LOST

I decided to watch Lost because I had never heard of this show and I wanted a fresh perspective. I figured if I watched a show I already knew about I would be bias. I was really impressed on the different types of leadership I saw just within the two episodes.

I saw the first Pilot episode of Lost where Jack (main character) is followed through his journey after a plane had crashed into a deserted island. During the pilot episode Jack had woken up not knowing exactly what happened but he got right to work. He was assisting anyone he could and once things calmed down he finally attended to his cut. During this time according to the LMX he was in Phase 1. Jack was a stranger to the rest of the survivors in the crash but they followed his orders nontheless. He was making a quick relationship with everyone and they trusted him. It was not until the end of the episode that he reached Phase 2. 

In the second pilot episode he had created a stronger relationship with some of the people. One in particular was Kate. The two began testing their relationship by splitting up and being able to trust each other. The second episode entailed the different backgrounds of some of the people. I could really get in depth about the leadership qualities of all the characters but I wanted to focus on Jack and Kate. The episode had fights and blame on the different characters but once their was a common goal they all seemed to focus on the good of the group. The two episodes only demonstrated Phase 1 and 2 of the LMX but as stated before I would really like to focus on Jack and Kate.

Jack is a very extrovert leader and Kate is introvert. Jack is this hero doctor and Kate is actually a prisoner that was being transported. Yet, both have a manner of getting the group to act collectively and work together. I wanted to take the test for both Jack and Kate under the MLQ (Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire) and try to identify some feedback.

Jack: HIGH: builds trust, generates satisfaction, generates extra effort, rewards achievement, coaches people

Demonstrates Relationship Orented Behaviors

Kate: HIGH: generates satisfaction, is efficient, monitors mistakes, encourages innovative thinking, acts with integrity

Demonstrates Task Oriented Behaviors 

This was my take on the type of leadership I saw instilled within the two characters. 

till next time...