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Frequently Encountered Themes (Factors of Oprahs Success)

These are some of the themes that the article seems to expound on there are other things that the article seems to imply if we read etween the lines! ut "m thin#ing that we can deal with that in focusing on the leadership segment during our presentation$ So asically! we loo# at the ma%or underlying themes! then try to go a little deeper into the rationale! the formula for success! the role of leadership ehind all this! and the model in which leadership has manifested itself physically$ &) 'laying to (our Strengths a$ 'ursue what you li#e with passion and determination success follows ecause youre so naturally inclined to ma#ing it wor# $ Successes are an incidental y)product towards the de*elopment of a *ision+commitment (Thin# O,-! .ngel -etwor#! Oprahs /ig 0i*e) 1) 2aw of 3ultiple 4eturns a$ 'ositi*ity egets positi*ity i$ Feel good factor from the shows message creates a strong 5 uy) in6 in audience *iewership$ $ /randing y means of social responsi ility 7) 8niqueness of 'roduct a$ Esta lishment of unique tele*ision content (as compared to 9erry Springer! 3ontel ,illiams show etc) $ :onstant expansion of new media and adaptation to changing landscapes ;) Expanding :ontent <eli*ery a$ Spin)off products (<r 'hil! 4achel 4ay! Oprah 3aga=ine>) $ /uilding on the strengths of existing products to gain credi ility for new products ?) 4esonating 'ersonal @alues a$ Truthfulness! honesty! sincerity $ Empathy and common)touch c$ . ility to connect with the e*eryday man)on)the street that wants to ha*e a etter life

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" thin# throughout the entire article! there were su tle hints a out the leadership+innate qualities that Oprah seemed to possess$ There are some interesting points a out this that we can =oom into as " show elow &) Bow was Oprah a le to transcend the e*eryday (or in fact less than a*erage) circumstancesC She had some prodigious gifts y what the article says clarity of court! intense dri*e! singlemindedness of purpose! critically *ocal! etc$ a$ Thin# ac# to the Sem & de ate on whether leadership was nature or nurture $ <id her parents circumstances shape her more than her innate a ilitiesC c$ ,hat does Oprah thin# a out itC d$ <id her genetic parentage ( lac# woman in a white society) aid in her rise to successC 1) /ut what are the differences+de*iations from the :S4 perspecti*e that other companies engage in and why ha*e they not een a le to replicate the same successC a$ Thin# in terms of i$ Scope ii$ Scale iii$ Outreach+*enue 7) ,hat features of a good leader did Oprah show during the expansion of her 3edia empireC a$ . ility to delegate and delegate wellC i$ E$g in the case of the school! running her company! creating infrastructure $ :reate a positi*e wor#ing atmosphereC c$ ,here does that ring us to in terms of the positi*e traits of a leaderC d$ :an we replicate her success in a more controlled en*ironmentC ;) ,hat was some of the mista#es that Oprah could ha*e+did ma#e and how did she rectify them successfully as a leaderC