Leadership film analysis (Memo Format) - Remember the Titans (2000) Movie Review

Leadership film analysis (Memo Format) - Remember the Titans (2000) - Movie Review Example Williams High School. The film revolves around bringing on board Herman Boone as an assistant coach in an all-white coaching staff and is later appointed as the head coach, a position he is reluctant at first to accept but finally accepts when he realizes that he is held in high esteem and respect, something that was lacking in their community. The leadership styles of Coach Boone are exemplified right from the start of the movie with the riots that erupt after a storeowner kills a black teenager which underscores the racial tensions that exist as a result of the desegregation of the high school. Coach Boone has the challenge of not only overcoming the racism within the team, but also the coaching staff and the community if he wishes to build a winning racially mixed football team. Behavioral theories give much focus to the study of specific behaviors of a leader and postulate that a leader behavior is the best predictor of his leadership influences hence the best determinant of his or her leadership success. Coach Boone exemplifies behavioral leadership style right from his exterior with his difficult childhood and being a seasoned civil right activist influencing his behavior and his leadership style. This is further exemplified when he becomes the head coach and seizes control then uses his authoritative power in setting the tone for both the staff and the team. Fielder’s model postulates that there is no one best style of leadership and that the effectiveness of a leader is based on the situation he or she is facing. Consequently, the model asserts that this results from two factors; leadership style and situational favorableness that is popularly known as situational control. From the outset of the film, it is evident that coach Boone is determined to do what to his mind is the right thing and even refuses to take Yoast’s since he perceives it as a situation that parallels