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(10 pp)This paper compares and contrasts two movies,
"Gandhi" and "Saving Private Ryan" In each of
these films we will be looking at leadership
tendencies and how they may be translated into
broader areas such as the field of health care,
particularly nursing. That information will then
be extended into a personal and professional
viewpoint. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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be extended into a personal and professional viewpoint. Bibliography lists 9 sources. BBldrshp.doc LEADERSHIP ALIGNMENT: GANDHI and PRIVATE RYAN Written by for
the Paperstore, Inc., August 2000 Note to student - personal opinions are assigned in the conclusion of this paper. Please be aware of them and change if
necessary. Introduction Humans have been wondering about what constitutes a good leader for centuries. According to the Chinese strategist, Sun Tzu, in The Art of War
(510 BC)"Leadership is a matter of intelligence, trustworthiness, humane-ness, courage, and stern-ness . . . A general should have these five virtues . . .Reliance on intelligence alone
results in rebelliousness. Exercise of humane-ness alone results in weakness. Fixation on trust results in folly. Dependence on the strength of courage results in violence. Excessive stern-ness in command
results in cruelty. When one has all five virtues together, each appropriate to its function, then one can be a military leader." Obviously, this was expressed for a military leadership
position at a time when only certain roles were available for leadership. Yet there remains a great deal of truth in this ancient advice. Bring that forward a few
years, or so, and according to the Corporate Development Group (1999),providers of a leadership diagnostic system, the alignment between strategy, culture and leadership has proven to be the critical
difference between highly successful and less successful organizations, and professions. Now what does this have to do with our assignment of comparing two movies, "Gandhi" and "Saving Private Ryan?"
In each of these films we will be looking at leadership tendencies and how they may be translated into broader areas such as the field of health care. Some
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