10Angrymen
Introduction
Modern transformational leadership is defined as a platform that contains four pillars: idealized influence, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation, and individualized consideration. This essay will explore and analyze the concept of transformational leadership and its use and effectiveness in the film Twelve Angry Men.
Analysis will focus on the actions and behaviours of Henry Fonda, Juror 8. He voted “not guilty” at the start of the deliberation because of his reasonable doubt. He persistently and persuasively forced the other jurors to review the case through purposefully creating and seizing upon transformational leadership. Influencing others through a blend of interpersonal techniques resulted in the establishment of Juror 8 as a transformational leader.
We will depict examples and situations where Juror 8 exercised each one of the four transformational leadership behaviours. However, the two behaviours that contributed most to the outcome of the movie and were continuously developed throughout the story were idealized influence and intellectual stimulation. At the beginning, Juror 8 was the only juror that openly demonstrated any conviction on the issue of deciding the fate of the accused Puerto Rican boy that was on trial for murdering his father. Henry Fonda’s character understood the consequences of wrongfully accusing an innocent person, and was the only one that openly cared about doing what was right.
We will discuss how Juror No.8 came into the jury room not only willing to challenge the process, but also willing to listen and challenge to what others were thinking, and to contribute to the challenges presented on the difficult task of serving up a just verdict.
Idealized Influence
In the film, Juror 8 consistently behaved in ways that earned him the admiration, respect and trust of the other members of the jury. His convictions caused the other members to identify with the convict’s cause and with the grave...
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