HTM 491 – Leadership and Self Savvy
Midterm/Spring 2012
Student Name: Cami Tran
Name of Movie: Mona Lisa Smile
Instructions: Fill in the template on the next two slides. Use 10 point font. Fill in every section
for each of the 7 theories listed in the table. When finished, save the 3 slides as
a pdf file. Print and bring a hard copy of the pdf file to class March 13.
Post a pdf file of your midterm on your blog, but do not post until after class
March 13. Post by noon March 14.
Grading:
Based on clarity of ideas, being able to distinguish among the different
theories based on the definitions/examples you provide. You must refer to
at least 4 characters (total overall, not in each example) in your examples.
Remember to be specific and refer to the slides and articles throughout.
Theory
Definition
Scene
Character
Example
Explanation
Using 10 pt. font, define the theory of
collection of theories. Response should
include information from the slides
and/or the articles. Can include your
opinion if backed up by evidence, but
should not only be your opinion. Make
sure to include the components of the
theory if applicable. Do not provide
examples here.
Describe the
scene you will
reference. Set up
the situation to
include where it
occurs in the
movie and the
plot overall.
Describe the
character and/or
characters in
order to give us a
reference related
to the situation
you will
reference.
Give a detailed example of the theory and tell us why
this illustrates the theory. Refer to the definition and
key components of the theory as much as possible. Be
as specific as possible. It is okay to add your opinion if it
is backed up by evidence you cite about the scene and
character. Do not make the reader infer anything about
the scene or character. For example, if you discuss
intellectual stimulation as part of transformational
leadership it should be defined.
Trait Based
Theories
Trait based theory is a leadership theory
where leader characteristics are already
present in a person. They seem to be
“born” with those specific traits.
Described in Rooke and Torbert’s article,
Seven Transformations of Leadership,
one of the types of action logic is
described as an expert.
The scene is the
middle of the
movie when
President Car is
sitting down with
Amanda and is
about to
terminate her
President Car,
who is the head
of the college.
In the Business Harvard article, one of the types of
action logic is described as an expert. The
characteristics described for the expert says they rule
by logic and expertise and they use hard data to gain
consensus and they tend to lack emotional intelligence
and lack respect for those with less expertise. In this
scene, President Car demonstrates the role of an
expert. While Amanda was in the office, President Car
decided to terminate her because she was handing out
birth control to the students of the college. She made
this rule by logic and the traditions the school follows.
Her actions reflect the traditions of the school and she
doesn’t show any emotion towards Amanda when she
shares the news with her.
Theory
Definition
Scene
Character
Example
Skills and
Competencies
(Use HTM
Model)
The HTM Competency model used
throughout the program comprises of
three main savvies and they include self,
people and business savvy. This was
based upon service leader research and
each savvy is made up of its own
development features. The overall goal
of this model is to assist in training
development and make a leader well
rounded in these three savvies.
This scene at the
beginning of the
movie when Ms.
Watson first
walks into the
classroom and all
the students
prove to her that
they know the
material. After
the class is over,
she has to learn a
different teaching
technique to
approach her
students.
Katherine
Watson, who is
art history
teacher of the
college.
This scene demonstrates the HTM Model with
Katherine Watson working on people savvy. After her
first teaching experience with her students, she knew
that something needed to be changed. She wouldn’t
allow her students to walk all over her and needed to
take charge. Using skills such as interpersonal
communication and coaching/training, she is more
successful with her class. She coaches her students to
get involved and challenges them to think beyond the
textbook. She trains them to think like this when her
students enter the classroom. She also demonstrates
interpersonal communication by actively listening to
her strong-opinionated students. Through all of this,
she is able to gain a better network with her students
and gain their respect.
Behavior
Based
Theories (Use
MLQ or LPI)
Behavior based theory can be identified
within task-orientation and relationship
orientation. This theory believes that
leaders are made, not born. The MLQ
and LPI questionnaires are designed to
specify the leadership behavior rankings.
Each question asks what type of
behavior is done to identify a certain
practice.
This scene is in
the beginning of
the movie where
all the girls are in
a bedroom just
chatting before
bed and Connie
finds birth control
in Giselle’s purse
and Betty throws
a rude comment
towards Connie.
Connie
Connie demonstrates behavior based theory in this
scene through the MLQ questionnaire. When she finds
Giselle’s birth control, she gets kind of excited about it
but then she gets slammed down by a comment Betty
says. Connie gets upsets but instead of fighting back
she chooses to avoid involvement and acts with
integrity by walking away. Those two things are made
up in the MLQ questionnaire and Connie demonstrates
it in this scene.
