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Different Leadership Styles in “Gladiator Movie” Amer Sultan UNIVERSITY OF GUJRAT

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Different leadership styles which i observe after seeking the movie "Gladiator".

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Page 1: Different Leadership Styles in "Gladiator Movie"

Different Leadership Styles in “Gladiator Movie”

Amer Sultan

U N I V E R S I T Y O F G U J R A T

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Different Leadership Styles in “Gladiator Movie”

Different Leadership Styles in “Gladiator Movie”

1. Marcus Aurelius

Empowering and Parental leadership

Marcus Aurelius want to give empowering to his nation leaders, simply when he wish

Maximus as the next leader that’s show he never wish give command to un-mature and

un-ethical person even that was his son Commodus “Commodus is not a moral man

you were known that since you were young. Commodus cannot rule". So he have

empowering leadership style. Marcus Aurelius the empire leader of kingdom was show

humanity and also follow the parental leadership style, he love his nation and also care

of them. His vision is to make most respected and shining nation of the world, that’s way

he always care for his kingdom.

2. Maximus Decimus Meridius

Participative, Inspirational and Directive leadership

Maximus always participate in every task with his followers he also lead them with

instructions and giving task with their skills that’s way he follow the participative

leadership style. Maximus was a clear thinker, and a good strategist, he does not

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Different Leadership Styles in “Gladiator Movie”

necessarily know all the answers but knows where to find them, and finds people who

do know, the king said “there is one more duty that i ask of you before you go home i

want you to become the king before i die" but he say no because he was not greedy. In

movie gladiators having and communicating a clear picture of a future goal will lead to

its achievement. Dare to think great Maximus helped his fellow gladiators see that they

could overthrow their enemies and survive the horror of the battles they were forced to

participate in. Maximus also have the directive leadership style he follow the mission

with his great power and skills and also give directions to his followers according to the

situation, when the situation change he also change his direction and strategy according

to the situation. People and gladiators colleagues having strong trust on Maximus,

therefore in the scene where they must fight as a group against the charioteers he

immediately assumes command, giving clear direction and the other gladiators

immediately follow his instruction, they trust his ability to see them through this and give

them the best chance of success. In this life or death situation they put themselves into

his hands and follow him

3. Commodus

Personalized Charismatic and Aversive leadership

Commodus was had aversive leadership style because he always jealous with other

people which have more famous as compare to him, that’s way some time he behave

as ruled less leader, he give himself more importance as others.

Commodus also want the bright kingdom as his father wish but Commodus never get

the public welfare programs and he give priority his personal interest motives. “Get the

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Different Leadership Styles in “Gladiator Movie”

senator Gracchus and locked him up because he didn't follow my orders". His recorded

actions do tend to show a rejection of his father’s policies, his father’s advisers, and

especially his father’s austere lifestyle, and an alienation from the surviving members of

his family, that’s way he have personal charismatic leadership style. He always give

priority to his with anyone else’s even they were right.

4. Lucilla

Transformational leadership

Lucilla the daughter of Marcus Aurelius and sister of Commodus, she have the

transformational leadership style, because he inspired with Maximus therefore she

helped him to make revolution, she give him the way and resources because she also

love his nation as her father loves.

5. Antonius Proximo

Personalized and Transformational leadership

Proximo was a businessman he barrow the man as slaves and use them in fighting

contest and make money. "I pay money not for your company i paid it that i could profit

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of your death" .He have personalized leadership style because he never give priority

anything to his money, therefore he reject the Maximus freedom request, he told to

Maximus “You are my slave and my slave make money for me”. In other hand he was

inspiring with Maximus passion and motivations skills, that’s way he helped him with risk

and give way to go for the revolution for kingdom public and welfare.

6. Gracchus Senator

Democratic and Consultative Leadership

Gracchus was a senator and elected by the kingdom public so we can say that

Gracchus was the democratic leader and he adopt the democratic leadership style

because he care of people and do for best for them. he know that Commodus is

dishonest and cunning as he said "He knows what Rome is he distracted people to hide

his illegal activities". Gracchus was also have consultative leadership style where he

consulates ideas and decisions with his colleagues senators and also with Lucilla and

Maximus.

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