Partnering For Performance In Situational

Introduction

Saving Private Ryan is an ideal film with all the aspects of commanding, as well as high-ranking leaders. Particularly, Captain John Miller is a strong-minded person with a dedication to his nation. Set during the World War II Normandy Invasion, the film hugely concerns itself with the aftermath of the invasion. Once General George Marshall learns that three members of the Ryan family-all brothers-lost their lives in active combat, George orders the only surviving member, James Francis Ryan be rescued . The character Captain Miller in the film represents the ideal soldier in the time of great despair. Miller demonstrates courage along with bravery all through the movie (Younce, 2018, pp. 47).

Captain John Miller’s Attributes and Behaviors

Miller was an influential leader who used his power to make things work in difficult situations that could be accomplished by individuals who had no influence. This was an element of courage and determination. Miller exercised his power to an extent that made the subordinates believe that the power he had was legitimate. Miller definitely had power due to his title as the captain, where this power relates to reward and coercive power. Captain Miller because of his title gives him the authority to reward, as well as punish his subordinates. Captain Miller ordered his soldiers to plan an invasion on the adversary (Garbowski, 2014, pp. 373). This was an order, which places soldiers’ lives at risk. Since that authority emanated from the captain and not any other solider, those who pursue his commands probably did so due to his influence as a captain. Miller’s charisma was demonstrated when he broke up a clash amid Reiben and Horvath when Reiben tries to leave the men. He was able to calm down an exceedingly heated circumstance and redirect the men on the mission (Daft, 2014, pp. 16).

Honesty was evident through the character of Captain John Miller. Miller admits to the team that looking for Private Ryan is not essentially something which he was comfortable doing. He admits that he does not even recognize Private Ryan and he knows only the name, however believed that if rescuing Private implies that he would go back home safely to his wide, then he was willing to continue with mission (Finzel, 2012, pp. 62).

Furthermore, the physical characteristics that Miller had were unique of an outstanding leader. Miller’s body was proficient at undertaking tasks, which not possible by anyone. Miller was more powerful than the majority of the people in the army and was also what the community could perceive to be handsome. This trait was important in persuading people due to the fact that they can believe that somebody who is attractive is more convincing than normal looking individual. The high energy level is too required to persuade other juniors to perform their work and to perform it well. Consequently, the widespread social elements, which are ordinary of a good leader can comprise of understanding how to take action in certain circumstances. Since Captain Miller was a senior combatant, he required to understand how to act appropriately. Miller could do this through displaying respect to seniors and through ensuring that those who were under him demonstrate him appropriate respect (Riley, 2012, pp. 34).

Furthermore, Miller exhibited respect by resolving conflicts that came up within the team he was leading. Reiben, fed up with the mission made the decision to leave the team since he believed that saving Private Ryan was not a worthwhile mission. Consequently, Horvath pulled his gun to compel Reiben to reconsider his decision to leave the mission. Captain Miller was compelled to stop the conflict; he confessed that although he did not care for Private Ryan-a total stranger-he was going undertaking the mission since he wanted to go back to the United States. Hence, he was in a position to resolve conflicts through reminding the soldiers he led that nearly all the soldiers were wishing that the war ends that could allow them to return to the US.

Servant leadership was also evident through the character of Captain Miller through proper persuasion. Miller demonstrated his factual rationale for wanting to finish the mission as being connected to his ethics along with values in line with his family plus going back to US. Captain Miller did not employ his position or power to force the team he was leading to look for Private. Miller told the team merely what he believed was correct, and supported it with a narrative of his wife with which optimistically the other soldiers would link that became victorious (Zehir, Müceldili, Altinda?, ?ehito?lu, & Zehir, 2014, pp. 1366). In addition, the servant leadership is evident through his persuasion is clear when he listens to his soldiers grumble concerning the mission; however, rather than joining the complains to rescue Private Ryan, Miller claims that he was convinced in the intents of the assignment. Captain Miller does not force the thought of approval on his soldiers, but instead peacefully carries on the assignment, leading by example.

The Influence of Attributes and Behavior on Culture within an Organization

Miller greatly played a pivotal role in influencing the subordinates (soldiers) in the team during the search for Private Ryan. Leaders within the organization are anticipated to converse an idea to their subordinate and ensure that output is produced based on the vision. The transformational leadership demonstrated by Captain Miller allowed him to influence the team to carry on with the mission of finding Private Ryan. This implies that leaders should shape a culture, which enhances accomplishment of organization’s objectives and goals. Miller used power to reward behaviors among the soldiers that enabled them to find Private Ryan (Sylvester, 2018, pp. 6).

Transformational leadership is clearly demonstrated by Miller towards attaining the goals of the organization (military). Transformative leadership is defined by distinctive behaviors, which happen in three consecutive stages towards enhancing organizational culture. In the primary phase of evaluating the environment, a charismatic leader like Miller perceives the requirements of the subordinates, as well as expresses displeasure with the status quo to create a culture that allows better environment for accomplishing the mission of finding Private Ryan. The second phase is when transformative leaders create a vision plus communicate the vision adequately to their supporters. Miller communicated the mission of finding Private Ryan despite not knowing Private Ryan. The implementation of the vision occurs in the third phase that needs leaders to act in a hazardous and eccentric manner to get the dedication of the subordinates, like keenly exposing themselves to circumstances with unsure results plus taking opportunities (Lussier & Achua, 2012, pp. 40).