Theory
Definition
Scene
Character
Example
Leader/
Member
Exchange
(LMX)
In LMX, a leader and a follower have
social exchanges and the leader is more
concerned about having a relationship.
There are three phases to LMX and
they include; stranger, acquaintance,
and partnership. In this theory, the
leader must decide what to share with
the follower.
This scene is at
the end of the
movie where
Katherine
Watson is sitting
with her class
near the
projector and
they are talking
about the Mona
Lisa portrait.
Katherine
Watson and her
class
This scene demonstrates the last phase of LMX, where
the student gain a partnership with Katherine Watson.
You can see throughout the movie the first two
phases. Ms. Watson was a stranger to her class when
she first stepped in but her students still followed her
because she was an authority figure, she became
more of an acquaintance with them when she proved
to them she was worthy of teaching art history and
that she had more to offer to them than the standard
textbook. In the scene described at the end of the
movie is where the last phase of LMX comes into play.
You can see in Katherine’s eyes that she’s gained this
partnership with her students. The audience can see
that both the students and teacher respects one
another.
Path/Goal
Theory
The path goal theory is where the
leader’s objective is to accomplish a
goal. The leader may be more directive,
goal clarifying, supportive, participative
and achievement oriented. Behaviors
they may demonstrate could be
clarifying goals, removing obstacles and
supporting followers.
This scene is
when Katherine
Watson shows up
at Joan’s house
and shares
different
pamphlets of
where she can
continue her
education while
being closer to
the guy she is
married to.
Katherine
Watson, who is
art history
teacher and Joan,
who is one of her
brightest
students.
Both Katherine and Joan demonstrate Path/Goal
theory in this scene. With Katherine, she sees Joan
going along this path of attending grad school. She
goes through the different steps such has clarifying
the goal for Joan and removing the obstacles by
offering her different schools to attend in the
surrounding area. With Joan, she clarifies the goal that
she doesn’t want to attend grad school but instead
live a happy life with her husband. She wants to
remove the obstacle by not even considering grad
school as a part of her path. Joan is very achievementoriented and her goal is to be married and have a
family. Both these characters demonstrate that they
have a goal that they want to accomplish.
Theory
Definition
Scene
Character
Example
Situational
Leadership
Situational theories propose that
leaders choose the best course of
action based upon situational variables.
Based upon four leadership behavior
styles. They are high task-low
relationship (telling), high task-high
relationship (selling), low task-high
relationship (participating), and low
task-low relationship (delegating). The
most effective way of using situational
leadership is by identifying the
readiness of the group. This means
looking at what relationship and/or
task needs to get done. Different styles
of leadership may be more appropriate
for certain types of decision-making.
This scene is
where Betty is
sitting at the
pool with the
other girls and
Connie is sharing
her weekend
story and Betty
interrupts and
tells Connie news
that upsets her
about the boy
she is currently
seeing.
Betty, who is a
very opinionated
individual and
speaks her mind.
In situational leadership, it combines both task and
relationship orientation. In this scene, Betty
demonstrates high task-low relationship towards
Connie. She has this goal to ruin Connie’s happiness
by telling her lies about the boy is she seeing and
doesn’t care about the relationship she has with her
friend Connie. When she tells Connie the information,
she doesn’t think of the emotions that will affect
Connie after she hears it.
Transformational
Leadership
Burns states that transformational
leadership is for leaders and followers
to raise to a higher level of morality. It
is when charisma and vision becomes
bigger than everything else. This
process of engaging leader and
follower to a high level of motivation.
This type of leadership helps develop a
significant change to the situation,
leader and follower.
This scene is
towards the end
of the movie
where the
Alumni
Association and
the President are
considering
Katherine’s
return to the
school.
Katherine
Watson and her
students.
Throughout the movie, Katherine tries to challenge
the college and the students about their view on the
roles women play. Transformational leadership
demonstrates change and a motivation for change.
It is demonstrated through the vision of something
bigger than art history and Katherine’s purpose at the
college. She didn’t come to the college just to teach
the subject, she came to the college to make a change
and she was able to achieve that. She changed the
way her students viewed the traditional roles and
allowed them to think for themselves. She also
changed the Alumni Association where they offered
her a job and she rejected it to prove that they’re
needed a change and