Prompt 2 - Relational Leadership

With a more recent example, McFarland, USA (2015) is a great movie full of examples of the Relational Leadership Model used throughout. In this movie, Coach White is settling into a new role as a PE teacher and self-proclaimed cross-country coach, the latter is something not exactly within his element. He coaches a team of predominantly latino boys, and they aren't very experienced. They come in last place at their very first meet, and the team suffers a few other setbacks throughout the season. Finally, they qualify for the state championship. The clip below (you can stop at 2:30) comes after a moment in the film that disengages the boys from the process (you'll have to watch it to understand), and Coach White uses relational leadership to bring them back to the purpose that's been there the entire movie: winning the 'ship. The entire movie is based around trying to bring about positive change to the group as a whole and the individuals a part of it, which is why I feel it best exemplifies relational leadership.