Servant-Leadership 101: Nonpartisan Lesson (Moneyball Movie Example)

The second-to-last principle in the Acronym Model of SERVANT-Leadership® is Nonpartisan. This 6-minute lesson demonstrates the Nonpartisan principle, through the example of Billy Beane (Brad Pitt) and Peter Brand (Jonah Hill). Billy Beane was manager of the Oakland A's Major League Baseball team, when their player salary budget was slashed. He knew they could not compete with major budget teams like the Yankees and Red Sox through traditional means. So, Beane set out to find a new approach. That's when he meets Peter Brand.
Brand is a recent college graduate in a room full seasoned MLB experts. Yet Beane watches in amazement as those supposed experts all yield to the wisdom of Brand. After that conversation, Beane pulls Brand aside to find out his secret.
This scene exemplifies the nonpartisan principle. In it, we see 20+ year veteran on the game seek insight from someone many years his junior. Beane does not follow traditional thinking that suggests Brand would underrate Brand. Instead, Beane remains open to new ideas from anyone, anywhere, and anytime. Watch this clip to see how the nonpartisan principle played a major role in the Oakland A's success in the early 1990s.
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MOVIE CREDIT:
Moneyball
Sony Pictures
September 23, 2011