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LEADERSHIP ROLE MODEL
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BARACK OBAMA
Barack Hussein Obama was born in Hawaii on 4 august, 1961. Obama is a graduate in B.A. (international relations) from Columbia University in 1983, and completed his law education from Harvard Law School where he was the first black editor of the Harvard Law Review. He is married to Michelle Robinson who is Chicago native and also a graduate from Harvard law School. On November 4, 2008, 47 year old Barack Obama, after a hard – fought presidential campaign, was elected to be the 44th President of the United States. He was sworn in as President on January 20, 2009. President Barack Obama got the attention of American's and foreigners alike due to his charismatic nature. Under the Bush Administration, America's image lost much of its shine. Obama has formulated a more cross-cultural approach to the world, thinking not only of the US's interests but also the interests of the other nations as well. He has been able to respond to various situations with different types of leadership models. He has great achievements in his carrier. On October 9, 2009 President Barack Obama had been awarded the 2009 Nobel Peace prize by the Nobel Committee. Obama was elected to the U.S. Senate on November 2, 2004, after serving 7 years as an Illinois state senator. Obama was named by Time magazine in 2005, 2007 and 2008 as one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Barack Obama is an independent-minded leader with an even-keel temperament, charismatic speaking skills and a knack for consensus-building. He's also a talented, introspective writer. His values are strongly shaped by his expertise as a Constitutional law professor and civil rights attorney, and by Christianity. While private by nature, Obama mingles easily with others, but is most comfortable addressing large crowds. Obama is known for being unafraid to speak and hear hard truths when necessary. Although armed with shrewd political sensibilities, he's sometimes slow to recognize viable threats to his agenda.
THE FIVE PRACTICES OF EXEMPLARY LEADERSHIP BY KOUZES AND POSNER
The five practices that leaders need to be engaged in are as follows:
Inspiring a shared vision
Challenge the process
Model the way
Enable others to act
Encourage the heart