Norma Rae
“Norma Rae” is a film based on a true story set in Southern mill-town. The main character and mill workers start a branch of the Textile Workers Union of America through use of leadership. Norma Rae and Rueben Warshofsky reunite their talent to empower and lead the people of the mill from oppressed workers to motivated union members. When Rueben first comes to the town, he finds out that the manager in the farm are very despotic; people have no rights; they work long hours and make small wages. He starts the revolution for the mill workers by inspiring Norma Rae through charismatic leadership.
Female leaders have many of the same qualities as male; especially, an ability to set high goals and inspire others to fulfill them. Women are different in some ways that make them valuable additions to the team. They tend to be more motivated by the meaning of their work than men, who focus more on compensation and job titles. Women, on the other hand, tend to show more emotions at work and more risk averse. In other words, women leaders are more assertive and persuasive, have a stronger need to get things done and are more willing to take risks than male leaders. Also, are more empathetic and flexible, as well as stronger in interpersonal skills than their male colleagues. They are able to bring others around to their point of view because they understand and care about where others are coming from. This makes the people they are leading feel more understood, supported, and valued.
In the film, Norma Rae is identified as transformational leader. She has a very good understanding of her followers’ psychology and inspirationally motivates and at the same time intellectually stimulates them. Rueben Warshofsky, on the other hand, is described as a charismatic transformational leader. He told a story about his grandfather and unions to create a vision and demonstrates the values of working as a team; also, he showed how a unified team is like a family. In transformational
Female leaders have many of the same qualities as male; especially, an ability to set high goals and inspire others to fulfill them. Women are different in some ways that make them valuable additions to the team. They tend to be more motivated by the meaning of their work than men, who focus more on compensation and job titles. Women, on the other hand, tend to show more emotions at work and more risk averse. In other words, women leaders are more assertive and persuasive, have a stronger need to get things done and are more willing to take risks than male leaders. Also, are more empathetic and flexible, as well as stronger in interpersonal skills than their male colleagues. They are able to bring others around to their point of view because they understand and care about where others are coming from. This makes the people they are leading feel more understood, supported, and valued.
In the film, Norma Rae is identified as transformational leader. She has a very good understanding of her followers’ psychology and inspirationally motivates and at the same time intellectually stimulates them. Rueben Warshofsky, on the other hand, is described as a charismatic transformational leader. He told a story about his grandfather and unions to create a vision and demonstrates the values of working as a team; also, he showed how a unified team is like a family. In transformational