Leadership Challenges Movie Review Examples

The general is driven by desire to serve as seen where he bombs the northern territory of Germany. The general allows every member of the group to air their grievances. Breakage in the communication channel is observed between the generals and the senator during the decision making process. General Frank Savage has a duty of serving his country, members of his unit and the interest of the mightier people in the society such as the senator. The different groups have different opinions on how the war should be conducted. The general faces the problem of providing a negotiation platform with the senator who is an autocratic leader who believes should be done in his own ways. Therefore, General Frank Savage portrays servant hood, charismatic, democratic and delegation leadership skills.
The general was faced with the problem of frustration and delay from the senator when making decisions. The frustration arose from massive loss of planes, which almost made the senator call off the mission, blaming the general of setting up members of his force to death trap. The statement meant that the loss in the crew was widely caused by human errors which the general had knowledge. The general leadership skills were displayed where he did not start confrontation arguments with the senator. He listened to the senator portraying the ability of accepting democratic ways where people are allowed to air their opinions with fear and victimization.
The general portrays his visionary leadership role while dealing with the case of Sergeant Eddie. The sergeant lied to the girlfriend that the general is denying him a chance to get married. The general does not confront the cheating sergeant Eddie in front of the priests. The general here protects the image of his workers from outsiders. When the general meets the sergeant outside the building, he sermons him to his office. The general tried to keep the conversation on private matters with the soldiers out of the public. The general offers a listening ear to the sergeant on the reason of not communicating his displeasure in the relationship. The general offers advice to the sergeant on need of deliberating on the issues of marriage and not rushing to decision. The general was visionary when he offered advice that rushing of the marriage might bring problems in future. The offering of the advice shows the general playing the role of leadership which is required of him. The general keeps to himself and the commanding officer the probability of not trusting Sergeant Eddie after lying to the girlfriend using authoritative measures. The opinion is arrived after the general uses his analytical leadership skills that portray the probability of Eddie cheating in other matters. The cheating probability of Eddie leaves the general whether to include Eddie among members of the flying team.
The general leaves his subordinates to choose who will be flying in the long-range attack. Leaving the subordinates to carry their duties ensures that corporation is ensured and they feel appreciated by the leaders. The participation of the juniors provided a democratic platform for all soldiers to provide their opinion in the final decision of bombing Northern Germany.
General Savage takes the role of bombing northern Germany against the will of the senator. The bombing displays the general leadership style of conviction through experience gained in the field. The bombing has a negative effect because the senator believes the general was irresponsible in taking chances. The general shows bravery by taking a position that he knew it would not be popular among many leaders. The general had to decide whether to disclose the senator of the bombing. The decision to continue with the bombing does not go well with senator who get to treat other soldiers within his quarter with suspicion. The general decision of bombing was built on experience he had gained in war. The win over the Germans backs up his experience trait.
General Savage is a charismatic leader, while the senator prefers to protect his political image within the public. The general takes the risk of day light bombing while the senator is left worried of the losses that the team would face. The general has a hard decision to make on whether to bomb northern Germany or heed the advice of the senator. The return journey to the airbase poses the general with the challenge of abandoning the plane with sergeant Eddie stuck. The general receives the order of abandoning the ship but turns down the order and moves forward to save the sergeant. The general role of directly saving the sergeant portrays his leadership style of servant hood.
The general’s charismatic and conviction leadership styles in overcoming the different challenges leads to the senator appreciating his leadership skills at the end of the war. The different conflicts between the general and senator portrayed problems faced by leaders from those above them. The senator was trying to stamp his authority on the general though he did not have any form military experience to make decisions.