To Sir, With Love vs. Lean on Me Analysis of Leadership

1. To Sir, With Love vs. Lean on MeAnalysis of Leadership Team 5: Chris Griffin Juan Miralles Larissa Shorter Zach Smith Shelby Westbrook

2. Agenda • Synopsis of the films • To Sir, With Love • Lean on Me • Leadership Profiles • Mark Thackeray • Joe Clark • Use of autocratic leadership • Changing counterproductive norms • Recommendations for educating today's leaders on leadership styles • Question and answer session

3. Synopsis of the Films • To Sir, With Love • Sydney Porter stars as Mark Thackeray. • An engineer who reluctantly takes a teaching job in working class London high school. • Despite unruly students he wins them over and changes their lives and his in the process. • Lean on Me • Morgan Freemon stars as Joe Clark. • Takes over as principle of a decaying Eastside High School. • Faced with unruly students Clark puts it all on the line to give kids a chance.

4. Leadership Profiles

5. Autocratic Leadership • Viewed as a top down ruling that gets results when other methods fail. Followers prefer to be told exactly what to do providing unquestionable direction. • Mark Thackeray • Other style attempts failed. • Had to forcefully influence students. • Provided a clear path with no deviation. • Joe Clark • Other styles attempted by others failed. • Last option was to apply force. • No room to argue as students were told what to do.

6. Changing Counterproductive Norms • Mark Thackeray • Changed his views to the views of students. • Interacted creatively with students. • Demonstrated success with students to other teachers. • Joe Clark • Ignored the ideas and tactics of others. • Made public spectacles of faculty and staff. • Used force with students to prove they could succeed.

7. Educating Today’s Leaders on Leadership Styles and Their Correct Uses • Recommendations for different levels of management: • Lower-Level Management • Middle-Level Management • Top-Level Management

8. Recommendations for Lower-Level Management • Online course and a profile test • Understanding Behavioral Styles for Managers • CRK Interactive Learning Programs • Twelve online lessons of 30 minutes each • The course is available for 12 months • Online profile test, dimensions & profile pattern • Cost: The cost per person for the course and the profile test are $37 and $31 respectively

9. Recommendations for Mid-Level Management • Emotional Intelligence training and coaching program • Provided by IHHP • Improve “our ability to manage ourselves and others around us” • Begins with two-day classroom session • Additional components include: • EI360 Feedback • Interactive e-learning program • Four one-on-one coaching sessions • Cost: $1,995 per person (group discounts available)

10. Recommendation for Top-Level Management • Developing Executive Leadership Seminar • American Management Association • 3-day leadership training program • 7 topics covered • Examples- • Facing challenges and dealing with problems. • Leading with your head, hands, feet, and heart. • How to build up one’s own leadership style. • Cost • $2,445 (travel and accommodations not included)

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