Braveheart:Braveheart:Leadership with a Leadership with a

Courageous Courageous Moral PurposeMoral Purpose

EDL 701 Dr. KramerEDL 701 Dr. Kramer

Eileen McCabe, Kristin Ciccone,Eileen McCabe, Kristin Ciccone,

Kris Boyle, Nicholas PerroneKris Boyle, Nicholas Perrone

History of BraveheartHistory of Braveheart

Sir William Wallace Sir William Wallace (1272 – 1305):(1272 – 1305):– Scottish knight and Scottish knight and

landowner who is landowner who is known for leading a known for leading a resistance during resistance during the Wars of Scottish the Wars of Scottish IndependenceIndependence

Father died in battle; Wallace Father died in battle; Wallace was raised by his unclewas raised by his uncle

Marries his true love in secrecy Marries his true love in secrecy (“Prima Nocta”); as a result, she gets (“Prima Nocta”); as a result, she gets killed by one of the King’s killed by one of the King’s magistratesmagistrates

Wallace forms a crusade against the Wallace forms a crusade against the King and rallies followers to win back King and rallies followers to win back ScotlandScotland

Series of EventsSeries of Events

Leadership DevelopmentLeadership Development Mind versus FistMind versus Fist

““I know you can fight, but it’s our I know you can fight, but it’s our wits that make us men.”wits that make us men.”

““Your heart is Your heart is free, have the free, have the courage to follow courage to follow it.” (Moral it.” (Moral purpose)purpose)

Lewin’s Change ModelLewin’s Change Model UnfreezingUnfreezing – revolt by the – revolt by the

Scotsmen who oppose English King’s Scotsmen who oppose English King’s rule (tired of status quo)rule (tired of status quo)

MovementMovement – battles for freedom – battles for freedom RefreezingRefreezing – Scotland’s freedom – Scotland’s freedom

following the death of the Kingfollowing the death of the King

After Battle SceneAfter Battle Scene

Wallace saw what the troops Wallace saw what the troops neededneeded Yelled to unite their cause during a difficult, Yelled to unite their cause during a difficult,

but victorious time; rallies troups – Symbolic but victorious time; rallies troups – Symbolic Frame (Bolman & Deal, 1991)Frame (Bolman & Deal, 1991)

Situational leadership – responded to the Situational leadership – responded to the needs of his troopsneeds of his troops

Leads fellow Scotsmen to fight for freedom Leads fellow Scotsmen to fight for freedom (Challenges the process – Kouzes & Posner, (Challenges the process – Kouzes & Posner, 2002)2002)

Knighting of Sir WilliamKnighting of Sir William Clans are at oddsClans are at odds Fosters collaboration (K & P, 2002)Fosters collaboration (K & P, 2002) Wallace inspires a shared vision = Wallace inspires a shared vision =

Freedom for ScotlandFreedom for Scotland Enlists others (Kouzes & Posner, 2002)Enlists others (Kouzes & Posner, 2002) Creates “the moment of critical mass, Creates “the moment of critical mass,

the threshold, the boiling point” (Burke, the threshold, the boiling point” (Burke, 2008)2008)

Thinks politically – finds partners Thinks politically – finds partners (Heifetz & Linsky, 2002)(Heifetz & Linsky, 2002)

““Nobles, who needs nobles?”Nobles, who needs nobles?”

Metaphor for administrators and their Metaphor for administrators and their titlestitles

Titles vs. Courage – Transformational Titles vs. Courage – Transformational leader: shift from title to leader leader: shift from title to leader (Burke, 2008)(Burke, 2008)

Held steady – focused attention on Held steady – focused attention on the issue: freedom (Heifetz & Linsky, the issue: freedom (Heifetz & Linsky, 2002)2002)

Meeting with Princess of WhalesMeeting with Princess of Whales

Wallace will not compromise beliefsWallace will not compromise beliefs Appeals to the heart – freedom Appeals to the heart – freedom

(Kouzes & Posner, 2002)(Kouzes & Posner, 2002)

Meeting w/ Robert the BruceMeeting w/ Robert the Bruce

““Unite us!” – Wallace empowers Unite us!” – Wallace empowers others to leadothers to lead

Wallace inspires Scots to unite under Wallace inspires Scots to unite under shared value = freedomshared value = freedom

Robert betrays WallaceRobert betrays Wallace

Robert the Bruce ConfessionRobert the Bruce Confession Fighting for heart is inspiringFighting for heart is inspiring He wants freedomHe wants freedom Wallace indirectly transforms Robert – Wallace indirectly transforms Robert –

shifts from managing (transactional) shifts from managing (transactional) army (fighting because they have to) to army (fighting because they have to) to leading army (fighting because they leading army (fighting because they want to) (Burke, 2008)want to) (Burke, 2008)

Exaggerations of WallaceExaggerations of Wallace

Larger than life figure as a leader Larger than life figure as a leader (Reeves)(Reeves)

Perpetuates the story – becomes a Perpetuates the story – becomes a legend (Kouzes & Posner, 2002)legend (Kouzes & Posner, 2002)

People judged Wallace to be a People judged Wallace to be a capable leader who meets their capable leader who meets their needs and can solve their problems needs and can solve their problems (Gardner, 1986)(Gardner, 1986)

Robert the Bruce Pep-TalkRobert the Bruce Pep-Talk

Sustained leadership even after Sustained leadership even after Wallace’s deathWallace’s death

Transformational leadership Transformational leadership culmination (Burke, 2008)culmination (Burke, 2008)

Leading & Managing ChangeLeading & Managing Change Inspires followers by giving hopeInspires followers by giving hope Creates vision by believing in himself and Creates vision by believing in himself and

making others believe in a better future making others believe in a better future (motivates)(motivates)

Develops political support with noblesDevelops political support with nobles Gathers strength in numbersGathers strength in numbers Fights on the front line; doesn’t put Fights on the front line; doesn’t put

himself above anyone else (servant himself above anyone else (servant leadership & models the way (Kouzes & leadership & models the way (Kouzes & Posner, 2002)Posner, 2002)

Sustained momentum even after his deathSustained momentum even after his death

““Sons of Scotland”Sons of Scotland” ““I see an army…” (Optimize – McREL)I see an army…” (Optimize – McREL) ““Free men” (Ideals and Beliefs – Free men” (Ideals and Beliefs –

McREL)McREL) Strategic leadership: “simultaneous Strategic leadership: “simultaneous

acts of executing, evaluating, and acts of executing, evaluating, and reformulating strategies, and reformulating strategies, and refocusing organizational energy and refocusing organizational energy and resources on the most effective resources on the most effective strategies” (Reeves, 2002)strategies” (Reeves, 2002)

Moral LeadershipMoral Leadership

““Moral authority comes from the Moral authority comes from the development of shared agreements and development of shared agreements and compacts that bring community members compacts that bring community members together into a shared fellowship” together into a shared fellowship” (Sergiovanni, 1992)(Sergiovanni, 1992)

Shared fellowshipShared fellowship: manage themselves; : manage themselves; committed to the organization and committed to the organization and purpose; build up confidence and focus on purpose; build up confidence and focus on maximum impact; courageous, honest, maximum impact; courageous, honest, and credible (Gardner, 1986)and credible (Gardner, 1986)

““They may take our They may take our lives, but they’ll lives, but they’ll never take our never take our

freedom!”freedom!”