Question

Create your own one-sentence definition of leadership. Then, research a leader who you personally know best illustrates an effective example of your understanding of leadership. Discuss this leader’s life, career and accomplishments. What behaviors and characteristics from this leader would you like to emulate in your leadership? Please be sure to reference your eText or other research to support your response.

Answer 1

Answer:

Definition of leadership:

A simple definition is that leadership is the art of motivating a group of people to act towards achieving a common goal. ... He or she is the person in the group that possesses the combination of personality and leadership skills that makes others want to follow his or her direction.

Leadership is all about being passionate about what you do, and having confidence in yourself and your followers whom you have to motivate and inspire." “Great leaders make the hard choice, and self-sacrifice in order to enhance the lives of others around them.

Best leader example:

Barack Obama is a worthy contender for this title.

Barack Obama, whilst not in office anymore, was without a doubt the most overrated world leader of the modern era whose only real defining feature was being the first black president.

He failed to effect any social change in society and racism in America is more rampant.

Obamacare failed to live up to its promises though I admit this isn’t entirely his fault.

He was responsible for civilian deaths in the Middle East by drone strikes.

Economic growth was slow and he failed to address the economic failures of modern America.

He didn’t significantly tackle climate change nor poverty in America. He didn’t do anything about solving massive corporate cronyism in the American political system.

He was underwhelming to say the least and didn’t do anything to stop the decline of American politics and society into a fractured society.