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Consider the following list of leadership situations. For each situation, describe in detail the kinds of power the leader has. If the leader were the same but the situation changed—for example, if you thought of the president as the head of his family rather than of the military— would your answers change? Why? • The president of the United States is commander- in-chief of the U.S. military. • An airline pilot is in charge of a particular flight. • Fans look up to a movie star. • Your teacher is the head of your class.
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The president of the United States is commander in chief of the U.S. military.
The president hast the ultimate control of the military, he has the power to manage the operations as he sees fit and needs to be able to differentiate right from wrong. If I were to see him as the head of the family, I would also see him as taking charge of the situations but should not have total control since he needs to have the wife’s support on his decisions.
An airline pilot is in charge of a particular flight.
To be in control of a particular flight means that the pilot needs to be on top of everything, be aware of every little detail and if there were to be another person it would be divided, and it wouldn’t work as well.
Fans look up to a movie star.
The movie star needs to be aware that everything they do; their fans will see, and some will imitate, and some will criticize. So, they need to monitor their actions accordingly.
Your teacher is the head of your class.
The teacher is in charge of everything that goes on in the classroom and is responsible for every student. Is the person that needs to control the entire group and manage them to what they need to do.
If the situation was changed, the type of leadership changes. Not every leader has the same amount of responsibility, not all of them have thousands of people relying on them (as does the president); but they do need to have the same amount of determination and trustworthiness.
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