John Quincy Adams once said‚ “ If your actions inspire others to dream more‚ learn more‚ do more and become more‚ you are a leader.” This quote describes how Colin Powell become a successful four star general after many years in the U.S army. Colin Luther Powell was born on April 5‚ 1937‚ in Harlem‚ New York. Powell was the child of Jamaican immigrants Luther and Maud Powell‚ and was raised in the South Bronx. Powell was educated in the New York City public schools‚ and graduated from Morris High
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As a good leader‚ you must possess intel on why you should be leader and why everyone needs to follow you. No matter what everyone’s belief is about one certain person being a bad leader‚ all are good leaders due to people following them. They wouldn’t be leaders if they didn’t have followers supporting them. Here are some important characteristics leaders should have and utilize. First characteristic I will talk about is determination. Now‚ determination is a firm of purpose or type of willpower
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people think that only men can become truly great leaders and they are wrong. Throughout history‚ there are many great leaders‚ including women‚ which have changed the world for the better or inspired others to become great. One of these great leaders is Eleanor Roosevelt. Some of her outstanding leadership traits are as follows: the determination to succeed‚ having an open mind‚ and having a vision of improving others’ lives. Some may say that a leader may need more than just these traits and that is
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Background Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill was one of the greatest leaders of all time. He was born in 1874 and he lived in the UK. He was a Prime Minister‚ but he also had a passion of writing‚ so he was a writer as well. The leader known as Winston Churchill stood by himself when all the other countries were being taken over by Nazi Germany‚ him and the British army and prevailed. Winston Churchill was an outstanding leader because of his great characteristics and traits that allowed him to be
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of the attributes that make a good leader. These qualities were shown through his heroic contributions. He demonstrated a profound ability to keep peace with others. As king‚ he treated the people of his country with great respect‚ ensuring that everything he did would keep them safe. King Arthur was the greatest leader of his era. King Arthur was able to bring out the best of himself through his heroic contributions. From the beginning he was meant to be a leader. Arthur pulled the magical sword
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Every ruler or leader would want to be as great as Alexander. After discovering that they would never succeed in competing with the legend‚ emperors‚ generals and kings resorted to emulating him and his leadership techniques and qualities. Examples of these leaders were Charlemagne‚ Severus Alexander‚ Caracalla‚ Nero‚ Pompey the Great and Antiochus the Great. As an achievement metaphor‚ Alexander’s
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but became gentle later on. It’s said that this might have happened because his position became more protected‚ so the need for cruelty lessened. Even though he was kind and gentle‚ he was ruthless when necessary‚ just like any good leader. He took in any criticism‚ had a good sense of humor‚ and was a great host to his guest. Augustus’s leadership first started to show when he got furious at Caesar for adopting him in his will. Augustus was ready to avenge Caesar’s murder. Augustus returned to Rome
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It is simply impossible to become a great leader without being a great communicator. I hope you noticed the previous sentence didn’t refer to being a great talker – big difference. The key to becoming a skillful communicator is rarely found in what has been taught in the world of academia. From our earliest days in the classroom we are trained to focus on enunciation‚ vocabulary‚ presence‚ delivery‚ grammar‚ syntax and the like. In other words‚ we are taught to focus on ourselves. While I don’t mean
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What is a leader? The true definition of a leader is one who is in charge or command‚ but what are the qualities that make someone fit to become or to be dictated as a leader? It’s a topic that may be controversial to many different nationalities or groups of people. Each person has their own opinions and thoughts on the qualities that they believe a good leader should possess. Some may say honesty and yet others may say confidence. There are so many different traits that a good leader should possess
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What makes a good leader? A good leader consists of being a good communicator‚ a good listener‚ a clear focus‚ and always be honest with each other. A good leader should always be able to make hard choices. An example of leadership from the story Gilgamesh brings back Enkidu’s humanity. Leaders are there to help people that are in need. To me‚ this is what Gilgamesh did for Enkidu. However‚ the most important thing to have if you wanted to be a good leader is to have vision. By having good vision‚ a
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