Introduction The film, Apollo 13 reflects unique situations that require problem-solving and decision-making skills. It captures copious ways in which the astronauts are able to use basic concepts of decision making to achieve a common goal. Particularly, the movie depicts three astronauts whose journey to Moon is typical of unending challenges that prompt them to make critical decisions. The decisions have to take place within a context of limited time and other resources. Soon after the launch of NASA’s Apollo 13, part of the spacecraft explodes leaving the astronauts with limited decisions. Their major aim is to ensure that Apollo 13 gets back into the lunar system while at the same time enhancing their chances of survival. It is important to articulate that the movie has immense numbers of incidences that require strategic decision-making. Leadership frameworks and theories that allow the crew to make a heroic return to earth motivate the movie. This paper reflects an analysis of the movie in the light of Drucker’s decision-making models and process. The paper focuses on various decisions that the director and the characters made to enhance teamwork and ultimately, the success of the mission. Apollo 13 and Drucker’s Decision-Making Model Peter Drucker is one of the contemporary managers whose decision-making models have influenced numerous people across the world. He distinguishes various aspects of decision-making and comes up with distinct types of decisions (Dess 1987, p. 278). Although he is equivocal on the need to make decisions, it is clear that his model revolves around understanding key aspects of a decision. At the outset, Drucker (1997, p. 34) defines a decision as a type of a choice. When people make decisions they tend to make conclusions about the situation that confronts them (Drucker, 1997, p. 49). The conclusion that the decision maker arrives at helps him or her to adopt the appropriate decision and as such, he or she takes specific course of behavior and action. Drucker (1997, p. 37) argues that decisions people make when faced by specific situations reflect their ability to put plans and goals into tangible actions. As such, it is important to pinpoint that the process of planning always leads to actions that reflect the organizations, group or individual’s values as well as goals (Eisenhardt & Zbaracki 1992, p. 28). In the movie, there are various instances that the characters make decisions after considerable planning and formulating objectives. For instance, the astronauts plan on ways to use their limited resources effectively. The resources include time and technology that enhances their chances of returning to Earth safely. Not only did they put up with time constraints but also survived in one of the most scary space exploration at the time. Drucker & Cohen (2007, p. 76) explores various types of decisions by distinguishing between strategic and tactical decisions. He also distinguishes the important aspects of decision-making models such as the purpose (Priem 1990, p. 469). It is critical to highlight that various decisions that groups, managers and individuals make aim at directing human behavior towards accomplishing a common objective and goal. As such, it is important to note that decisions exist only in situations of wide variety of alter