From the Jury Room to the Boardroom: Leadership lessons uncovered in 12 Angry Men.

What seems to be a movie analysis can easily transition to an HR thesis about leadership, human behaviors, unconscious biases and emotional intelligence.

Everything started last rainy Tuesday, as I was searching for a 90' quality film that would keep my mind and spirit active. 12 Angry Men, the 1957 crime drama was the perfect choice as immediately triggered my professional reflexes in a parallel theoretical dimension within my own head. I wasn't looking for it, just happened.

The plot in a nutshell

The movie is quite famous, but a quick synopsis of the plot stollen directly from IMDB is the following. The jury in a New York City murder trial is frustrated by a single member whose skeptical caution forces them to more carefully consider the evidence before jumping to a hasty verdict. The only requirement by the law is that jury needs to be unanimous in its verdict.