Leadership and Leadership Qualities in Star Wars

EP.   194Star Wars has a lot to say about leadership. The Saga films often involve leaders as supporting characters who spur on our young heroes to come into their own and take leadership roles themselves. General Organa’s biting words to Poe, “dead heroes…no leaders,” pushed him to guide the Resistance out of Crait, and then take on the mantle of fighting the Final Order. At other times, these older figures can be obstacles for the main characters to overcome, either by their presence (hello, Palpatine?) or their absence (good night, Qui-Gon). When those heroes get taken up as legacy characters in the wider canon, we often see them in a leadership role, most notably Luke, Leia and Han, and ultimately Rey and Finn. And as if the character reaches beyond the story into the realm of storytelling, Mon Mothma shepherds the transition from Prequel Trilogy to the Originals as she leads the emerging Rebel Alliance. This week we examine these stories and more for lessons on the do’s and don’ts, the who’s who and who’s not of leadership.You can watch our episodes live every Monday at 5:30 PM PT, 8:30 PM ET at https://www.youtube.com/@Starwarsunderworld/streams Hosted by Matthew Neugebauer https://instagram.com/mneug1138 Joel Davis https://jid20234.bsky.socialBluesky: https://eyeoncanon.bsky.socialStar Wars Underworld Podcast Networkhttps://www.instagram.com/theswu/ Join us on Discord!  https://discord.gg/xhbXgRuuGxAudible 30-Day Free Trial  https://amzn.to/3cfeebq