles with his new role as teacher and experiences early failure. However, true career growth often requires you to stretch yourself beyond your current limits. “If you only do what you can do, you’ll never be better than you are.” It is great to do what you do and do it well. It is an amazing feeling to take the step from mentee to mentor, but it takes some bravery to make the switch. Eventually it is time to pass along your best practices and help others along their path to excellence. At a certain point in our careers, we are mighty warriors learning our craft and rocking our performance reviews. “You must take the next step from warrior to teacher.” In the movie, Po (the kung fu panda himself) is asked to become a kung fu teacher. We can use our power and our work for the greater good of the country if we concentrate on our purpose. As employees of the federal government it’s important to remember that we are not distinct from the citizens we serve. No matter what you call it, this winter’s movies focus on the universal energy that flows through everything. The Star Wars franchise calls it the Force. Perhaps I ‘m a sucker for anything with an Eastern philosophy vibe, but I thought there were some great government employee takeaways in the flick.Įnergy is what it’s all about. While it wasn’t this winter’s big box office hit, the movie was a welcome oasis of entertainment amidst cold, snowy days. By Saturday, I ventured out with the family to watch some classic cinema, Kung Fu Panda 3. Like many of us in greater DC, I spent last week cooped up in a post-Snowzilla haze of telework and cancelled school days.
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