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Title: He's Not The Messiah! Cinema and myths of leadership
Proposer: Jim Hague
Type: Workshop
Duration: 90 mins
Description:
At the climax to Peter Jackson's film “The Return of the King”,
Aragon leads the remains of his army to the Black Gates of Mordor. He
delivers a stirring speech to his forces before launching a final
attack, providing the diversion that allows Frodo to achieve his goal.
The curious thing about this speech is that it's not in Tolkein's story.
Why did Jackson and his screen-writers feel they had to invent one?
Cinema, and thus popular culture, has conventions on how leaders behave.
But these conventions are mythological, not factual. And if we're involved
in working in a real life team, they may not be helpful.
In this session we'll look at the myth and the reality of leadership,
and its rarely considered counterpart, followership. We'll watch some
film clips, and debate leadership in the world of the software
team.
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