For the bad leadership in film and media assignment, I chose a clip from FX’s comedy, Archer. The show is set at the International Secret Intelligence Service (ISIS) in New York City, and the main character is Sterling Archer, the most dangerous spy in the world. He must deal with global espionage; a domineering, hypersexual, late middle-aged mother and boss, Malory Archer; and his ex-girlfriend, Agent Lana Kane.
The character that consistently displays bad leadership is Malory Archer, who is the head of ISIS. She is a comical character: she is a self-centered alcoholic who consistently hatches poorly thought out plans, and she frequently uses the agency’s resources to her personal advantage. She is representative of many of the bad leaderships we studied in classed.
In the video clip, she agrees to allow Hollywood actress Rona Thorne to spend a week shadowing ISIS agents. Thorne’s presence at ISIS compromises the agents’ missions and causes much trouble for ISIS. However, Malory agrees to the request in order to gain a favor from the movie studio; she wants a leading role in a movie. Malory’s action is clearly an example of bad leadership because she is abusing her position of power for personal gain. Additionally, she constantly engages in excessive drinking and inappropriate sexual relationships with her subordinates. These actions show that she is an intemperate leader. At the end of the episode, we discover that the actress Thorne is actually a Russian spy. Malory’s careless mistake of allowing Thorne access to ISIS demonstrates that Malory is an incompetent leader as well.
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