Comments on: Leadership Development Series – Who Would You Follow?

By: MSML » Blog Archive » Fictional Leaders – which would you follow in real life?

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 22:40:07 +0000

[...] a fun quiz you can take on the Career Builder website where you choose from a list of six fictional leaders [...]

By: Kelly B

Kelly B — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 19:50:07 +0000

is there a way for managers to see what kind of a leader they are??? This would be a great exercise to see which leader category our managers fall into and then give it to their staff

By: C. Bunce

C. Bunce — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 17:22:57 +0000

I have always used what I call the “Capitan Kirk” problem solving method.

The repeating theme seemed to be, an away team on a planet’s surface, the Enterprise in a decaying orbit, Scottie (the engineer) saying we cannot maintain the orbit and we don’t have enough power to beam the team up and save the Enterprise at the same time. Spock (the logical one) says something like “we have to sacrifice the few to save the many”. Captain Kirk then says, “no, there has to be another way”. This was the original emphasis on the common, almost trite saying of today of “thinking outside the box”.

I use this alot with younger managers who are caught up in a too tightly focused opinion or solution. It works some of the time.

By: Ben

Ben — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:47:34 +0000

I picked Capt Miller, but honestly don’t remember the guy. Kirk is silly and the rest are so as well. If I had to follow someone it would be House. Smarter than everyone, always right, and a @ss. He also does what he has to make ends meet and that is a quality I would rather have than someone who is working for the establishment.

By: R. B.

R. B. — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:27:45 +0000

The best leader I have ever had the opportunity to work with was intelligent, had a high level of integrity, listened to what others had to say, genuinely cared about those who worked for him, was fair (though demanding), gave his heart to the work, had good life-balance (most of the time), never gave up and didn’t let the set-backs get him down for long, stood up for his people, didn’t compromise standards, quality, values, or ethics, had a great sense of humor and laughed easily and was a very strong, diplomatic, and fun individual. He let me see who he really was, led by example, was loyal, valued me and my contributions and challenged me to be the best I could be. He has become a friend (as has his wife) and my life is much richer for having known and worked with him. We need more people like him in leadership. Wish I could work for him again.

By: Dimafa

Dimafa — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:26:32 +0000

“To boldly go where no man has gone before…” and to beg forgiveness instead of asking for permission, when it’s the right thing to do…

By: Tammy

Tammy — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:18:55 +0000

Feisty rebel gets my vote. I believe that in today’s times, willingness to change, present options that go against the grain, even when unpopular, is very important. Balancing loyalty to the ogranization and mission are important so that change is not made for the sake of it. Imagine if Princess Leia worked for one of the big 3 auto makers….maybe they’d be doing something differently without the threat of distruction and dissolution. And if not, she’d have BLASTED them into oblivion and forged a path for a new company!

By: Tom Two Tones

Tom Two Tones — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:12:39 +0000

Girls make mean leaders about 3-5 days every month – no way!

By: Kiki

Kiki — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:09:02 +0000

I’ll always pick a leader who’s smart and has my back …

By: DonnaLinda

DonnaLinda — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:02:10 +0000

Something about a women with Principles, you cannot deny her abilities and passion.