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MGT536 - Factors and Attributes of Leadership

   

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Running head: LEAD AND INFLUENCELead and InfluenceName of the student:Name of the University:Author Note:
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1LEAD AND INFLUENCEIntroductionLeadership is one of the rare qualities that is possessed by a person, leading a grouptowards the right direction. The quality of leadership could be in-born or developed withexperience. In this assignment, Barack Obama, the 44th president of America has been chosen asan effective leader. The leadership traits that he possessed along with charisma with which he ledthe people of America has been highlighted in this assignment. The effectiveness of the chosenleader is also shed light upon in this assignment. Leadership traitsThe leadership traits possessed by Barack Obama made him create a history, of being thefirst African American president. The leadership style followed by him, could be termed as thetransformational-charismatic leadership (Azari & Vaughn, 2014). His personality and charmattracted millions of people all around the world and they voted for him in the presidentialelection. The diligence that he exhibited, along with the personal risks that he took, makes him atrue leader (McAdams, 2014). Communication is one of the major traits of an effective leader. Aleader has to be a good orator, such that the mass follows his ideals. Barack Obama is a goodorator as well as a keen listener (Mio, Riggio & Herndier, 2017). With his communication skills,he has been successful in convincing the whole world, and people all over the world supportedhim as a president. He also received the award of “The marketer of the Year”, in the year 2008.He truly deserves this award since using his communication skills he reached every citizen in US(McGuire et al., 2016). Perseverance and conviction as also among the essential leadership traits.The confidence, with which he faced the world and his conviction, indeed makes him a trueleader. Effectiveness of the chosen leader
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