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A 5 page paper which examines how the film presents such elements as leadership values, leadership vision, leadership communication, enacting the vision, and building a commitment to the vision. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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followers (Proctor-Thomson and Parry 171). This type of process involves an exchange of compensations (rewards) and disciplines in order to achieve the desired goal (Proctor-Thomson and Parry 171; Kleinman
2). A transformational leader is based on a relationship forged in admiration and respect, in which followers are "motivated to do more than they were originally expected to do"
(Proctor-Thomson and Parry 166-167). Characteristics of transformational leadership include intensity, inspiration, originality, encouragement, and morality, and four key components are "charisma/idealized influence, inspirational motivations, intellectual stimulation, and... consideration" (Proctor-Thomson
and Parry 167). These individuals lead by moral example, and they always seeking to achieve a higher purpose, which is communicated primarily through values and vision (Proctor-Thomson and Parry
167; McShane 9). Some recent theorists have determined that in rare instances, transactional and transformational leadership qualities can manifest themselves in a single person, one who "who remains quiet
as long as his/her subordinates are meeting their performance standards" while at the same time is able to "arouse the needs of followers in accordance with the leaders own goals,
the final result being performance beyond expectation" (Madzar 221). Herb Brooks, the coach of the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team and subject of Gavin OConnors 2004 film, Miracle. As
portrayed by Kurt Russell, Brooks is presented as a no-nonsense disciplinarian who takes a group of rough-and-tumble hockey players primarily from Boston and his home state of Minnesota, and tries
to mold these confrontational young men into a cohesive unit. He informs them early on that he would be their coach, but not their friend. The line between
leader and follower is never crossed. It is Brooks who is firmly in charge, and though others may not understand or even agree with his approach, it is always
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