Michael Moore

After reading this article: http://www.npr.org/2011/09/14/140471057/michael-moore-on-his-penchant-for-trouble I chose Michael Moore as an unelected leader. Michael Moore studied journalism at the University of Michigan-Flint,and after dropping out of college briefly worked as editor for "Mother Jones." Not until his second film Bowling for Columbine did he earn a reputation and an Oscar. Michael Moore has personal power because he has gained followers by simply being himself. His followers feel he's knowledgeable and likeable and Michael is simply doing and talking about things he would normally do. Because people agree with Michael's message and support his cause they have made Michael an emergent leader. When it comes to Michael's leadership style, in my opinion, I would say he is a middle of the road manager because he wants to get informative messages out about society that he hopes will build/strengthen relationships. He's not looking to just direct people with his information but to also move them to change as you can see by the content of his movies. According to the contingency Model Michael would probably have a low LPC because of his Leader Member Relations(if we take the entire country into account), Task Structure(talking about controversial subjects and getting people to move for change),and Position Power. And according to this model Michael would need to work on building relationships. Since Michael does not have any real legitimate power I think its okay for him to have a Low LPC because he doesn't need to build relationships for his profession. He has already established a brand and his followers have already decided that they like him as a leader or else they wouldn't follow him. If Micheal wanted to increase his fan base and get the support of majority of America I would advice him to work on his relationship skills. For more information about Michael Moore follow this link: http://www.michaelmoore.com/

Quasheena Ellis
Team 6