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12 O'Clock High

 

Savage takes a kind of tough love approach, holding his men to the highest standards. Savage makes the point that the ultimate objection of the squadron is to successfully complete the assigned missions. After arriving at the 918th squadron it was clear to Savage that the men had poor discipline. They would often be out of uniform or show up drunk. An Executive Officer Lieutenant Colonel Ben Gately was not at his place of duty. After discovering this, Savage condemned him for not pulling his share of the load and for being directly responsible for the fellow commander's downfall. Savage relieves Gately from his position, but declares that he is "not going to pass the buck I"m going to keep you right here." Savage reassigned him to bomber commander and assigned all of the misfits to his outfit. This scene reveals Savage's unconventional, radical, and assertive sense of charismatic leadership, which is acting as an agent of change. By giving Gately a chance to redeem himself, Savage ultimately leads him to a profound state of empowerment. This demonstrates a charismatic leader's transformational tendency.
             It was time for Savage's first air mission brief. Even though he recognized the men's stress, he asserts to them "There will be no rest until the unit's shortcomings are identified and corrected." The unit's mission was to fight and to die if necessary. He offers anyone a transfer who denies the mission. This exhibits a charismatic leader's risk- taking tendencies. Savage seeks to energize his men to transform into accepting a selfless state. .
             Savage soon discovers that all of his men have requested transfers from the unit. Upon hearing this, Savage went to seek some help from Adjutant Major Harvey. Harvey assures Savage that he would buy him time by slowing down the transfer process.
             While Savage conducted his second air mission brief he noticed that one of the bomber commanders failed to stay with the group.


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