Invictus
This assignment is worth 10%.
ESPN 30 for 30 – “The 16th Man.” This documentary showcases the South African “Springbok” National Rugby Team and its impact on South Africa’s transition from segregation to integration. It involves interviews with players and political activists along with vintage video.
The movie Invictus can be used to illustrate (or give meaning to) leadership competencies, character and commitment.
The objective of the session is threefold:
- To identify the competencies, character and commitment associated with good leadership: what good leaders do and who good leaders are.
- To observe character and its 11 dimensions in practice.
- To reflect on our own leadership.
Watch the Movie Invictus and complete the following assignment below:
The Movie Invictus encouraging people to believe in themselves so that the organization can achieve is a noble quest and requires a leader who can not only see over the horizon but make what is over the horizon tangible. As a team leader, getting people to believe in themselves and the organization is at the heart of the process of any transformative process. In a maximum of 500 words, post to your blog your reflection on what you believe are the key lessons of the movie.
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- ldrs500
- invictus
Resources
EXHIBIT TN-1: The Effective Leader
Source: J. Gandz, M. Crossan, G. Seijts and C. Stephenson, “Leadership on Trial: A manifesto for Leadership Development,” 2010, Richard Ivey School of Business,
EXHIBIT TN-2: CHARACTER DIMENSIONS AND ELEMENTS
Source: J. Gandz, M. Crossan, G. Seijts and M. Reno, “Leadership Character and Corporate Governance,” Director 167, May–June 2013, pp. 15–21, reprinted in Ivey Business Journal [online],
http://iveybusinessjournal.com/publication/leadership-character-and-corporate-governance/