Leadership Studies

Choose one of the films (see the uploaded file), focus on the beliefs of the characters at the beginning of the; how their beliefs are challenged; and

how the characters beliefs change by the end of the film.

Write a character analysis concentrating on the character(s), not the plotline by answering the following questions:

1. Describe the specific assumptions or beliefs the characters have in the beginning of the film and how their beliefs change by the end of the film.

Why do they hold these assumptions/beliefs?

2. What do they learn about other people or about the world that challenges their long held beliefs? Describe an incident (or series of incidents) that

causes a revelation to the character(s).

3. How do the goals or desires of the characters change by the end of the film?

4. Describe a learning/reflective concept that best represents the development of a major character (see uploaded files). Apply at least one

reflective/learning concept to a specific situation.

5. In the film, with which character did you most identify (in terms of how his/her attitude or assumptions changed)?

Promised Land (3012). Steve Butler (Matt Damon), a corporate salesman whose journey
from fann boy to ig~time player takes an unexpected detour when he lands in a small town,
where he grapples with local politics, environmental Issues and corporate manipulations. Steve
has been ispatched to the rural town of McKinley with his sales partner (Frances McDormand)
to buy dl’llllgg rights from the landowners. The two consummate sales executives see
McKinley’s zens as likely to accept their company’s offer as much-needed relief for hard
econom c times. What seems like an easy job becomes com Iicated as Steve is cau ht in the
middle and re-examlnes his personal values. Rated R. 3W9
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Nobody’s Poolr£1994). Sully (*Paul Newman) is a rascal but has many friends in a town In
upstate New Yo called Bath. e rents a room from Miss Beryl, his former schoolteacher. i-ie
occasionally works odd jobs for his frenemr, Carl. As the star; unfolds, we aren’t sure whether
to like Still; or hold him accountable for m stakes in his past. y the end of the film it becomes
clear that uily is someone who has arrived at Particular conclusions about himself and what
kind of life he will live, and mangther people n the town depend on Sully and feel an
important connection with him. ted R. Rent free from Netflex during one month trial.
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ORGL 3000. Another Kolb Diagram (0.4): From Focus, to Abstract
Conceptuallzation and Greater Complexity
Here’s another way to visualize the process Kolb is describing. imagine yourself having experiences
that move you down this diagram, sterling with specific experiences In which you are focused on
some particular thing, idea. assumption. or theory you hold. Then. through convergence and
assimilation. through experiences and reflections. you move to a more complex understanding of the
issue, you move to a greater symbolic complexity – you learn because your conceptual scheme gets
more complex and mum-faceted.