J.G., Maj Kristensen, R.K., P.P., T.K., J.P.
Leadership in the Movies: Ocean’s Eleven
Leadership in Ocean’s Eleven • • • • • •
Summary of Movie Leader, Followers, Situa?on Educa?on & Experience Leadership Talent Management Sources of Power & Influence Leadership & Values
Movie Summary Main character: Danny Ocean Recently out of prison Plans to rob three Las Vegas casinos Assembles team of 11 con-‐men with various talents • Ul?mately succeeds, pulling off the heist • • • •
The Leader • Danny Ocean – Unique personal history • Exper?se • Connec?ons & rela?onships
– Mo?va?on • Both money and payback
The Leader • Leader – Gets group to commit rather than comply – Not necessarily considered higher in rank but everyone looks to him as a leader – Innova?ve in plan – Commands ul?mate trust from his team
• Manager – Controls group and offers compensa?on for their services
The Followers
ten highly specialized con-‐men
The Followers • Group dynamic – In-‐group: Rusty (the right-‐hand man) and Reuben (the financer) – Out-‐group: par?cularly Linus (the rookie)
• Characteris?cs – Varying level of experience – Different maturity levels
The Situation • Robbing the Bellagio vault, containing cash from 3 casinos on a fight night
“You go_a be nuts. And you’re gonna need a crew as nuts as you are.”
Leader-Follower-Situation • Leader-‐Follower Interac?on – Adjust behavior based on follower • Saul: old and accomplished – minor guidance • Linus: rookie – more guidance, ini?a?ng
• Follower Contribu?on – Followers’ innova?ons and crea?ve contribu?ons welcomed – Ex: original plan to cut power is ruined, turn to Basher for new solu?on
Education & Experience • AOR model used for learning development – Ac#on: Copy of Casino vault • Used as “training” before robbery
– Observa#on: Each member prac?ced based on their exper?se, leader observed • Example: Yen
– Reflec#on: Checked for small details, watch for mistakes in prac?ce
Education & Experience • High stage of career uses leadership skills, lower stage uses technical skills – Leadership Skills • Danny – planning, coordina?ng
– Technical Skills • Group: each expert in their filed • Tasks performed by expert in group
Leadership Talent Management • Leadership Talent Management System – processes and procedures used to hire, develop, evaluate, promote and retain leaders – Ocean did not use the typical methods of searching for members of his team – developed the cri?cal leadership posi?ons •
crucial for the success of the heist
Leadership Talent Management • Cri?cal Leadership Posi?ons – Ocean – Project Leader – Rusty – 2nd leader in command/recruiter – Financer – provide money for project – Efficient getaway drivers – Technician/hacker – tap into security systems – “Grease man” – acrobat – Dealer/inside man
Leadership Talent Management • Developing Competency Model – Ocean picked each person on his team according to their talent – Each team member specialized in a par?cular area
Power & Influence • Expert Power – Power of knowledge, exper?se – Displayed in movie: • Danny Ocean: planning en?re heist • Livingston Dell: expert in electronics • Yen: talented acrobat & contor?onist
Power & Influence • Reward Power – Poten?al to influence others due to one’s control over desired resources – Displayed in movie: • Danny Ocean uses monetary payoff as extrinsic reward power to mo?vate other members to perform the task • Intrinsic reward: challenge of successfully pulling off the heist
Leadership & Values • Organiza?on’s Common Goals (rob casino) – Unity – Effec?veness
• Every decision aimed toward common goal – Recrui?ng the adequate followers – Hacking the casino Security System – Stealing the pinch to cut power – Sneaking Yen into vault
Leadership & Values • Common Values – Efficiency – Avoid conflict
• “Clear values guide the behavior of everyone in the organiza?on” • Regardless of the type of organiza?on, values should be established
Conclusion • Danny Ocean – Assessed situa?ons & followers and adjusted leadership decisions and styles – Made careful observa?ons & reflected – U?lized power to influence group – United group based on common values
• As a result of leadership, successfully pull off “impossible” job