IndexAbstractSupervision TechniquesReferencesAbstractLeaders and supervisors come in all shapes and sizes and they all have different leadership styles, they are never the same and it works for them in environments and situations different scenarios. In this article I will discuss the leadership techniques used in the movie Gladiator by the main leader called Maximus Decimus Meridius. In this film, this leader makes great and horrible decisions, proving that every leader is not perfect but can still succeed. Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on "Why Violent Video Games Shouldn't Be Banned"? Get an Original Essay Supervision Techniques Everyone, at some point in their lives, has experienced both a good and a better leader. What most people understand is that every leader or supervisor is completely different and they are never the same. People tend to focus on good leaders and dismiss or not pay much attention to bad leaders. However, even bad leaders can teach an individual something about leadership or supervision. The bad leader will teach an individual not how not to behave when he or she is eventually placed in a leadership position. Good leaders are those who people follow and try to emulate, such as the main character Maximus Decimus Meridius in the film Gladiator by MacDonald, L. The film Gladiator portrays the story of a Roman army general who is loyal to the king and he is favored over the king's son, Commodus, for his valor, skill and leadership in combat. This shocks the king's son and fills him with jealousy and greed. With this Commodus murders his own father and places the blame on Maximus, who is then branded a traitor and sentenced to death. Maximus escapes death but his family is brutally massacred by Commodus' men. Maximus is then forced into slavery to become a gladiator where he begins his journey of revenge to kill Commodus. In the film, Maximus portrays multiple leadership skills for him and his man to best survive the gladiatorial games and win over the crowd. Maximus' three main leadership skills were building trust, setting an example for others to follow, and building team cohesion and pride. When Maximus first enters the Gladiator games in his first encounter, he encounters overwhelming odds and still manages to demonstrate courage and tactics. This proved to the other men that he knew what he was doing and how to best defeat the enemy. In this, the other men began to follow Maximus and listen to his orders which led to their first victory. The way Maximus proved to build trust among his warriors was by always protecting them and trying to keep them safe. He did this in one of the gladiatorial battles by breaking a fortified position to save his fellow comrades. This instilled confidence within his group, which led to building cohesion and pride among the warriors. Throughout the film, you started to see this slowly develop as the film went on. You start to see Maximus and his warriors become less serious with each other and start cracking jokes, laughing and becoming a brotherhood. This helped them during their battles in the gladiatorial games because they knew they could count on each other and had something to fight for. Most of Massimo's supervision techniques were effective but not all leaders are perfect and there were a few moments during this film where Massimo was at his weakest. Maximus was great at developing his team and making it strong. However, during the