Apollo 13 Essay
"Apollo 13"
By starring Tom Hanks, Apollo 13 is a American drama film based on the book of "Last Moon" by Jim Lovell and Jeffrey Kluger. At the begining, Jim (Tom Hanks), Fred Haise (Bill Paxton) and Ken Mattingly (Gary Sinise) are the crew assigned to the Appllo 13 spacecraft. Their vision is to walk on the moon. However, few days before launching, Ken was informed that he could not fly because he had in exposed to the measles a week before. Jack Swigert took his place only with three days of preparation. Jim, as the leader of group, thought Jack was not the ideal partner, and doubted Jack's ability and experience if he have the possibility to undertake this important work. But at the moment, he accepted NASA's arrangement and gave the …show more content…
Especially on the side of leadership. There is a significant difference between Jim and Gene, the two kind of leader. Jim, as a leader of astronauts' group, played a role as "manager" in a organization. " manager are people who do thing right" He accomplished by following the order, having responsibility for the whole activities. Jim's main role was to achieve objectives of the moon landing. He was responsible for aligning the individual's objectives with the organizational objectives. He had to be in close contact with the other astronauts, provide effective communication to be sure understand their condition. And he encouraged them in such extreme difficulty situation so that they could not lost hope and performed effectively to finish organizational vision. Meanwhile he gave trust to Jack when he shew bad performance during his preparation for launching, and even Jack made a major mistake, because Jim understand that they could not be successful without a team work. Jack also questioned those staffs on the earth that they would not consider distress as their own. Once a wave of serous depression and doubt spread out, any strong team will be destroyed. Jim solved this conflict with his calm mind and strong of will. He also committed to his work so as to set an good example for his team member under an atmosphere of
By starring Tom Hanks, Apollo 13 is a American drama film based on the book of "Last Moon" by Jim Lovell and Jeffrey Kluger. At the begining, Jim (Tom Hanks), Fred Haise (Bill Paxton) and Ken Mattingly (Gary Sinise) are the crew assigned to the Appllo 13 spacecraft. Their vision is to walk on the moon. However, few days before launching, Ken was informed that he could not fly because he had in exposed to the measles a week before. Jack Swigert took his place only with three days of preparation. Jim, as the leader of group, thought Jack was not the ideal partner, and doubted Jack's ability and experience if he have the possibility to undertake this important work. But at the moment, he accepted NASA's arrangement and gave the …show more content…
Especially on the side of leadership. There is a significant difference between Jim and Gene, the two kind of leader. Jim, as a leader of astronauts' group, played a role as "manager" in a organization. " manager are people who do thing right" He accomplished by following the order, having responsibility for the whole activities. Jim's main role was to achieve objectives of the moon landing. He was responsible for aligning the individual's objectives with the organizational objectives. He had to be in close contact with the other astronauts, provide effective communication to be sure understand their condition. And he encouraged them in such extreme difficulty situation so that they could not lost hope and performed effectively to finish organizational vision. Meanwhile he gave trust to Jack when he shew bad performance during his preparation for launching, and even Jack made a major mistake, because Jim understand that they could not be successful without a team work. Jack also questioned those staffs on the earth that they would not consider distress as their own. Once a wave of serous depression and doubt spread out, any strong team will be destroyed. Jim solved this conflict with his calm mind and strong of will. He also committed to his work so as to set an good example for his team member under an atmosphere of