Comments on: Top Leadership Movies

By: Jan Esensjo

Jan Esensjo — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:32:00 +0000

Mike,
Thank you for your list, I will look into some of them. My all time favorite leadership movie when facilitating leadership workshops- this far! – is 12 Angry Men (Henry Fonda). Yes, it is old, it is black and white, but it is GREAT for leaders to watch and reflect upon.
Best regards,
Jan,
Petrina & Partners, Sweden.

By: Devincyz23

Devincyz23 — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 19:03:00 +0000

“Coach Carter”. Great basketball movie with good leadership & management change roles.

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 23:07:00 +0000

I feel that the movie Patton should also be included in this list. It is a movie showing one of Americas greatest generals, how he lead, the way he lead, and his ability to show humility when the time arose. It shows the pride that is needed in leadership as well as the fortitude that is needed to give orders to troops. Also it shows that his troops were well prepared for every situation and that his troops may not have liked him but respected him as a leader.

By: Sagun Kristinejoy

Sagun Kristinejoy — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 08:34:00 +0000

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By: admin

admin — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:56:47 +0000

Hi Lance:

Thanks for your comment…I agree with your thoughts and think your observations are spot-on. You might be interested in reading two previous posts which touch on these topics in greater detail: Leaders vs. Managers (http://www.n2growth.com/blog/leaders-vs-managers) and CEOs Get Out of Your Office (http://www.n2growth.com/blog/ceosget-out-of-your-office)

Thank again Lance

By: lgrace

lgrace — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:11:31 +0000

In my Air Force career, two movies were used in several leadership courses. They were “Twelve O’Clock High” and “Twelve Angry Men” (just noticed the common word there). Both these flicks are studies in leadership using totally different approaches. Movies, in general, have the tendency to emphasis theatric moments such as when someone jumps on top of the car, yells out to the crowd and gets them to cheer. And although those moments are important, I have found that strong leaders actually gain their position using much more subtle techniques. For example, a friend of mine was telling me about how none of the other “leaders” at his level, got it. They were all managers, not leaders. We were both former Air Force test pilots while all the “leaders” he was talking about had civilian management backgrounds. He laughed as he told me his story about how he would park at a different spot each morning and walk through random hangars and buildings on the way to his office. On his walk, he observed what was going on and eventually after being “accepted” by the various workers, they would call him over to talk to him. He was the only manager in the organization who knew what was actually going on. Within two years, he was the guy in charge of the entire organization. Never had to jump on top of a car!