Leadership In The Movie Tucker

For the class we have broken down leadership into three categories. We call this the, “LFS,” model. The LFS model is an abbreviation for leader, follower, and situation model. We have also broken down the definition of leadership to be the process of influencing individuals or a group toward accomplishing a goal. So how does a leader accomplish this? A good leader is able to use different leadership styles and characteristics to influence his or her followers towards the goal. A good leader also has to be able to see or envision a future. As a leader it is their job to plan or put forth a plan of what they want to happen. A good leader also tries to put forth this plan to their followers to make them feel entitled and empowered. By doing this …show more content…
In the movie Tucker, the main character Preston Tucker is a innovative creator who is trying to put together a brand new car, one that is like none that has been seen before. In this sense I believe he is a transformational leader, because he is trying to transform the automobile world. The problem is that he lacks the capital, infrastructure, and resources he needs to put this together. What he does have however is the personnel and the characteristics to achieve his goal. In my opinion Tucker holds the three main characteristics of unselfishness, knowledge, and loyalty. These will help him put together his dream. Tucker is unselfish in the fact that he cares less about his personal income and goals and instead tries to envision his company’s ability to be great and the capacity that they have to revolutionize the auto world. To do this he has to have knowledge, not just of how and automobile works, but also practical and business knowledge. Tucker is smart and tactful. He knows how to work with people and get …show more content…
By empowering his team he has given all of them personal investment into the car and now no longer is it just a Preston Tucker car, it is the Tucker Company car. My favorite example from the movie of how Tucker empowers his crew is when his lead designer changes some of the items on the car, to make it safer and more practical. Tucker acts like he is upset at first, but after the designer explains why he did this Tucker instead praises him. By doing this he has instilled confidence and loyalty into this individual. Now the designer feels that he has room to work so to speak and can freely put forth ideas to Tucker without being chastised for it. This builds more personal appeal and investment for the overall project. Everyone on the team knows also that they are constantly being held to a high standard. Tucker numerous times states that this automobile will revolutionize the country and the world of automobiles. As a follower they feel that they must put forth their very best effort to achieve this task because this cannot be your standard run to the mill