12 O Clock High Analysis

In the Film Twelve O’Clock High, there are two different leaders that go about a different approach on how to deal with the war that is at hand. These two leaders share some of the same mindsets that i do but one has the most similar mindset to me at the moment.

The Film, Twelve O’Clock High, shows the two different leadership philosophies of Colonel Davenport and General Savage. The two leaders are similar in the fact that they both want the war to end, but they differ on how to go about winning the war.General Davenport’s leadership reflects a more caring leader who worries about the well-being of the men he leads. General Savage is less caring because his focus is on the overall well-being of everyone and not as focused on the suffering of the people now, but ending the war so that it will all be over.

Colonel Davenport shows the qualities of a servant leader. He is not someone who is in one other the higher positions that sits in an office staring at numbers without ever getting out into the field and seeing the war in action. He works with his men and is very compassionate towards them. …show more content…
He can see this war from a different point of view. Savage is looking at this war through the numbers and what they can do to make this better. He suggests that the problem must be in the formation or something else, to which Davenport corrects him by saying that the problem is the men being only numbers and not men that are being pushed far past their breaking points. Savage tries to calm Davenport with the information that replacements will be arriving soon, but it kind of sounds like an empty promise that he is just saying to make Davenport stay calm and feel better about the situation. Savage is a man that leads by the books. He follows the rules and does what he is told to do, whereas Davenport cares more about the