Organizational Behavior

Leadership Lessons From The Movie 300

Presented to: - TY BBA
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Presented by:- Mahesh H Gorasia

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Movie review
This is all about a Brave and Strong leader passed in history. 300 is a 2007 film adopted from the graphic

novel with the same name by Frank Miller.

The director of the film is Zack Snyder while

Miller served as the executive producer and

consultant.
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Lessons
1. Train when they are small, In Spartan culture youth were trained as warrior starting at 7 or 9 years age

2.

Inspire your team to be focus on one vision and Ambition,

this shown when King Leonidas met with Arcadians

3.

More often than not politics and rituals slow us down, let other worry about popularity and awards great leaders focus on Purpose and letting God reward them in his due time.

4.

Know your Strengths and Geography, we must learn how

to set up our battle .

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This story is not only on

the Victory of Sparta but on the victory of King Leonidas. He was the Great Leader not because of Qualities which he was having by birth but also because of the skills he acquired from his experience and efforts. His

1. Bravery.
2. Charisma. 3. Responsible. 4. Fearlessness. 5. Self-confidence. 6. Cognitive ability. 7. Positive affectivity. 8. Honesty and Integrity.

qualities cant be justified as if

but one can point out some of them by following points
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9. Competent to lead force.

10. Appreciating and inspiring.

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Followership
It is fact that Leonidas was well motivated and supported by his followers and their followers deserve enough

consideration. Behind the victory of every leader followers

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Leadership style
Leonidas was a participative leader and that can be seen from his way of dealing with his team members. Being a King the fought with his followers at same level. That

indicated positive approach of his leadership..

While on other side Xerxes was the autocratic leader who was driving this force by hitting and killing peoples. That was a sign of negative approach of leadership.

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Some Incidents
In Movie some shots could be fit in theories of leadership. When we talk about Gird theory of Blake and Moutons there is two styles which are highlighted in that. They are 5.5 and 9.9 which is are represented well by Arcadians and Spartans

respectively.
Style of Xerxes could be categorized under the title of 9.1 as he was totally concerned about his victory over the world and least

about his peoples.

And 1.1 can be pointed on the constitution of Sparta who were useless and non concern about people or task.
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Situational leadership theory

Leonidas had used all the four types of leadership explained in the Hersey and Blanchards situational leadership model. Telling:- while he was dealing with Ephialtes.

Selling:- while he was dealing with council members.

Participating:- while fighting on battle field. Delegation:- while he was sending one of them to tell their story to the citizens.
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Conclusion
Here we can conclude whatever we had

learned from the movie.

We checked characteristics of leader from the

role of Leonidas.
We had focused on leadership styles (on the

bases of two theories)

We show the leadership approach of both type.
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