To Sir, With Love vs.
Lean on Me
Analysis of Leadership
Team 5:
Chris Griffin
Juan Miralles
Larissa Shorter
Zach Smith
Shelby Westbrook
Agenda
 Synopsis of the films
 To Sir, With Love
 Lean on Me
 Leadership Profiles
 Mark Thackeray
 Joe Clark
 Use of autocratic leadership
 Changing counterproductive norms
 Recommendations for educating today's leaders on
leadership styles
 Question and answer session
Synopsis of the Films
 To Sir, With Love
 Sydney Porter stars as Mark Thackeray.
 An engineer who reluctantly takes a teaching job in
working class London high school.
 Despite unruly students he wins them over and changes
their lives and his in the process.
 Lean on Me
 Morgan Freemon stars as Joe Clark.
 Takes over as principle of a decaying Eastside High
School.
 Faced with unruly students Clark puts it all on the line to
give kids a chance.
Leadership Profiles
Leadership
Style
Example
Ask students
what they
Democratic want to learn
Mark
and
Coaches
Thackeray
Coaching
students for
what the
future holds
Joe Clark
Coercive
and
Pacesetting
Demanded
immediate
response
Set high
standards
Pushed
students
Basis of
Power
Expert
and
Reference
Coercive
and
Legitimate
Goals
Educate
students
Reform
behavior
Educate
students to
pass test
Reform
school
Reform
behavior
Autocratic Leadership
 Viewed as a top down ruling that gets results when other
methods fail. Followers prefer to be told exactly what to do
providing unquestionable direction.
 Mark Thackeray
 Other style attempts failed.
 Had to forcefully influence students.
 Provided a clear path with no deviation.
 Joe Clark
 Other styles attempted by others failed.
 Last option was to apply force.
 No room to argue as students were told what to do.
Changing Counterproductive Norms
 Mark Thackeray
 Changed his views to the views of students.
 Interacted creatively with students.
 Demonstrated success with students to other teachers.
 Joe Clark
 Ignored the ideas and tactics of others.
 Made public spectacles of faculty and
staff.
 Used force with students to prove
they could succeed.
Educating Today’s Leaders on Leadership
Styles and Their Correct Uses
 Recommendations for different levels of
management:
 Top-Level Management
 Middle-Level Management
 Lower-Level Management
Recommendation for Top-Level
Management
 Developing Executive Leadership Seminar
 American Management Association
 3-day leadership training program
 7 topics covered
• Examples– Facing challenges and dealing with problems.
– Leading with your head, hands, feet, and
heart.
– How to build up one’s own leadership style.
 Cost
• $2,445 (travel and accommodations not included)
Recommendations for Mid-Level
Management
 Emotional Intelligence training and coaching
program
 Provided by IHHP
 Improve “our ability to manage ourselves and
others around us”
 Begins with two-day classroom session
 Additional components include:
•EI360 Feedback
•Interactive e-learning program
•Four one-on-one coaching sessions
 Cost: $1,995 per person (group discounts
available)
Recommendations for Lower-Level
Management
 Online course and a profile test
 Understanding Behavioral Styles for Managers
 Ten online lessons of 30 minutes each
 The course is available for 12 months
 Online profile test, dimensions & profile pattern
 Cost: The cost per person for the course and the
profile test are $37 and $31 respectively
Recommendation Breakdown
Management
Level
Top-Level
Management
Middle-Level
Management
Type of Course
Executive
Retreat, including
leadership
seminars
Length of Time
Three days (two
8-hour seminars,
one 7-hour
seminar)
In-person
classroom
sessions/training
program
Two days (8-hour
session per day)
and four
additional hourlong coaching
sessions
Cost (per person) $2,445
$1,995
Lower-Level
Management
Leadership
profile test and
online course
Ten 20-minute
Lessons and one
40-minute profile
test
$68
Questions?