Comparison Of Ed Skrein And Melinda Gates

Leaders affect their followers in many ways, from teachers, to reverend to actors and CEO’s. Two examples of two leaders who influence their followers to increase their motivation and performance are Ed Skrein and Melinda Gates. Ed Skrein is a British actor known for his roles in Deadpool, Game of Thrones and The Transporter: Refueled (Mendelson, 2017). When he took the role in the reboot of Hellboy, he was not aware that the role he was casted as was originally a man of mixed Asian heritage. This is something that happens often in Hollywood, but when he discovered this fact, Skrein declined the role and made a statement. During this statement, he implored the studio to hire someone of the correct race. This sent a shockwave because he needed this job but was still taking a stance to help minority actors get an opportunity. This influenced and motivated the studio to choose an actor of the correct race and engaged other actors to do follow his actions thereby showing that anyone was capable of being a leader
A former Microsoft employee, Melinda’s goal was to help others and to encourage individuals with deep pockets to do the same. She used her influence to show people the value of their work and used this to influence them to be more motivated to be charitable. An example of how this would work in an ordinary office setting would be if a manager showed employees how their job served the company. For example, if an homeless shelter made the employees a video with members of the community telling them how much their work was appreciated they would see the value in their work and be motivated to work harder. People desire to feel their work is important and has an impact on others (Augstine, 2013). If an employer recognizes their employees and worked to show them how important their jobs are, then they would be more motivated to improve their