This assessment is designed to help you develop an awareness of leadership behaviour, and the application of leadership theory, to scenarios in a feature film. You are required to select a role of a leader from the following feature film and write the critique.

• The Iron Lady (2012) – Featuring Meryl Streep, this film is about Margaret Thatcher, the former British Prime Minister who broke through gender barriers and class to be heard in a male-dominated world.

Your essay should contain the following sections.

1. A brief introduction outlining the key facts in the selected film.

2. A brief description of the selected leader’s character and the leadership style.

3. A brief review of the selected responsible leadership theory.

4. Application of the selected responsible leadership theory (RLP or RLR) to the film to critique the (a) leader and follower/s behaviour, and (b) the contextual factors in the film.

5. A conclusion containing your views on how changing the role of the leader and follower/s behaviour and the contextual situation in the film could lead to responsible leadership outcomes.

Questions

• What is the leader’s history and how might it have affected the leadership philosophy?
• What is the vision of the leader?
• What responsible leadership messages are evident in the leader’s vision?
• How does the leader make responsible decisions and solve problems?
• How do the stakeholders view the selected leader’s leadership behaviour?
• What effect does the context have on responsible leadership decisions and outcomes?