When evaluating Kurt Warner on the managerial incompetence scale he is a standout in the fact that he is considered to be a competent manager. While most leaders typically aspire to be in this category but fall short, Kurt excels in this area for several reasons. First of all, to be a competent manager you must be able to build a team. An example of Kurt building a team is when he received the starting role for the Rams in 1999. When the starting quarterback got hurt, Kurt was able to pull the team together and with their combined effort they had one of the greatest offenses to date. He has team building success multiple times throughout his career. Another category a competent manager must excel in is getting results. In Kurt’s 1999 season
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Every leader has some sort of base(s) of power they hold that establish them as leaders. For Kurt Warner his bases of power are expert, referent, and legitimate. Expert power takes time to develop because it is the power of knowledge. So for Kurt this base of power really becomes evident later in his career when he has gained a tremendous amount of knowledge about the game of football. Kurt uses his expert power to influence using rational persuasion. A specific example of this would be Kurt’s interactions with the young Larry Fitzgerald in which he was able to refine Fitzgerald’s playing technique to receive the best outcome. Fitzgerald followed Kurt because of his experience and knowledge he brought to the game and team. The tactic of rational persuasion was a soft tactic for Kurt in the fact he didn’t have to force it onto others; it was something they saw in him and worked effectively. Another base of power he held was referent power, which is associated with the interpersonal ties of followers and leaders. This referent power Kurt held is a superbly strong base of power and can be clearly seen in the movie. Former teammates and even coaches describe Kurt as the guy everyone wanted to be around. Specifically described in the movie was Kurt’s connection with Larry Fitzgerald and that he built this connection by being friends with him off the field and including in his life outside the game. This allowed Kurt to use the influence tactic of personal appeal because the bonds they made. This is a soft tactic used that was effective because it was out of friendship that he would be able to make his appeals and have followers. Finally, Kurt had legitimate power he was able to use in his leadership. A quarterback is considered the team leader and a position held in high regard. He demonstrates this in the aspect of him directing teammates with the legitimizing tactic on the field. This is
Every leader has some sort of base(s) of power they hold that establish them as leaders. For Kurt Warner his bases of power are expert, referent, and legitimate. Expert power takes time to develop because it is the power of knowledge. So for Kurt this base of power really becomes evident later in his career when he has gained a tremendous amount of knowledge about the game of football. Kurt uses his expert power to influence using rational persuasion. A specific example of this would be Kurt’s interactions with the young Larry Fitzgerald in which he was able to refine Fitzgerald’s playing technique to receive the best outcome. Fitzgerald followed Kurt because of his experience and knowledge he brought to the game and team. The tactic of rational persuasion was a soft tactic for Kurt in the fact he didn’t have to force it onto others; it was something they saw in him and worked effectively. Another base of power he held was referent power, which is associated with the interpersonal ties of followers and leaders. This referent power Kurt held is a superbly strong base of power and can be clearly seen in the movie. Former teammates and even coaches describe Kurt as the guy everyone wanted to be around. Specifically described in the movie was Kurt’s connection with Larry Fitzgerald and that he built this connection by being friends with him off the field and including in his life outside the game. This allowed Kurt to use the influence tactic of personal appeal because the bonds they made. This is a soft tactic used that was effective because it was out of friendship that he would be able to make his appeals and have followers. Finally, Kurt had legitimate power he was able to use in his leadership. A quarterback is considered the team leader and a position held in high regard. He demonstrates this in the aspect of him directing teammates with the legitimizing tactic on the field. This is