Captain Phillips

Globalization is associated with rapid and significant human changes.  The movement of people from rural to urban areas has accelerated, and the growth of cities in the developing world especially is linked to substandard living for many. Family disruption and social and domestic violence are increasing.  For example, 2004 New Delhi police reports indicate that deaths in the city of about six women everyday are dowry-related suicides.

Concepts of national identity and of family, job and tradition are changing rapidly and significantly. There is concern that competitiveness introduced by globalization is leading to more individualistic societies. On the other hand, rapid change can encourage fundamentalism, a desire for the past, and a loss of tolerance for differences in religion and culture. The nation state is losing influence relative to global economic pressures, and in some countries there is a failure or hesitation to develop social policies. All of these changes increase the likelihood that vulnerable people will be exploited, and threats to the human rights of less able people will increase.

Conversely, globalization can create new opportunities, new ideas, and open new markets that an entrepreneur may have not had in their home country. As a result, there are a number of positives associated with globalization:

• It creates greater opportunities for firms in less industrialized countries to tap into more and larger markets around the world
• This can lead to more access to capital flows, technology, human capital, cheaper imports and larger export markets
• It allows businesses in less industrialized countries to become part of international production networks and supply chains that are the main conduits of trade

Captain Phillips was confident and believed not only in him but his crew members as well. He was selfless and very empathetic whereas on the other hand Muse was least concerned about others but him. He was never ready to see himself in danger but did not care if any of the crew members were badly injured. He in so way showed empathy towards anybody.

Unlike Muse, Captain Phillips knew the drill in situation of piracy attack. His crew followed his orders, and pirates were unable to locate them. Muse’s plan was lacking strategic approach, and back-up plan, assuming that things will be easy

Both captains are very different types of leaders with Phillips demonstrating more emotional intelligence and reverent leadership style to his crew and Muse uses an autocratic style of leadership

Muse the captain of the pirates was well planned and ready with all the strategies made up.It was a few traits in him that made him to fail eventually. Muse no doubt was very strategic but lack of empathy in him made him lose like when one of the crew members got injured his immediate response was "Just get me out of here! give Irish the radio."

Muses' plan however lacked in strategic approach and a back up plan because he assumed things to be easy like when he stated "It is supposed to be easy. I take ship..ransom.. and nobody get hurt."

Muse if made his crewmen feel that he was concerned and that things are anyway not going to be easy so be ready Come what may, we must not fail, the crewmen then would have probably felt encouraged and would have never failed.

I'd definitely work how Philips did. I would want to be a leader who anyone and everyone looks up to, somebody whose visions are crystal clear, who is confident, who is determined, who is passionate. Because I certainly want to be a leader who develops more followers but more and more great LEADERS.