Leadership As A Position Of Power - 1545 Words

Leadership may be defined as a position of power held by an individual in a group, which provides him with an opportunity to exercise interpersonal influence on a group of members for the direction of their efforts toward a common goal. Leadership is also a position of power held by a group or individual (Chand, n.d.). There are several styles of leadership that must be reflected upon before an organizational manager can develop their own style. Models of leadership have been developed to assist prospective and current leaders to develop skill sets to lead groups of people through various decision-making situations. Task-oriented leadership reflects behaviors focused on promoting efficient and effective task accomplishment (Walter,†¦show more content†¦The Blind Side, is an example of leadership based on the trait model and behavioral approach. During the movie clip, Coach Cotton is having issues with one of the players during football practice. Michael is having a hard time as an offensive lineman. He was a homeless and traumatized boy that Leigh Anne Tuohy picked up off the street and moved in with her family. Coach Cotton is using The Behavioral Approach of leadership. He is using examples of the task-oriented leader concerned with focusing his behavior on the organizational structure, operating procedures, and keeping control of his team. Task-oriented leaders are still concerned with their staff motivat ion; however, it s not his main concern when first developing a team (Behavioral Theories, 2010). Michael is having a hard time blocking the defensive player and the coach s task-oriented behavior approach continuously is not effective in this case. Leigh Anne notices how Michael is missing the mark and interrupts the football practice by pulling Michael aside and explaining the concept of his offensive lineman position and his responsibility of that position. She displays a high level of effort, confidence, honesty, and creativity aligned with the trait model of leadership. She uses her family as an example in relation to Michael s responsibility to the team. Her natural instinct to understand the basic concept of the problem and to break it down in order for his understanding resulted during