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    “It is essential‚ therefore‚ for a Prince who desires to maintain his position‚ to have learned how to be other than good and to use or not use his goodness as necessity requires” (40 Prince). There are many views on what a good leader may be. In Hamlet‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ there is a loss of a great leader who is replaced by a not so great leader. Niccolo Machiavelli’s text‚ The Prince‚ includes a list of traits that he thought a Prince should possess. An argument

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    According to Machiavelli‚ a successful leader consists of five crucial characteristics. First of all‚ in order to be a great leader you should be loved and feared at the same time. However‚ being feared could be better because that way people would less likely revolt against the leader‚ but not to the point to be hated. On the other hand‚ a great leader should be supported by its people. Most importantly‚ a powerful leader should pretend to be virtuous and kind. By saying that‚ we can compare that

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    Maxwell once said‚ “A leader is one who knows the way‚ goes the way‚ and shows the way.” Leadership is a set of qualities that leaders possess so as to inspire others to learn more‚ do more and become more. I believe that the essential qualities of a good leader are the qualities of being sincere‚ confident and most importantly‚ resilient. Firstly‚ sincerity is essential for leadership as it is a natural extension of the leader’s personality and this allows for each leader to be unique in their

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    are the characteristics of a good leader. There are some important characteristics that are found in good leaders. These qualities can be developed from time to time or may be naturally part of their personality. A good leader can be found everywhere in our routine life‚ such as in manager in a company‚ teacher at school or university and parents at home. A good leader should have a trustful character‚ influential speech‚ and confidence. The first is that the leader should be trustworthy. It is

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    Essay Odysseus is a Good Leader Odysseus was a man who was known for both his good and bad leadership qualities. Homer‚ the blind poet and the author of ‘the Odysseus’ has portrayed Odysseus as an ambiguous character. However‚ in my opinion and in this argument Odysseus have more good leadership qualities than bad leadership qualities. Throughout this epic‚ readers can see that Odysseus made many leadership decisions and took actions when it should be made. He was intelligent‚ fair and fearless

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    Strength‚ determination and dedication are a few examples of characteristics‚ which a leader should possess. Characteristics of a good leader may vary in the eye of the beholder‚ however‚ I believe that overall there are a few qualities that are critically important. Throughout a person’s life‚ the experiences they endure shape them and build them into an individual. Like the lugals in Mesopotamia‚ it is a leaders obligation to protect and serve. In the Mycenaean civilization the Wanax stood at the

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    2013 Odysseus: A good leader The Odyssey of Homer is a book about a hero and his adventures in his journey home. In this paper‚ we will discuss about some heroic characters and the leadership skill of Odysseus. To be a good leader‚ a person should be decisive‚ cunning‚ brave‚ deductive and compassionate. I will discuss why I believe Odysseus as a good leader. First of all‚ we will discuss about Odysseus’s decisive

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    and become wiser‚ you are going to want to want people to look up to you. We all want to be good leaders in something in life‚ but knowing what makes a good leader can be hard to figure out in certain situations. A leader is someone you can look up to and trust will guide you in the right directions in life. In the story Beowulf told by Robert Nye‚ the men who were leaders showed the characteristics of a leader such as being charismatic‚ loyal and brave. The one who showed these characteristics the

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    Is Joko Widodo a Good Leader? Darmansyah Yudi (00420110023) Joko Widodo or better known by his nickname Jokowi is a politician in Indonesia and the current Governor of Jakarta period 2012 until 2017. Jokowi graduated with an engineering degree from the Faculty of Forestry at Gadjah Mada University in 1985. He was as the Mayor of Sukarta on period 2005 until 2012‚ before him currently being a Governor of Jakata. He was nominated in the Indonesian Democratic Party-Struggle to run in the Governor

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    Norman English 2H‚ Period 1 4 November‚ 2014 In an excerpt of The Prince‚ Machiavelli states that “It is unnecessary for a [leader] to have all the good qualities‚ [he] ha[s] enumerated‚ but it is very necessary to appear to have them” (Machiavelli). There are many leaders who only appear to have the qualities needed to govern and command a crowd of people. Leaders need to appear religious‚ merciful but cruel‚ and feared but loved. Cleopatra had these attributions that allowed her to use her

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