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Speak the Truth
Leadership Lessons from
The Great Debaters
Leadership Lessons from
The Great Debaters
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Introduction / Prologue» About our film: The Great Debaters
Based on a true story Set in Jim Crow South; 1935, Marshall, TX Aspects of life in Marshall: Segregation,
Black Persecution, Lynchings Wiley College
»Private 4-year College, founded 1873.»Historically Black, Liberal Arts Focus»Story concerns the Debate Team
» About our film: The Great Debaters Based on a true story Set in Jim Crow South; 1935, Marshall, TX Aspects of life in Marshall: Segregation,
Black Persecution, Lynchings Wiley College
»Private 4-year College, founded 1873.»Historically Black, Liberal Arts Focus»Story concerns the Debate Team
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Cast of Characters
» Melvin B. Tolson – Teacher, Debate Coach, Organizer
» Debate Team: Hamilton Burgess [leaves team early] Henry Lowe Samantha Booke James Farmer, Jr.
» Melvin B. Tolson – Teacher, Debate Coach, Organizer
» Debate Team: Hamilton Burgess [leaves team early] Henry Lowe Samantha Booke James Farmer, Jr.
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Historical Background / Facts to Consider
» Debate was actually between Wiley and University of Southern California (USC).
» Harvard was used as the opponent to illustrate the remarkable victory Wiley achieved.
» Wiley was not allowed to call themselves victors.
» Blacks were not admitted to the Debate Society until after WWII.
» Debate was actually between Wiley and University of Southern California (USC).
» Harvard was used as the opponent to illustrate the remarkable victory Wiley achieved.
» Wiley was not allowed to call themselves victors.
» Blacks were not admitted to the Debate Society until after WWII.
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» A film rich in leadership themes: Leading through Goals Creating a Common
Vision Team Building Leadership
Development / Empowerment
Dealing with Consequences
Shared Sacrifice / Shared Benefit
Ethical Leadership
» A film rich in leadership themes: Leading through Goals Creating a Common
Vision Team Building Leadership
Development / Empowerment
Dealing with Consequences
Shared Sacrifice / Shared Benefit
Ethical Leadership
Why this film? / What you will see!
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Leading Through Goals
» “The real leader has no need to lead - he is content to point the way.” Henry Miller Goal Difficulty Goal Specificity Feedback Participation in Goal Setting
» “The real leader has no need to lead - he is content to point the way.” Henry Miller Goal Difficulty Goal Specificity Feedback Participation in Goal Setting
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Creating a Vision
» Leader was first a teacher using debating skills as a vehicle.
» Each skill taught was a teaching tool to cultivate leadership on multiple levels.
» Developing debating skills became a very powerful vehicle for initiating powerful, intentional change.
» Rhetorical Question: Did the leadership lessons have to be about debate, or could they have been about anything?
» Leader was first a teacher using debating skills as a vehicle.
» Each skill taught was a teaching tool to cultivate leadership on multiple levels.
» Developing debating skills became a very powerful vehicle for initiating powerful, intentional change.
» Rhetorical Question: Did the leadership lessons have to be about debate, or could they have been about anything?
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Beginning (Literal) Level - Teach Yourself, Learn the basics
» Team Building Exercise (and later mantra to recall their common journey):
1. Q: Who’s the judge? A: The judge is God!2. Q: Why is he God? A: Because he decides
who wins or loses, not my opponent!3. Q: Who is your opponent? A: He does not
exist!4. Q: Why does he not exist? A: Because he
is merely a dissenting voice to the truth I speak!
» Speak the Truth! <-- This sums up learning how (to debate) and makes a difficult task seem easy.
» Team Building Exercise (and later mantra to recall their common journey):
1. Q: Who’s the judge? A: The judge is God!2. Q: Why is he God? A: Because he decides
who wins or loses, not my opponent!3. Q: Who is your opponent? A: He does not
exist!4. Q: Why does he not exist? A: Because he
is merely a dissenting voice to the truth I speak!
» Speak the Truth! <-- This sums up learning how (to debate) and makes a difficult task seem easy.
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Expand upon the basics - Develop Leadership
» Create a common vision and a common Team unity by having the team bond by reciting a simple, powerful lesson together.
» Having learned the common lesson, each member customizes / personalizes it as the movie progresses.
» Team is diverse in terms of maturity, family background, social status, politics, etc. This diversity becomes an asset.
» Common method of beginning gives way to a personal style of winning debates and leading.
