Sunday, February 22, 2015
6B-Camryn Martinez
There are daily situations in which one person may take control, whether that control be in the form of dictating or structuring a group. For example, in the work place there are followers and leaders. The followers are those that can execute specific tasks given to them and the leader is the one distributing said tasks. Both types of people require skill to do their jobs, but leaders require determination and influence as well. Without influence the followers will have no willingness to follow the structural direction of the leader, that's where determination kicks in. The leader will then have to continuously push the followers to do the tasks assigned to them. As time progresses and the leader doesn't back down he will gain influence over others. The cycle of determination and influence is present in many situations, and is what allows one individual to take control.
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ReplyDeleteThis leadership role can be attributed to the foreman for his role in granting permission for various things and for nudging the group of jurors to move onto another topic when the conversation becomes stagnant. Despite the few leaders among the jurors, they are still mainly followers in that it is ultimately the foreman's job of keeping order in the group.
ReplyDeleteThere are definitely situations that require leadership that occur on a day-to-day basis. This can even be seen in Twelve Angry Men too (especially through Juror 8). Through drawing his own conclusions and willing to stand alone, Juror 8 assumed leadership within the jury and over time he gained followers through influence. Just like you stated above, Juror 8 executed the same process and was able to flourish because of it.
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