Into Thin Airxc2x97Discuss Leadership examples (good and/or poor) from the novel that you have been reading all term’

nInto Thin Airxe2x80x94Discuss Leadership examples (good and/or poor) from the novel that you have been reading all termxc2xa0xc2xa0WRITE 200 WORDS FOR THE TOPIC ABOVE AND REPLIED THE MESSAGE BELOW with 100 wordsA leader is defined by Nahavandi as xe2x80x9cany person that influences individuals and groups within an organization, helps them establish goals, and guides them toward achievement of those goals, thereby allowing them to be effectivexe2x80x9d (p. 3). In the novelxc2xa0Into Thin Airxc2xa0by Jon Krakauer, the theme of leadership is present. In the first few chapters of the book, Krakauer was given the opportunity to do a story based on Mt. Everestxe2x80x99s rising commercialism and the guide services. He joined Rob Hallxe2x80x99s Adventure Consultants group expedition. Rob Hall has made quite a reputation for himself as he had an impressive success rate in leading people up the mountain (Krakauer, p. 37).Rob Hall proved to be a good leader as he was determined to lead his group to the Base Camp even though he was so sick (Krakauer, p. 74). He proved his good leadership skills by putting his clientsxe2x80x99 goals first. He also tried to keep the group in good conditions and was constantly doing calculations making sure that the group was ready to embark (Krakauer, p. 77). In this situation, the Path-Goal Theory was applied which emphasizes that xe2x80x9cleaders allow subordinates to fulfill their needs, and as a result, leaders reach their own goalsxe2x80x9d (Nahavandi, p. 77). Hall was an experienced leader with great organizational and technical skills who tried to help his clients reach their goals of climbing to the top. According to Nahavandi, leaders are role models and establish an emotional link with followers (pp. 10-12). Krakauer described that xe2x80x9cwhenever there was a problem xe2x80x93 a labor dispute with the Sherpas, a medical emergency, a critical decision about climbing strategy xe2x80x93 people trudged over to the mess tent to seek Hallxe2x80x99s advicexe2x80x9d (p. 65). It seemed that Hall was a good leader and the most respected on the mountain. ‘