Yesterday, my wife and I went to see the latest Mission: Impossible movie (it's great - go see it) and I have been wondering today, about Ethan Hunt's management style.
He seems to have mellowed with age. Zero anger, more thoughtful quiet acceptance in this one. In a few scenes he even avoids providing exposition and listens to his team articulate what to do next and he nods agreement. Loved that.
He is very people oriented in this film - he trusts his team! When Benji sends him up a mountain to ultimately catch a train (great excuse for a terrific Tom Cruise stunt), Ethan asks Benji what he should do next and basically Benji has a mini meltdown and says he's stressed!
Ethan kind of shrugs and rather than berate his co-worker, get angry, or complain about his stress levels, purposefully heads up to the top of the cliff to do his stunt. Loved that too.
His transformational leadership style is very inspiring.
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