A leader is one who knows the

way, goes the way, and

shows the way.
John Maxwell

PRESENTATION :
(LEADERSHIP)
BY

Given by:
Sir BABAR

JAMIL

MEMBERS:
Muhammad Saqib
Abid ur Rehman
Sadia bibi
Naveed

BARACK H. OBAMA (As a

Leader)

Content.
Biography
Personality Traits
Attitudes
Behavior & Styles
Comparison with
Abraham Lincoln
Model
Power & Influencing
Tactics
Leadership lessons

BIOGRAPHY

Early Life
Born in Honolulu, Hawaiion August
4th 1961
Family moved to the Indonesia in
1967
Schooling in Jakarta (age 6 to 10)
Returned to Honolulu to live with
his grandparents in 1971
Punahou School(grades fifth to
high school graduation in 1979)

College Years
Occidental CollegeLos Angeles in
1979
Columbia University in New York
Graduate in 1983 with B.A
Worked with Business International
Corporation and the New York Public
Interest Research Group
Director of the Developing
Communities Project (DCP) from June
1985 to May 1988

College Years
Traveled to Europe for the first time in
1988
Harvard Law School late in 1988
Graduated in 1991 from Harvard with a
J.D
Director of Illinoiss "Project Vote from
April to October 1992
Constitutional law professor at the
University of Chicago Law School.

Political career
Elected to the Illinois Senate for the
13th District In 1996
Chairman of the Illinois Senates
Health and Human Services Committee
In January 2003
2004 election campaign for U.S. Senate
Resigned from the Illinois Senate in
November of 2004

Presidential Candidacy
Announced his candidacy on February 10,
2007
Abraham Lincoln delivered his House of
David speech
Campaign against John McCain
Joe Biden as his vice presidential running
mate, August 23, 2008
Obama was sworn in as president of the
United States of America on January 20th,
2009

44th President of USA

Barack Obama is the 44th President of
the United States, in 2009
Winning campaign against John McCain.
First African American, became the
President of US.
Re-Elected 2nd time , sworn in as
president on January 20th, 2013
Wining campaign against Mitt Romney

PERSONALITY TRAITS

Leadership Traits

Integrity
Self Confidence
Intelligence
Sensitivity to others
Respect
Fairness
Citizenship
Caring

Big 5 Model of Personality

Traits
SURGEN
CY

Have
Authority

AGREEABLEN ADJUSTMEN CONSCIENTIOU

T
S-NESS
ESS

Respect of
Followers

Sensitivity to
others

Care of followers

Calm under
pressure

Integrity

Self- confidence

Citizenship

OPENNES
S To
EXPERIEN
CE

Intelligence

Seek
Change

Big 5 Model of Personality

Traits
Obama exemplifies high
scores in :
agreeableness (getting
alone with others)
adjustment (emotional
stability)
openness to experience
(achievement)

Obama & Achievement Motivation

Theory
Obama have :
High need for
achievement; moderate
need for affiliation; low
need for power

ATTITUDES

Obama & Theory Y

President Obama would fall under Theory Y.
Due to ;
his emotional intelligence
He is also quoted saying I dont get too high
when things are going well and I dont get
too low when things are going tough.

BEHAVIOR & STYLES

Leadership Styles
Transformational-charismatic
Cross-Cultural-Global Leadership
More pragmatic than ideological
More task- than relationship
oriented
High need for achievement;
moderate need for affiliation; low
need for power

Obama & University of Iowa

The leadership style of Obama is
more Democratic
Autocratic
Democratic

Comparison with Abraham

Lincoln

Speaking Skill
Obama is able to inspire
through speaking.
Getting straight to the hard
issues while still creating the
feeling ofnational unityfor
his listeners.
skill that is close to Lincolns
amazing speaking abilities.

Situation
Obama, much like Lincoln, finds
himself elected in the middle of
a crisis.
National Issues for Lincoln: Civil
War, Reconstruction
National Issues for Obama:
Economic Crisis, Wars in Iraq and
Afghanistan, Climate Change

Campaign
Lincoln was the republican candidate in
1860 who was known as a moderate who
could appeal to the West.
Lincoln won his campaign bytellinghis
life story, a child raised in poverty who
made his way to the top.
Obama won his campaign by creating
hopeof a better tomorrow for hiscountry
"Yes We Can"

POWER & INFLUENTIAL TACTICS

Source of Power
Obama used Personal Power before
elected as a President.
Now he uses both Personal Power &
Position Power.

Types of Power
Obama uses mostly ;
Legitimate Power
Referent Power

Power & influential Tactics

TYPE OF POWER

INFLUENCING TACTICS

LEGITIMATE POWER

LEGITIMIZATION
RATIONAL PERSUATIONAL
CONSULTATION

REFERENT POWER

INSPIRATIONAL APPEALS
PERSONAL APPEAL

LEADERSHIP MODEL

Obama & leadership model

Obama uses mostly ;
Contingency Leadership Model
Leader-member Exchange Model

LEADERSHIP LESSONS

References
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http://prospect.org/article/barack-obamas-theory-power
http://ecoggins.hubpages.com/hub/Barack-ObamasLeadership-Styles
http://obamaspeeches.com/

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