Interprutive or Evalutive Question: Describe how leadership helps in times of need, what makes a good leader?
The use of leadership can be described as a given trait that comes naturally to some, but not others. In the show Lost, a group of people are stranded on an island after a plane crash. Jack, a doctor, helps the injuired and becomes a leadership figure. When problems arise on the island, or someone needs
advice they turn to him for support. It is human nature to want someone or something to go to in times of need. In daily life, when children are scared they turn to their parents, and adults: friends, family or holy figures. A person that shows compassion and sympthy towards ones well being creates a good leader. Shortly after the plane crash, the scene in Lost focuses on Jack. At first he is utterly confused, but instead of waiting in a daze he observe's his surrondings to see what is happening around him. He looks around and sees a pregant women having trouble after the crash. Being a doctor, he rushes over to help. While he is attending to her, he notices that there are others in need. Jack knows he needs to help the others, but also does not want to leave her alone. He finds a healthy passenger from the flight to stay with the pregant women, and tells him to yell for him if needed. In a situation like the one Jack is put into, few would react the same way that he did. Jack stays clam and uses the skills he has to attend to others around him. This portrays a person that puts others before himself or herself, and manages well under stress. A person like this is critical for being a leader. Most people would not have been able to act the way Jack did. Instead of staying clam, many would panic about being stranded, not knowing the future, and how to deal with their own injuries. Being a leader is about not always thinking about yourself, but the bigger picture. One might not benifit as greatly,but if the vast magority do isn't that what is important?
