How did Timon and Pumbaa help their friend Simba become an effective leader?

1. According to the textbook, individuals have five sources of power by which they can induce others to behave in accordance with their wishes. Give examples of characters in The Lion King that have (a) reward power, (b) coercive power, (c) legitimate power, (d) expert power. and (e) referent power.

2. How did Timon and Pumbaa help their friend Simba become an effective leader?

How did Timon and Pumbaa’s motto “hakuna matata” impede Simba’s development as a leader?

3. Compared with Scar, Mufasa and Simba shined as leaders. Nonetheless, neither one was perfect. Identify each one’s leadership flaw.

4. Before Simba reclaimed his throne, the inhabitants of the Pride Lands were in bad shape. Had Simba not returned to battle Scar, what, if anything, would the lionesses and other animals have done? Why do group members tend to look to a leader to rescue them from their problems? How can overdependence on a leader harm group members?

5. Simba had to address widespread problems after Scar’s ruinous reign. Had he assumed the throne immediately after his father’s death, he would have had less to do. Would you prefer to succeed a destructive and despised leader (e.g., Scar) or a productive and admired leader (e.g.. Mufasa)? Why?

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