Leadership Lessons From "Hook

Have you seen "Hook", starring Robin Williams? It is one of my favorites, with so much truth buried among the comedy, if you are willing to look for it. "Hook" begins with a corporate giant workaholic, Peter Banning, completely missing his children's lives. He is rarely present, and never listens to his wife and kids. First rule of good leadership broken. . . always listen to those in your group.
As the story progresses, Peter finds himself on an airplane headed for London to celebrate the opening of a new hospital wing in honor of Lady Wendy, THE Wendy from the Peter Pan story. Again, he refuses to listen to those around him, and is constantly distracted by his cell phone. Peter failed again to connect with his "tribe" as it were, and paid the price of the dreaded pirate, Captain Hook, stealing his children.
Now, poor Peter must come to grips with the fact that he is actually Peter Pan (talk about an identity crisis!), and begins his adventure to rescue the kids. Enter the Lost Boys, a ragtag bunch of kids who have no one to lead them, so they live in constant chaos. Peter has no desire, initially, to join forces with this "tribe", but will do anything to save his children. He is in fact, scared to death, and must find a way to push through his fear if he is to accomplish his objectives. The lost boys are instrumental in encouraging Peter to move past his fear, and return to them as a true leader with a plan.
After Peter finds the courage to move forward, the next step is to discover his true self and his true passion in life. Peter eventually discovers both as he learns to fly. With the encouragement of the lost boys, Peter finds his happy thought (his kids) and accepts that he IS the Pan.
Once Peter's vision is established, he leads the lost boy tribe, training them to be a well oiled fighting machine with the purpose of rescue. From there, the story has a very happy ending with the pirates defeated and Peter's children rescued. Peter comes away with many solid life lessons learned as a result of his adventure. His wife hardly recognizes him.
So, what can we as leaders in home business learn from this fun yet quirky movie? We need a clear vision and a plan to go with it, encouragement flowing freely between our followers and us, and an ear to hear those around us. With the proper motivation, we can go forward and change the world. Keep in mind, Peter needed to be flung from a giant sling shot. I guess some of us just need a bigger nudge than others.