If there ever were a Bad Leaders’ Hall of Fame, I would most definitely include none other than Montgomery Burns of The Simpsons. This man exudes intemperate leadership with his despicable nature, feared persona, excessive greed, and poor habits.
The first clip shows us Mr. Burns’ experience with ether on the job. He is anesthetized at the workplace, allowing personal problems and conditions to intersect with his work, which does not bode well for workplace productivity. Then again, when is the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant ever productive? Homer arrives on the scene, prompting even more hallucinations for Burns, and Homer takes this opportunity to get Burns to sign a check sponsoring his newly formed bowling team. As Kellerman states in her article, “Intemperate Leadership,” “it’s not a matter of work being derailed but of work not being done at all.”
The second clip features an insider look into the Burns gubernatorial campaign. Based on the excessive amount of advisers for transforming both Burns and his political opponent, we can assume that he has spent a lot of money on the campaign. Also, based on the numerous episodes demonstrating Burns’ personality, we can also safely assume that no work is being done whatsoever. This election is only an excuse to satiate Burns’ ever-increasing greed for power, a major distraction from the nuclear plant that he supposedly runs.
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