THIS IS IT

It was always interesting to see Michael Jackson deliver performances worldwide. He was a man who changed music, music videos, and even films with special effects. His career showed us determination, passion, and deliverance. Despite his social circumstances and the conflicts that surrounded him which made people doubt of his moral character, people loved him for what he was… a man who enhanced our perception, a leader, an innovator.

There is much to believe Michael was a man of conviction. He decided where he wanted to go and how. His goals and career where oriented to change and social impact. Thus, he surrounded himself with outstanding talented people who understood his vision. Choreographers, musicians, filmmakers, managers, and live show entertainers opened a path to him that very few even get to dream of. His passion and love for his career and others motivated him to raise the bar and modify everybody’s standards.

This is what you get from watching his last film “This is it” which tells the process in building his next show just before he died. The film depicts Michael worked with his team and motivated everybody in his team to only deliver based on one cause: love. He arrived, prepared, and patiently delivered with everybody what it had to be done to accomplish his new mind blowing show. The film clearly shows his team’s ability to develop a plan, which involved special effects and CGI videos in the background of the show while dancers wearing the same costumes would appear with him and strike the show. It is fascinating to watch this group of people concentrate before each practice and trust him during the show’s simulations. Their admiration for their leader and determination to make him and his cause obtain once again that glory and respect he used to have from the people are exemplary.

I think this film should be an example regardless how much we hated or loved the man of teamwork and project management. It puts a clear message across: the power of people, the power of love. It is passion that drives us and it is people who make things happen. It is never the power of just one man; it is the power of a team concentrated in one same goal. We ought to be aware of this reality and apply this concept to every project we make or help others to build. We ought to remind ourselves it is never a one-man’s show, but a mix of forces empowered by unique talents which make a project complex, unique, and innovating.