The Blind Side Psychology Essay

In everyday life we see many different examples of management. Whether its motivation, organization, or teamwork it’s all around us. One easy way to find these example is to watch a movie. Movies have lots of different examples of motivation. I recently watched The Blind Side and a certain scene stuck out to me that showed a great example of teamwork. The scene I choose was the scene where Michael Orr is at his first practice and he is doing poorly so Sandra Bulloch talks to him and he and the team improve dramatically. A team is defined as a small group of people with complementary skills who are committed to a common purpose, performance goals, and approach for which they hold themselves mutually accountable (Kinicki, A., & Williams, B.). In the scene from The Blind Side almost all of the essential conditions were seen.
The first condition in building an effective team is cooperation. Individuals are said to be cooperating when their efforts are systematically integrated to achieve a collective objective (Kinicki, A., & Williams, B.). This is shown in the scene by Sandra Bulloch telling Michael Orr that his objective is to protect the quarterback and running back in order to score a touchdown. They have to cooperate in order to achieve the objective of scoring the touchdown. Without the cooperation Orr wouldn’t make the necessary block for the running back or the running back could go the wrong way in order for the touchdown. Since they cooperate as a team they can perform as an effective team and score a touchdown
The second condition in an effective team is trust. Trust is defined as reciprocal faith in others’ intentions and behaviors (Kinicki, A., & Williams, B.). In the scene this is shown every time they run a play. Orr m...

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...likely still have been playing badly and would not be helping the team. Thanks to her and her ability to override the coach she made Orr a better player and help the team.
There are many different examples of management that we see that have an important part in how well the organization runs. The Blind Side is a great example of teamwork. For a team to reach its goal they need to be effective in all of the conditions described in the paper, whether its cooperation, trust, cohesiveness or even norms. The clip from The Blind Side has almost all of the conditions of an effective team which is what made them a great team and gave them the ability to have a successful season. So next time you’re watching a movie, reading a book, or even just are in a public place look out for these conditions of teamwork and realize how effective they can be for a team to be successful.