Adolf Hitler: a Leadership Analysis
Adolf Hitler BSM Portfolio Assignment This paper demonstrates Hodges University’s learning outcome of leadership. Kevin J. Van Dyk – Third Wheel Hodges University
MNA4360 Leadership for Managers Professor Ron Harbour Due: November 7, 2012
Graded by BSM Instructor: __________________________ Grade Awarded: __________________________________
Introduction For the past seventy years, Adolf Hitler has been known as one of the most evil men in history. The Fueherer, as he was known, exhumed hatred and violence in his pursuit of power. A vile man, driven by violence and a lust for power, eventually drove himself mad with his own idealistic vision of what a perfect world would be, and how he would achieve it. While his motives may have been questionable, his ability to lead and influence people is not. This case study will analyze the leadership tactics utilized by Adolf Hitler, as well as the personal issues he had with himself, society and the world he lived in. Also, Hitler’s unmatched desire for ultimate power, which ultimately led to his demise, will be examined as well. “Ambitious scarcely describes the intensity of the lust for power and the craving to dominate which consumed him” (Green, 2001, pg. 8). Leadership, though defined through text books as, “The ability to influence a group toward the achievement of a vision or set of goals” (Judge. 2013, 368), is not only limited to the ability to influence people. Leadership also includes the mental and physical maturity and knowledge to be able to influence people ethically and morally. The greatest problem with Hitler’s leadership was that he allowed his ego driven desire for power to become greater than his vision for his country. Without the ethical and moral standards, leaders become dictators, and most will become separated from their wits and end up with less than optimal results.
Situation Analysis
In Management: The New Competitive Landscape, Bateman defines
MNA4360 Leadership for Managers Professor Ron Harbour Due: November 7, 2012
Graded by BSM Instructor: __________________________ Grade Awarded: __________________________________
Introduction For the past seventy years, Adolf Hitler has been known as one of the most evil men in history. The Fueherer, as he was known, exhumed hatred and violence in his pursuit of power. A vile man, driven by violence and a lust for power, eventually drove himself mad with his own idealistic vision of what a perfect world would be, and how he would achieve it. While his motives may have been questionable, his ability to lead and influence people is not. This case study will analyze the leadership tactics utilized by Adolf Hitler, as well as the personal issues he had with himself, society and the world he lived in. Also, Hitler’s unmatched desire for ultimate power, which ultimately led to his demise, will be examined as well. “Ambitious scarcely describes the intensity of the lust for power and the craving to dominate which consumed him” (Green, 2001, pg. 8). Leadership, though defined through text books as, “The ability to influence a group toward the achievement of a vision or set of goals” (Judge. 2013, 368), is not only limited to the ability to influence people. Leadership also includes the mental and physical maturity and knowledge to be able to influence people ethically and morally. The greatest problem with Hitler’s leadership was that he allowed his ego driven desire for power to become greater than his vision for his country. Without the ethical and moral standards, leaders become dictators, and most will become separated from their wits and end up with less than optimal results.
Situation Analysis
In Management: The New Competitive Landscape, Bateman defines