Assignment 2 - The inspiring true story of how Nelson Mandela joined

Assignment 2

In the past few weeks, you practiced observation skills by watching  Invictus, a movie that tells “the inspiring true story of how Nelson Mandela joined forces with the captain of South Africa's rugby team to help unite their country.” [1]. While watching the film, you were instructed to pay special attention to the factors relating to group dynamics for teams, which include but are not limited to

1. Team beginnings

2. Leader’s behaviors,

3. Communication Patterns,

4. Conflict resolution style,

5. Power styles,

6. Decision making style,

7. Creativity,

8. Diversity.

You were also instructed to identify leadership decisions and leadership styles developed by Nelson Mandela and Francois Pinnear (captain of the rugby team).

Write a paper (1000 words) to the following three questions:

1. Which leadership decision/style has impressed you the most?  Why do you feel this way?

2. How does the leader contribute to the development of their leadership ability?

3. What specific decisions made this leader make them such an effective leader?  Provide insight on how those under this leadership are affected by decisions made.