Duality Of Leadership In Lord Of The Flies

“No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit for doing it.” (Andrew Camegie). Lord of the flies is set after a crash landing on an island where there is no adults, no authority figure, just a group of young boys. William Golding shows the duality of leadership between two of the boys, Jack and Ralph. Based off the duality of leadership that takes place, Ralph is a better leader than Jack because of his priorities on the island.

From the beginning, Ralph installs a sense of order on the island and looks out for all the other boys on the island. He begins to set the precedent of blowing a conch shell, when establishing order. The conch shell is mostly blown when a meeting is being called or an

an article from Harvard Business School, five professors voice their views on leadership in action in the business world. This source is found to be credible because of the fact that a high level, well-known education site, publishes this article. David Thomas, one of the HBS professor’s states, “Your behavior, your actions, and your decisions are also ways of communicating, and leaders have to learn how to create a consistent message through all of these. It 's been said many times, but leaders lead by example." (Blagg and Young 1). Relating back to Lord of the Flies, the boys learn what to do from watching Ralph. Ralph attempts to light the fire and gather material to keep the fire lit and the other boys start to catch onto this. Also, when Ralph keeps a positive attitude, the boys tend to not get into negative thoughts. In terms of communication, Ralph is always talking to the littleuns on the island making sure they are okay and not scared or worried about anything. By communicating and getting to know the other boys, Ralph exhibits his leadership skills with understanding the others not just himself. John Kotter, another HBS professor argues the importance of telling the hard truths. "Great leadership does not mean running away from reality," (Blagg and Young 1). Piggybacking off of communication from Ralph, Ralph also takes the time to explain to the boys exactly what position they are in and no lies are said. “We’re on an island. We’ve been on the mountaintop and seen water all around. We saw no houses, no smoke, no footprints, no boats, and no people. We’re on an uninhabited island with no other people on it.” (Golding 32). The trust and support he builds with the other boys, arguably is what makes him a better leader