Leadership Analysis of Twelve O'Clock High
I. OPENING Name: Date: 12/01/2010 Film: Twelve O’Clock High Individual: General Savage Group/Team: 918th Bomb Group B17 Aviators Organization: 918th Bomb Group 8th.AF Army Air Corp
“Twelve O’Clock High” has stood the test of time for over 50 years as an in-depth look of leadership in adversity. The compelling characters are buffeted by actual combat scenes that add a stark realism to the dangers faced in combat; both physical and psychological. II. DESCRIPTION OF THE SITUATION Task The leadership analysis will cover General Savage who replaces Colonel Davenport as 918th Bomb Group Commander to repair the group’s substandard performance.
,Twelve O’clock High,” depicts a General’s transformational journey as he leads a “hard luck” bomber group thru daylight bombing raids. The 918th Bomb Group is an organization that is suffering from high casualty rates, ineffective performance, and low morale. The bomb group starts out as an organization that situational leadership would classify as D2: Some competence and low commitment. The film chronicles the leadership choices that developed the bomb group into a group that would be classified D4: high competence and high commitment. The strain put on the unit during the harrowing daytime bombing raids illustrate the difficult environment that the General operates in. The group is ultimately tested with raids deep within Germany. Timeframe The timeframe is 1942 World War II Location The location takes is Archbury Airfield, England. This is the home of the 918th Bomb Group and its 21 B-17 aircraft. A secondary location is within the B17s during bombing missions over Europe. Group/Team and Organiation The group for this leadership analysis is B17 aviators. The organization is the 918th Bomb Group 8th AF Army Air Corp. III. ANALYSIS OF THE KEY INDIVIDUAL
The individual highlighted in this leadership analysis is a Commissioned Staff Officer, U.S. Army Air Corp and
“Twelve O’Clock High” has stood the test of time for over 50 years as an in-depth look of leadership in adversity. The compelling characters are buffeted by actual combat scenes that add a stark realism to the dangers faced in combat; both physical and psychological. II. DESCRIPTION OF THE SITUATION Task The leadership analysis will cover General Savage who replaces Colonel Davenport as 918th Bomb Group Commander to repair the group’s substandard performance.
,Twelve O’clock High,” depicts a General’s transformational journey as he leads a “hard luck” bomber group thru daylight bombing raids. The 918th Bomb Group is an organization that is suffering from high casualty rates, ineffective performance, and low morale. The bomb group starts out as an organization that situational leadership would classify as D2: Some competence and low commitment. The film chronicles the leadership choices that developed the bomb group into a group that would be classified D4: high competence and high commitment. The strain put on the unit during the harrowing daytime bombing raids illustrate the difficult environment that the General operates in. The group is ultimately tested with raids deep within Germany. Timeframe The timeframe is 1942 World War II Location The location takes is Archbury Airfield, England. This is the home of the 918th Bomb Group and its 21 B-17 aircraft. A secondary location is within the B17s during bombing missions over Europe. Group/Team and Organiation The group for this leadership analysis is B17 aviators. The organization is the 918th Bomb Group 8th AF Army Air Corp. III. ANALYSIS OF THE KEY INDIVIDUAL
The individual highlighted in this leadership analysis is a Commissioned Staff Officer, U.S. Army Air Corp and