Mgmt 680 Organizational Behavior Paper
SCH-MGMT 680 - Organizational Behavior Individual Paper “INVICTUS” July 3, 2012
The movie Invictus tells the inspiring true story of how Nelson Mandela joined forces with the captain of South Africa's rugby team to help unite their country. Newly elected President Mandela knows his nation remains racially and economically divided in the wake of apartheid. Believing he can bring his people together through the universal language of sport, Mandela rallies South Africa's rugby team as they make their historic run to the 1995 Rugby World Cup Championship match A leader’s behavior is acceptable to subordinates when viewed as a source of satisfaction and motivational …show more content…
During their brief but meaningful time together Mandela has skillfully inspired a Shared Vision about the importance and meaning of a Springboks win to South Africa. A leader's job is to get followers to believe they are capable of doing more than they think possible. Encouraging people to believe in themselves so that the organization can achieve. The participative leader behavior involves leaders consulting with followers and asking for their suggestions before making a decision. Mandela arrives at the National Sports Council meeting to let the members know of his plan/decision and get their buy in .Mandela wanted to restore the Springboks and restore their name, emblem and color. That was an extremely difficult decision to make and even more difficult to get the Sports Council members to accept that. As the President, he didn’t really need the member’s permission but he beautifully justified the cause for his decision. Although the member’s didn’t accept the decision in their minds, they could not argue back to the President. Few key points that Mandela mentioned were that they accept Springboks as they
The movie Invictus tells the inspiring true story of how Nelson Mandela joined forces with the captain of South Africa's rugby team to help unite their country. Newly elected President Mandela knows his nation remains racially and economically divided in the wake of apartheid. Believing he can bring his people together through the universal language of sport, Mandela rallies South Africa's rugby team as they make their historic run to the 1995 Rugby World Cup Championship match A leader’s behavior is acceptable to subordinates when viewed as a source of satisfaction and motivational …show more content…
During their brief but meaningful time together Mandela has skillfully inspired a Shared Vision about the importance and meaning of a Springboks win to South Africa. A leader's job is to get followers to believe they are capable of doing more than they think possible. Encouraging people to believe in themselves so that the organization can achieve. The participative leader behavior involves leaders consulting with followers and asking for their suggestions before making a decision. Mandela arrives at the National Sports Council meeting to let the members know of his plan/decision and get their buy in .Mandela wanted to restore the Springboks and restore their name, emblem and color. That was an extremely difficult decision to make and even more difficult to get the Sports Council members to accept that. As the President, he didn’t really need the member’s permission but he beautifully justified the cause for his decision. Although the member’s didn’t accept the decision in their minds, they could not argue back to the President. Few key points that Mandela mentioned were that they accept Springboks as they