Question

* 1000 words 1- Introdiction. 2- Literature review: A- define leader B- advantages of characteristics of born leaders. C- cec examples of born leaders . 3- discussion: explain why your position is the best and support arguments by the advanteges of your position and the disadvantages of made leaders. 4- conclusion. 5- reference. * affirmative resolved, that the best form of motivation is carrot motivation.

Answer 1

There are a myriad of qualities that form leadership. People may never agree whether leadership arises from a set of innate characteristics ("leaders are born") or from observable actions ("leaders are made"). While it would be almost impossible to come up with a definitive, all encompassing definition for leadership. However, some basic leadership qualities seem almost universal, no matter the leader or type of followers they head: Good communication skills, the ability to constructively deal with a variety of personalities, and the mental toughness to shoulder responsibility and weather criticism. Certain personality traits are also required such as having a sense of humor, trustworthiness, and interpersonal skills. I believe the traits and abilities of a leader that are common in any leadership model are the product of one of three broad bases of knowledge: knowledge of the followers, knowledge of the goals of the followers, and perhaps the most important, leader's knowledge of his or herself.
A leader must have knowledge of who he/she is leading. A leader will have a difficult time getting a team to work together without first learning how to work with each person individually. In any team, all of the followers have different personality traits, job skills, and opinions that they bring to the table. While it is the responsibility of each team member to contribute to the common goals of the team, it is the leader's task to assess the strengths and weaknesses of each member to see how they would best contribute to the goals at hand. An effective group leader will take time to learn about each individual and put in an effort to maximize each member's contribution to the group. Being an active contributor to the group's goals allows each member to experience a genuine sense of accomplishment when they are able to use their talents, as well as respect toward their leader for respecting them and recognizing their abilities. This element of respect is important, I believe it is not important that people like the leader.
perhaps the most important, leader's knowledge of his or herself.
A leader must have knowledge of who he/she is leading. A leader will have a difficult time getting a team to work together without first learning how to work with each person individually. In any team, all of the followers have different personality traits, job skills, and opinions that they bring to the table. While it is the responsibility of each team member to contribute to the common goals of the team, it is the leader's task to assess the strengths and weaknesses of each member to see how they would best contribute to the goals at hand. An effective group leader will take time to learn about each individual and put in an effort to maximize each member's contribution to the group. Being an active contributor to the group's goals allows each member to experience a genuine sense of accomplishment when they are able to use their talents, as well as respect toward their leader for respecting them and recognizing their abilities. This element of respect is important, I believe it is not important that people like the leader.As a result, Marzorati concludes that all three men are ineffective leaders. These three separate conclusions become premises for the overarching argument that there is an absenceof effective leadership to guide America through these difficult financial times. The focus of the entire editorial is effective leadership. Marzorati’s view of an effective leader appears to consist of two criteria. A leader must be competent and able to understand the issues as well as instrumental and able to take action to implement needed changes. President Bush and Senator McCain, as detailed by Marzorati in the editorial, lack both competency and initiative. Senator Obama, on the other hand, only lacks the adequate initiative. Yet, it is resolved thatall three lack the effective leadershipfor times of economic hardship.The first major premise in the editorial’s argument is the result of a conclusion regarding President Bush. The editor concludes that President Bush is not an effective leader, partly because he is not a competent leader. Marzorati concludes this because he views President Bush as one of the main reasons that the United States is currently in the midst of an economic crisis. The editor explicitly states, “[Bush’s] contempt for regulation is a significant cause of the current mess” (Marzorati 1). This argument is founded in the premise that President Bush has contempt for regulation. From there, the editor implies that contempt for regulation leads to lax laws regarding regulation and that lax regulation laws are a significant cause for the economic downturn. The conclusion may be drawn that a President who provokes a significant downturn in the economy is not a competent leader. The reasoning is valid based on those given and implied premises. Furthermore, both the premises and the conclusion appear to be true. Outside research of the argument reveals that President Bush argued against substantial new regulations for financial markets in a November 2008 speech, saying, “It would be a terrible mistake to allow a few months of crisis to undermine 60 years of success” (Schoen 1). President Bush exhibits a history of opposing regulatory measures, thus affirming the accuracy of the premises. As a result of the argument’s validity, the conclusion that President Bush is not a competent leader during economic crises must also be true.