Using trait activation theory to analyse captain underpants movie (2017). By identifying the emerging leaders and their roles in the film we chose one of two kids to represent how a leader can emerge from the situation.

1. Captain Underpants
Week 9
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Seyed Roham Hosseini 28571606
Huiyin Jin 27180786
Jiaqi Huo 27533018
Woon Cin Chai 24659282

2. Trait Activation
Theory
Why Knowing Traits is
important?
People want to work where
they are rewarded for being
themselves. Implications for
understanding person.” (Tett,
Simonet, Walser, & Brown,
2014)
(Nichols & Cottrell, 2014)

3. Personality
Trait-Based
Model of Job
Performance.
(Tett & Burnett, 2003)

4. Captain Underpants:
The First Epic Movie
(2017)

5. Emerged Leaders

6. Harold Sherman Hutchins’s
Profile
- Intelligence
- Creative
- Witty
- Age : 11 years old
- He is from United state, Ohio
- Personality : Excitable and sensitive
- Drawer of comics
- Best Friend : George Bread
- Favourite Food : Gum
- Favourite animal : Dolphins
- Masterpiece : Captain Underpants
(Captain Underpants, 2018)

7. Invention Convention
Traits activated:
• Compassion and Supportiveness:
Showing concern for subordinates, and looking out
for their welfare (Schnake, Dumler & Cochran, 1993)
• Courage:
make tough decisions and take difficult actions
(Cottrell & Harvey, 2004; Nichols & Cottrell, 2014)
Motivations:
• Intrinsic: Satisfaction
• Extrinsic: the praise he got from the Joyful and
excitement in the school
(Tett & Burnett, 2003)

8. Free the Children
Traits Activated:
• Ambition:
“Spirit of community and binds people
together.”(Leavy,2012)
“Leaders prefer to fulfilling the needs of
society.” (Ludwig et al, 2015)
• Conscientiousness:
“Behave ethically and expects others to do so as
well.” ("Leadership Traits - Conscientiousness", 2018)
Motivations:
• Intrinsic: Self-satisfaction
• Extrinsic: More ethical and loveable teaching

9. Destroying the Ring
Traits Activated:
• Open mindedness (Tiffan, 2010)
• Trustingness
Leader --> Follower (Feldman, 2017; Ford,
Piccolo, Ron & Ford, 2017)
• Trustworthiness
Follower --> Leader (Chiaburu & Lim, 2008)
Motivations:
• Intrinsic: Relieved from the responsibility
• Extrinsic: Bring back the school to normal
routine (Tett & Burnett, 2003)
I'M
BACK !

10. Real-life Implications
• We can emerge as leaders like Harold
did.
• There are some traits that are in
common between everyone.
• Proper situation and proper training
will make us the leader we can be.

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