Billy Beane Movie Analysis

The movie starts out with billy beane played by brad pitt being very distressed. We soon find out exactly why. Come to find out, as he put it, their team the Oakland athletes were “being gutted”. Teams with a lot more money offered three of his players, key players at that, bigger contracts. Which they did take advantage of, leaving the team behind. To the other recruiters, and scouts it the problem was replacing the strengths of the key players they lost. However in billy’s eyes the problem was more, than not just finding good replacements but finding guys who could get the job done with their already available budget. There biggest adversity wasn’t the obvious finding the talent and skill replacement, but really trying to keep up and compete
Knowing that beane was capable of handling the situation he didn’t give him the easy way out. Beane had no other choice but to look at the situation differently, understanding that insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting different results. As a leader schott allowed Billy enough freedom to be a manager, but not bailing him out when thing weren’t looking so hot either. Cornering him in to finding his strength and challenging him to challenge the conventional and even when the results are shaky at first trusting him to continuing. Lines of communication were open and he was confident in his decisions. If he truly doubted billy it didn’t show. He was not domineering, he properly delegated which allowed for others he put in leadership positions to thrive and find well earned success. Without him there is not team or stadium or staff. He is not only proficient in leading, he is also an example for other leaders. He listens and trusts those under him depending on him. He exhibits adaptive leadership style, much like billy’s adaptive leadership style what ever need to be done in light of the situation there ready to move in that