Theme Of Leadership In 12 Angry Men

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The movie 12 angry men had many approaches to leadership. Two leadership styles that where best represented in the movie where designated leader and emergent leader. A designated leader is a member who has been selected by group members or has been appointed by an outside authority (Working In Groups pg.102). With this being said, the foreman can be a great example. In the beginning of the movie we can see that the foreman was appointed by an outside authority for the purpose of keeping the jury organized. The foreman uses a democratic leadership style to promote interest of group members and practice social equality. The foreman does this by listening and promoting collaboration. The second approach to leadership was the emergent leader. Although the majority of the jurors voted the guilty verdict, juror …show more content…

The supportive climate creates a setting in which members feel free to share their feelings and opinions. In the beginning the communication climate is supportive because all jurors sit on the table quietly; the foreman asks them what they think about the case, if the boy should be convicted guilty or non-guilty. Calmly everyone raises their hand to declare their opinion. This supportive climate is then followed by nonverbal behaviors such as a relaxed and uninterrupted setting, the jurors are cooperatively listening, they node their heads and maintain eye contact. However the climate becomes defensive, when members start devoting attention to defend themselves and their opinion from proceeding arguments. This shortly happens after juror number eight began to slowly convince other group members that the incontinences and evidence did not support the guilty verdict. Thus, group members began to verbally attack juror number eight and degrade him by calling him stupid and ignorant. Nonverbally other jurors will cut him off when he was speaking, they would ignore him by looking the opposite way and avoid direct eye

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