Leadership @ the Movies: 'Crimson Tide' (1995) - 'XO Having the Pulse of the Men'

𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩@ 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐬: 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐲𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬

𝑪𝒓𝒊𝒎𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝑻𝒊𝒅𝒆 (1995) 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑫𝒆𝒏𝒛𝒆𝒍 𝑾𝒂𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒕𝒐𝒏 & 𝑮𝒆𝒏𝒆 𝑯𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒎𝒂𝒏.
𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝐒𝐲𝐧𝐨𝐩𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐞: 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐢𝐝𝐞 (𝟏𝟗𝟗𝟓)

𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐏𝐄 𝐌𝐁𝐀 𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩: 𝐕𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬

Question #1: Throughout the movie, Captain Ramsey sizes up and tests his executive officer in a variety of ways. Provide at least one example of this. As a leader, would you go about testing a new subordinate as the Captain does? Why or why not?

Question #2: Consider the missile drill Captain Ramsey runs right after the fire is extinguished. Listen to the Captain’s rationale for running the drill at that time. After considering what he says, do you think you would have run the drill at that time? Why or why not? Do you think he may have been testing his new executive officer?

Question #3: After watching the film, we know how it comes out in the end. However, often leaders do not have the luxury of such information while making decisions in dynamic situations. Assuming you did not know how it would come out, do you think if you were the captain that you would have launched the missiles, or continued trying to establish radio communication to confirm the original order? Would the unprovoked attack by the Russian submarine influence your decision one way or another?

Question #4: What was the U.S. Naval Submarine Captain Frank Ramsey’s leadership style(s)? Give specific examples from the scenes in the movie.

Question #5: What was Lt. Commander Ron Hunter’s leadership(s)? Give specific examples from the scenes in the movie.

Question #6: Which leader’s style is well suited during the tense situation of a possible threat of a nuclear war?

Question #7: What was the justification for Captain Ramsey who wants to fire anyway and that of Lt. Commander who wants to confirm the message (who will go to any measures to get his way, including mutiny)?

Question #8: What would you do differently if you are Captain Ramsey or Commander Hunter?

𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝐂𝐄𝐄) & 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐞 (𝐃𝐋𝐈)

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