Leadership Style in The Lion King
Leadership Styles in The Lion King
Leadership is a quality that some people possess which allows them to rule, affect and lead other people. That quality consists of a person’s charisma, power of thought, intellectual potential, and sense of responsibility. According to Kinicki and Fugate, leadership is defined as, “a social influence in which the leader seeks the voluntary participation of subordinates in an effort to reach organizational goals," (p. 364). Today’s world requires leadership to compete and succeed. The rapidly changing conditions in an organization demand adaptive leadership styles, and the success of an organization relies on leaders evaluating and applying effective leadership styles. Good start
Leadership and power are the main focuses in Disney’s animated movie The Lion King. The film describes the evolvement of a relationship in the animal kingdom after Mufasa, the king of Pride Rock, and Sarabi, his wife, give birth to their son, Simba. Simba’s birth denies Scar, Mufasa’s younger brother, the kingship that he would have inherited if Simba hadn’t been born that’s a run on, make them shorter. Scar is extremely jealous of his older brother, is obsessed with the idea of becoming king and obtaining power over Pride Rock. He devises a plan with a goal to kill Mufasa and Simba so that he is next in line to take charge. After Mufasa pearishes, Scar manages to scare away the soon to be new leader, Simba. Once Simba leaves Pride Rock, Scar assumes the role of king. Eventually, Simba returns and takes his rightful place as king of Pride Rock. At one point in the movie, Mufasa, Scar and Simba all lead the Pride Lands. Although they all get participation from their subordinates to achieve goals, they seem to have different goals in mind. We will use concepts from our text, Organizational Behavior…to analyze the leadership styles of the characters in this movie and how they relate to the goals of an
Leadership is a quality that some people possess which allows them to rule, affect and lead other people. That quality consists of a person’s charisma, power of thought, intellectual potential, and sense of responsibility. According to Kinicki and Fugate, leadership is defined as, “a social influence in which the leader seeks the voluntary participation of subordinates in an effort to reach organizational goals," (p. 364). Today’s world requires leadership to compete and succeed. The rapidly changing conditions in an organization demand adaptive leadership styles, and the success of an organization relies on leaders evaluating and applying effective leadership styles. Good start
Leadership and power are the main focuses in Disney’s animated movie The Lion King. The film describes the evolvement of a relationship in the animal kingdom after Mufasa, the king of Pride Rock, and Sarabi, his wife, give birth to their son, Simba. Simba’s birth denies Scar, Mufasa’s younger brother, the kingship that he would have inherited if Simba hadn’t been born that’s a run on, make them shorter. Scar is extremely jealous of his older brother, is obsessed with the idea of becoming king and obtaining power over Pride Rock. He devises a plan with a goal to kill Mufasa and Simba so that he is next in line to take charge. After Mufasa pearishes, Scar manages to scare away the soon to be new leader, Simba. Once Simba leaves Pride Rock, Scar assumes the role of king. Eventually, Simba returns and takes his rightful place as king of Pride Rock. At one point in the movie, Mufasa, Scar and Simba all lead the Pride Lands. Although they all get participation from their subordinates to achieve goals, they seem to have different goals in mind. We will use concepts from our text, Organizational Behavior…to analyze the leadership styles of the characters in this movie and how they relate to the goals of an
References: Hahn, D. (Producer). Allers, R., & Minkoff, R. (Director). (1994). The Lion King [Motion Picture]. United States: Walt Disney Company. Kinicki, A., & Fugate, M. (2012). Organizational Behavior: Key Concept, Skills & Best Practices, Fifth edition. Mc Graw Hill Education, New York, New York. Northouse, P. G. (2013). Leadership: Theory and practice. (6 ed.). Thousand Oaks, California: Sage Publishing.