Leadership Analysis of Donald Trump

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Table of Contents
Contextual Background of Donald Trump......................................................................................2
Reasons for Admiration with respect to Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership.........................2
Evaluation of Credibility of Donald Trump and Improvement Areas.............................................3
Would Trump be Effective in another Activity...............................................................................4
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Contextual Background of Donald Trump
Donald John Trump, the 45th President of United States, defines the success story of
United States (Hall, Goldstein & Ingram, 2016). He tried to set a standard for entrepreneurial and
business excellence specifically in sports, real estate and entertainment. Donald J. Trump has
also been a successful man in public service and politics. He won the presidency during the very
first run for the political office. Mr. Trump did his graduation from Wharton School of Finance
under the University of Pennsylvania. He then entered into the world of real estate development
following his father’s footsteps and made a mark in the city of New York. Henceforth,
prestigious addresses in Manhattan became synonymous with Trump. Donald J. Trump has also
been an accomplished writer with over fourteen bestsellers to his credit. He announced
candidacy for Presidency on 16 June 2015. He defeated close to seventeen contenders before
accepting the candidacy of Presidency took place in July 2016. Mr. Trump not only became the
wealthiest but also the oldest man in assuming the presidency. He was the first President without
an experience in the government service or the military.
Reasons for Admiration with respect to Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership
The five practices of Exemplary Leadership include:
1. Modeling the Way: Exemplary leaders know that they must be clear on the guiding
principle for modeling the behavior they seem to expect from the others (Posner, 2013). Donald
J. Trump modeled his way through confidence in spite of facing allegations like having mafia
ties to dishonest business dealings and racial discrimination.