Transformational leadership is effective towards influencing the transfer of values and therefore, influencing organizational culture. Since values play a leading function in the conceptualization of organizational culture besides the assessment tools for values are rationally advanced. Miller in his quest to ensure that the mission succeeds transferred important values to the team members that became inspired to carry on the mission despite the numerous challenges that the task presented along the way. There is a significant relationship between leader actions along with organizational culture, which leaders may influence culture through understanding the context, taking advantage of it, as well as bringing in systems along with procedures to institutionalize values. Therefore, organizational culture is an outcome of the charismatic leadership of the manager, as well as it is vital for the formation of mutual values (Lynch, McCance, McCormack & Brown, 2018, pp. 427).  

Situational leadership is evident in the movie through the character of Captain Miller. Miller faces many situations while in the mission of saving Private Ryan and utilizes these situations to find the solutions. In many situations, Miller was able to calm down heated situations between soldiers in the mission. This leadership trait is vital in helping leaders in an organization handle the different situations and provide the needed leadership that will promote the efficiency of the subordinates within the organization. This will allow the leaders to the leaders to take charge of the situations and make decisions that will promote the goals of the organization (Lynch, 2015, pp. 7).

Nursing and Healthcare Organization

The film “Saving Private Ryan” is an epitome of great courage and leadership in the midst of havocs and challenges encountered by American soldiers in the attack of Normandy. Thus, the need to survive during the war made the soldiers under the command of Captain Miller to feel spirit of invincible courage to complete the mission and go back home safely. Captain Miller demonstrated great leadership attributes that are fundamental in influencing organizational culture, particularly the subordinates. Leaders fulfill a vital function in organizations where they impact the performance of their team. Miller demonstrated greatest leadership skills that have great influences on nursing and health care organization. Many leaders in health care setting can adopt the leadership skills in promoting their nursing practice to improve the outcomes of the patients (Havig & Hollister, 2018, pp. 366).

The character of Captain Miller can be applied by nurses in health care setting to resolve conflicts in the health care organization. Many health care organizations face many conflicts that can be used by nursing leaders to resolve conflicts that affect the delivery of service. The health care organizations can encourage the leaders to adopt transformational leadership to encourage the nurses and help resolve potential conflicts that arise in health care settings. Being a transformative leader, Captain Miller increased consensus among the soldiers towards undertaking the mission regarding the values between the team through his behavior. Studies have shown that leaders may appeal to mutual values plus consequently promote organizational performance along with worker motivation. This was the case under the leadership of Miller towards improving the performance of the team and motivating the team to pursue the mission that created a successful culture (El Bakry, Farghaly, Shehata, Matter & Hosny, 2018, pp. 44).

Influence of Leadership on Nursing Outcomes

In the movie, Captain Miller demonstrated respect and understanding for soldiers that really motivated the soldiers to better undertake the task of searching Private Ryan. Respect and understanding plays a leading in influencing nursing outcomes. The leaders in nursing profession respect nurses and understand their needs that will motivate the nurses to offer holistic are to the patients that they care. Showing respect to nurses is critical in allowing them to acknowledge that they are being valued by the leadership and they will perform better. In addition, understanding the needs of the nurses will help ensure that they are satisfied that will motivate them to provide quality and safe care. Respecting their opinions is important towards encouraging their input in the nursing practice because they will feel that their views or opinions are understood and valued by the leaders in the nursing profession. Also, nurses should show respect to patients towards improving patient outcomes because patients that feel respected and understood will be satisfied recover faster (Allison, 2017, pp. 52).

Courage is another element that was evident in the character of Miller while handling the different tasks in accomplishing the mission. Nurses should have courage to handle the different situations in the nursing practice and ensuring that they meet the different needs of the patients. They should develop courage by challenging the diverse situations to ensure that they provide appropriate care to the patients. Nurses should develop courage that will enable them to do what is right, despite being afraid or risking negative outcomes. They need to provide honest feedback in discussions and conversations to improve the patient outcomes along with sharing alternative perspectives to the rest of the team members (Lebbon, 2015, pp. 79).

Honest is an important aspect when it comes to nursing profession to improve patient outcomes as it was apparent the character of Captain Miller. Honest among nurses and leaders is crucial in ensuring that the necessary trust is created between the nurse and the patient to improve the patient outcomes. Patient care is the eventual purpose of clinical nursing, as well as communication is the basis of the nurse-patient association. This communication must be open and honest to promote the relationship hence improving patient outcomes. Honest nurses will be trusted by the patients as their champions, with their best interests at heart (Barkhordari-Sharifabad, Ashktorab & Atashzadeh-Shoorideh, 2017, pp. 4738). If the patient trusts the nurse, then the patient will be more apt to disclose vital data in the patient history, permitting more precise assessments along with treatment plans that will improve the patient outcomes.

In the movie, Captain Miller demonstrated leadership, which is crucial in transforming the nursing practice. Servant leaders will transform the nursing environment as they will focus on the potency of the team, developing trust, as well as serving the needs of the patients. The servant leadership will be effective when the leaders serve their fellow employees (nurses) (Savoie, 2014, pp. 261). The leaders in the nursing profession should love their subordinates by showing concern for others and put the needs along with the concerns of others as a priority. As servant leaders, nurses can be best equipped to undertake changes in the company plus in the provider-patient association to enhance the value of care for patients (Lussier & Achua, 2012, pp. 42).

Conclusions

Miller displays several attributes and traits of being the suitable individual for the job in the hunt of Private Ryan. Therefore, this assignment has his men in total disorder and Miller handles everything so serenely and correspondingly. Thus, not any normal individual would have accomplished what Miller did. His leadership qualities bind his features together, as well as make him more powerful in every way that a war hero must be.  Captain Miller is not just a great leader, however this character is too a great man. Captain Miller demonstrates great leadership skills that are applicable in the nursing environment.

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