A Study in Leadership

Rating: 10/10 (25 December 2004)

I really enjoyed this movie from a leadership standpoint - the difficulty of leading. When I was young I assumed that position = power. It's not really so, and this movie demonstrates how arguably the most powerful person in the world, the President of the US, had to deal with his people and inevitable politics. He and his close advisers couldn't be 100% certain that everything would work as planned - many times they had to do as much research as possible, but it was finite and inconclusive, then make a decision/use their judgement. I think this movie does a good job of painting a realistic picture of how tough leadership is, and provides some insight into how some in public service really are there for the right reasons...