» Create a common vision and a common Team unity by having the team bond by reciting a simple, powerful lesson together.
» Having learned the common lesson, each member customizes / personalizes it as the movie progresses.
» Team is diverse in terms of maturity, family background, social status, politics, etc. This diversity becomes an asset.
» Common method of beginning gives way to a personal style of winning debates and leading.
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Expand upon the basics - Develop Leadership So All Can Gain
» Look for opportunities to empower team members to lead - Lesson: leadership opportunity can come at any time - Be Ready.
1. Mr. Hamilton Burgess - Initial Debate Team, quits due to risk of Communist association with Mr. Tolson, the Coach.
2. Mr. Henry Lowe - Initial Debate Team. Leaves to give Mr. Farmer a chance to shine, even after he as failed.
3. Ms. Samantha Booke - Emerges with first debate against white team.
4. Mr. James Farmer Jr. - Argues the biggest debate against Harvard after Mr. Lowe steps aside, empowering his team-mates to win.
» Key: The whole team is needed to prevail. All will lead some time.
» Look for opportunities to empower team members to lead - Lesson: leadership opportunity can come at any time - Be Ready.
1. Mr. Hamilton Burgess - Initial Debate Team, quits due to risk of Communist association with Mr. Tolson, the Coach.
2. Mr. Henry Lowe - Initial Debate Team. Leaves to give Mr. Farmer a chance to shine, even after he as failed.
3. Ms. Samantha Booke - Emerges with first debate against white team.
4. Mr. James Farmer Jr. - Argues the biggest debate against Harvard after Mr. Lowe steps aside, empowering his team-mates to win.
» Key: The whole team is needed to prevail. All will lead some time.
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Developing Skills / Developing Leaders
» Leadership is cultivated and nurtured deliberately and purposefully.
» Speak the Truth - A theme that embeds the notion of ethics, transcendent leadership, and justice poetically.
» Team expects greatness from itself and delivers.
» Leadership is cultivated and nurtured deliberately and purposefully.
» Speak the Truth - A theme that embeds the notion of ethics, transcendent leadership, and justice poetically.
» Team expects greatness from itself and delivers.
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Developing Leaders = Developing a Team
» Team builds upon success.» Team builds upon set-backs - myth of
Antaeus - lessons learned in defeat only serve to make the team stronger. Coach is not allowed to accompany team, this forces the team to discover its inner strength and grow stronger.
» Teacher models behavior of putting the team first.
» Team builds upon success.» Team builds upon set-backs - myth of
Antaeus - lessons learned in defeat only serve to make the team stronger. Coach is not allowed to accompany team, this forces the team to discover its inner strength and grow stronger.
» Teacher models behavior of putting the team first.
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Consequences of Empowering Successors
» Team prevails» Bigger goals are possible:
1. Debate
2. Respect
3. Social Change
4.Justice» Cause becomes transcendent and
takes on its own life.
» Team prevails» Bigger goals are possible:
1. Debate
2. Respect
3. Social Change
4.Justice» Cause becomes transcendent and
takes on its own life.
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Leadership Lessons» Team is stronger when each is given the
opportunity to lead from personal experience, character, and strength.
» Great leaders train others, step aside when they sense it is time.
» There is a deliberate life cycle to developing leaders.
» Leadership must be cultivated, it doesn’t happen accidentally.
» Thinking bigger than oneself can pay off in a big way.
» Team is stronger when each is given the opportunity to lead from personal experience, character, and strength.
» Great leaders train others, step aside when they sense it is time.
» There is a deliberate life cycle to developing leaders.
» Leadership must be cultivated, it doesn’t happen accidentally.
» Thinking bigger than oneself can pay off in a big way.
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More Leadership Lessons» Empowering others to lead is risky and
worthwhile, it even if it doesn’t always work.
» Leadership is partly about the journey, not just about the destination.
» Leadership is an Art! There are personal styles / schools. Individual talents / challenges matter. Leaders are influenced by their culture,
challenges,, and the leaders they encounter.
» Empowering others to lead is risky and worthwhile, it even if it doesn’t always work.
» Leadership is partly about the journey, not just about the destination.
» Leadership is an Art! There are personal styles / schools. Individual talents / challenges matter. Leaders are influenced by their culture,
challenges,, and the leaders they encounter.
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Final Leadership Lesson
» The BEST leaders really do
Speak The Truth!
» The BEST leaders really do
Speak The Truth!