Movies Reflections
Watch the movies Lincoln and Oceans’ Eleven. Reflect on the following questions.
- For each bullet below, describe a scene in one of the films that is a good example of a leader demonstrating the skill:
- Engaging others in a vision by communicating with language that touches hearts and minds.
- Developing team alignment on the strategy to be executed.
- Knowing the industry/business/political situation.
- Leading with a dimension of Emotional Intelligence.
- Leading in one of the leadership styles: Visionary, Coaching, Affiliative, Democratic, Pacesetting, Commanding.
- In Ocean’s Eleven, Danny Ocean engages a team of experts to execute a daring and complex plan for a casino heist. What was his motivation? What motivations did he engender among his team? Was Danny a good leader?Why or why not?
- In Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln leads the abolition of slavery via the signing of the 13th Amendment of the US Constitution. What was his motivation? What motivations did he engender among his team?Lincoln is considered one of the great historic leaders.Describe his leadership.Was Lincoln an ethical leader? Did everyone think so?
- Which do you think is more difficult to lead:the strategic execution of a complicated, highly interdependent tactical plan or a complex, emotionally-charged stakeholder engagement plan? Why? Is the strategic leadership skill set the same or different?
- What did you learn about strategic leadership that you will use?
