Analysis of Leadership Styles in the Titans Football Team Case Study

This case study examines the leadership of the Titans football team, focusing on the suitability of Coach Herman Boone as a leader and exploring alternative leadership figures. The analysis highlights Boone's dedication, communication skills, and transactional leadership style, including his use of punishment to maintain discipline. It contrasts Boone's approach with that of Alan Bosley, who is presented as an alternative leader with a calm personality and strategic leadership style, emphasizing team unity and development. The study evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of both leadership approaches, concluding that while Boone initially proved effective, his dictatorial tendencies were a drawback. The study also incorporates the leadership styles of Bill Yoast and concludes that effective leadership is crucial for team success and achieving goals.

Case study

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................1
TASK ..............................................................................................................................................1
Q 4 Is Coach Boone the right person to lead the team in the future? Are there other leadership
figures who would be more effective in continuing its development? ..................................1
Answer 1:................................................................................................................................1
Answer 2 : ..............................................................................................................................2
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................3
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................4

INTRODUCTION
Leader can be simply defined as a person who used to provide guideline to their
followers so that they work on right path for achieving predetermined goals (Mathews,
Fornaciari and Rubens, 2012). The present report is based on case study of 'Leading Change'.
The current project is proving the suitability of Herman Boone as a leader. Apart from this,
some other leadership figure is also going to highlighted who can play similar role for continuing
its development.
TASK
Q 4 Is Coach Boone the right person to lead the team in the future? Are there other
leadership figures who would be more effective in continuing its development?
Answer 1:
This has been observed that Titans Football team were facing various kinds of
challenges. These are interior and exterior racial tensions, pressure level of peers, sabotage
and collusion. In order to eliminate such obstructors, an assistant coach was being employed.
Their work is to motivate group members so that they can attain victory effectively. It is to be
noted that participants must have to forget differences between their racism and should played
together as a good team. Herman Boone was appointed as first leader (Carlson, 2012). He was
following dedicative leadership style. According to him, each and every player has to
understand culture and traditions of one another. He was having so many qualities including
fluent communication skills, confident, problem solver, etc. Boone had a real vision i.e. how to
succeed with a team. Apart from this, he was thinking about the process of building a powerful
team having courageous and determinant contestants. On the other hand, he was also
implementing transactional leadership quality. If some students were doing some mistake which
indirectly or directly impacts on the performance of whole party. He used to give punishment to
those players who are found guilty (Gaffney, 2017). This in turn offers him ability to dominate
entire group via his power. This help a lot in making team committed and working hard at all
time frame. On the basis of his punishing policy, he had brought a good standard within football
match. These all evidences shows his attribute of being devoted to work.
Boone desired to have a powerful team and win. For attaining this goal he was ensuring
that each and every participants work in integration by respecting one's another feelings. This
would create an optimistic environment which is bringing contestants together by seeking their
attention. At the same time, he knew that players had unbounded loved for football game and
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this is the reason of their collaboration. He used to inspire people by waking the emotion of love
from their heart. So, if any dispute get arise among players, then the single option to settle this
is to deliver an emotional speech (Walker and et. al., 2014). The main motive of doing this direct
communication is to remove the factor of being racist. Besides this, herein fighting was not
allowed. Hence, no one was legally permitted to start any battle. This criteria is generating as
well as continuing surrounding of peace and coordination. Thus, it can be stated that Boone is a
correct person who is having capability of leading the team in forthcoming days.
Answer 2 :
No, Herman Bonne is not considered as suitable person to work as a team leader of
'Titans Football team'. Although he has good leadership skills but few demerits were present in
his nature. He acted as a dictator and tried to rule whole players by giving them order. If his
command was not followed by any participant, then he got very angry and used to give
punishment as he think that this will bring them at right path. Because of this reason, some of
the players were not satisfied by the guidance of previous coach as he used to penalise them
for minute mistakes (Hills and Kennedy, 2013). According to Bonne, success is completely
dependent on playing presentation of team workers. If they would not perform appropriately,
then the possibility of losing may be increased. But he was not thinking that such kind of
punishment would create negative impression in-front of its group members. In addition to this,
player may even hesitate in expressing their problems. Hence, situation become complicated
since it will direct impact on performance of unit in antagonistic manner. Therefore, it is better to
inspire them instead of torching on physical or mental level.
Apart from Herman Boone, Alan Bosley who was playing the role of Line Backer could
be another leadership figure in this regard. He was a person having calm personality. He can
guide players in better ways and contribute in the activity of development. When player would
recognise new coach 'Alan Bosley', they get surely happy as they would receive a ray of hope.
He should focus on giving proper training to contestants so that none of them remain useless.
For arranging preparation session, he should ask their students to represent existed abilities in
them. On that ground, he can easily decide about current level of strength and take better
decision afterwards (Smith and Scuilli, 2011). By examining weakness of performers, specific
training classes ought to be developed for all players. But this must be mandatory to join
session on time by each of them. This can bring unity in team which is proved to be very
beneficial for the success of football game. Alan Bosley can apply strategic leadership style.
According to this philosophy, gap lying between requirement for newer expectation and
necessity for practicability can be determined by a leader (Different Types of Leadership Styles,
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2018). This can be done by offering a perspective set of habits to each and every individual. An
effectual strategical leadership commonly deliver the services in terms of what a unit really
demand from its guardianship during the time of alteration. Hence, it can be said that a unique
plan of action ought to be created by Alan Bosley in order to attract large number of players
towards the similar. This would return fruitful outcome by providing them possibility of winning.
After observing all facts and figures, it has been observed that dictative and democratic styles of
leadership has been adopted by leaders named as Herman Boone & Bill Yoast respectively in
this context (van Marrewijk and at. al., 2016). Bill Yoast was another contender of leader. He
was giving chance to each player for their personal development. The aim of doing so is to treat
every player equally and make them skilled by examining their defects.
CONCLUSION
From the above based report, it can concluded that leadership is very important factor
that contributes in the growth as well as success of particular group. Without suitable leader,
members are not able to attain their aims and objectives. It is usual that they commit faults. So,
presence of guider is compulsory who could resolve such kinds of mistakes and show
appropriate path to them. As per existed case study, Herman Boone can play the role of good
leader at the time of leading football team of Titans. But some of the negative qualities were
present in Boone's behaviour which is making him an inappropriate leader. Alan Bosley can be
the other team leader who could lead Titans football team appropriately.
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REFERENCES
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