BLDR Assignment
12 Angry Men: Intellect side of leadership shown in the movie
12 Angry Men is a movie about 12 jury members who meet to decide the fate of a boy accused for murder of his father. The jury members were invited by the court and were assembled in a room to make the decision. The movie starts with initial voting in which odds are in favour of boy being guilty by 11-1. One man among the whole jury thinks that there may be a chance that boy is really innocent and all the facts that were presented in court can just be misinterpretation of the situation. He was not satisfied with the current evidences and wanted to have a relook before they make a final call. The way he put his thoughts in front of 11 other jury members …show more content…
Rather he used others words and thoughts to arrive at a conclusion which he were supporting. Persuasion is another important aspect of leadership because for an effective leadership you must be able to persuade others to …show more content…
Be it be the way a switch knife can be used to stab someone or the issue of a limping man walking 50+ feet in 10 seconds. These incidents show the ability to connect facts with established theories which is very important for a leader to win the confidence of others. As a leader you must be able to justify your thoughts with theory or else with time people will know that you are just making a point out of nowhere. Apart from this the hero used different ways of communication to convince different people. For someone he used mere silence (one who was continuously saying that people with slums background are bound to do these crimes), for some he let them completely make their points and then he questioned them in a logical manner. This differentiating approach to different characters shows the depth of his interpersonal skills which is a must for an effective leadership. As a leader you must understand the person you are dealing with and should deal in a language s/he is comfortable with. This makes your job to convince others very easy and effective.
The hero was able to create and manage the tension among the other characters. He created tension to get their attention towards the important issues he was raising and with time he himself managed it to make them comfortable and compel them to take is side in