Leadership and Management styles in The devil wears Prada
Synopsis
Andrea is fresh out of graduating from university in hopes of finding a job to help reach her dream of becoming a journalist in New York City. However she is sent to Miranda Priestly – the chief editor of Runway, a fashion magazine, for an interview as an assistant. She reluctantly gives it a shot in knowledge that a year of being an assistant for Miranda would open opportunities for her to become a journalist anywhere she pleased. Although Andrea lacked in experience and knowledge about the fashion industry, her credentials and smart thinking won her the position. Andrea, also known as Andy finds it hard to fit in with the lifestyle of the fashion absorbed. Through the instigation of Miranda and the people around her, Andy decides that she needs to work harder to fit in, and consequently changes her appearance and attitude towards the job. After this we see Andrea being faced with many obstacles and almost impossible tasks given to her by her boss. She is near to quitting but accomplishes which motivates her to stay on. However her non-stop occupation puts stress on her private and social life. Andrea see’s that she is turning into a person she doesn’t want to be. She then realizes the sacrifices aren’t worth the job she is in. Soon after a great reference from Miranda, Andy gets a job for a New York Newspaper, where she always longed to be as a journalist.
I am writing this report based on the film: The Devil Wears Prada (2006), particularly observing the main character with evident traits of being a leader, named: Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep). Emily Charlton (Emily Blunt) is also mentioned in the report for her managerial traits, however the focus on Emily as a manager deteriorates after Andrea Sachs (Anne Hathaway) takes the lead.
Emily is not an obvious choice to be distinguished as a manager when watching the movie. But after watching closely for the second time, we see early on that in the absence of Miranda, Emily does take
Andrea is fresh out of graduating from university in hopes of finding a job to help reach her dream of becoming a journalist in New York City. However she is sent to Miranda Priestly – the chief editor of Runway, a fashion magazine, for an interview as an assistant. She reluctantly gives it a shot in knowledge that a year of being an assistant for Miranda would open opportunities for her to become a journalist anywhere she pleased. Although Andrea lacked in experience and knowledge about the fashion industry, her credentials and smart thinking won her the position. Andrea, also known as Andy finds it hard to fit in with the lifestyle of the fashion absorbed. Through the instigation of Miranda and the people around her, Andy decides that she needs to work harder to fit in, and consequently changes her appearance and attitude towards the job. After this we see Andrea being faced with many obstacles and almost impossible tasks given to her by her boss. She is near to quitting but accomplishes which motivates her to stay on. However her non-stop occupation puts stress on her private and social life. Andrea see’s that she is turning into a person she doesn’t want to be. She then realizes the sacrifices aren’t worth the job she is in. Soon after a great reference from Miranda, Andy gets a job for a New York Newspaper, where she always longed to be as a journalist.
I am writing this report based on the film: The Devil Wears Prada (2006), particularly observing the main character with evident traits of being a leader, named: Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep). Emily Charlton (Emily Blunt) is also mentioned in the report for her managerial traits, however the focus on Emily as a manager deteriorates after Andrea Sachs (Anne Hathaway) takes the lead.
Emily is not an obvious choice to be distinguished as a manager when watching the movie. But after watching closely for the second time, we see early on that in the absence of Miranda, Emily does take