Leadership Assignment

                                            Genghis Khan   Genghis also spelled  Chinggis,  Chingis,  Jenghiz,  or  Jinghis,  original name  Temüjin,  also spelled  Temuchin  (born  1162 , near  Lake Baikal ,  Mongolia —died  August 18, 1227 ), Mongolian warrior-ruler, one of the most famous conquerors of history, who consolidated tribes into a unified Mongolia and then extended his empire across Asia to the  Adriatic Sea . Genghis Khan was a warrior and ruler of genius who, starting from obscure and insignificant beginnings, brought all the  nomadic  tribes of Mongolia under the rule of himself and his family in a rigidly disciplined military  state . He then turned his attention toward the settled peoples beyond the borders of his nomadic realm and began t...

                                                         ADOLF HITER Adolf Hitler  ( German:  ; 20 April 1889 – 30 April 1945) was a German politician who was the leader of the  Nazi Part y  ( Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei ; NSDAP),  Chancello r of Germany  from 1933 to 1945, and  Führer  ("Leader") of  Nazi Germany  from 1934 to 1945. As  dictator  of the German Reich, he initiated   World War II in Europe  with the  invasion of Poland  in September 1939, and was central to  the Holocaust . Hitler was born in Austria, then part of Austria-Hungary, and raised near  Linz . He moved to Germany in 1913 and was decorated during his  service in the German Army  in  World War I . He joined the  German W...

 Mahatma Gandhi as an        Authentic Leader    My initial understanding of authentic leadership led me to thinking about Mahatma Gandhi. This was a man who had a set of beliefs that he lived by, and did his best to unite his nation under the values he had set for himself. I watched a great YouTube video (link provided below) that helps to explain Gandhi as an authentic Leader. He exemplifies George (2003)’s Authentic Leadership Approach. In this approach to leadership, there are five dimensions in which a leader can go from “having less of” to “having more of” in each dimension, and that a leader can work to improve each set of skills needed to thrive in each (PSU WC, Lesson 12). The five dimensions that George describes are purpose, values, relationships, self-discipline, and heart. It is easy to see how Mahatma Gandhi used these dimensions to shape his views on life and on how to lead his people.  Gandhi showed his authentic leaders...

                        President Donald Trump A True Leader Last week, Donald Trump fired former FBI Director James Comey – a sudden, shocking and welcome development. Comey rightly stated that the president can fire him for any reason or no reason. Trump operates differently from most. He likes to be  unpredictable. Liberals indignantly speculated that Trump aimed to stifle the FBI’s investigation into alleged “Russian collusion” with Trump’s campaign. Persuasion expert Scott Adams pointed out that Trump “ made Democrats self-immolate over Comey while reminding everyone he wasn’t under investigation .” Obama’s mess I hear people talking about the “deep state” undermining Trump lately. I know liberal judges and government employees are dictating our lives and blunting Donald Trump’s actions. He’s dealing with constant leaks, lies and opposition. James Comey was part of the corrupt, partisan g...

                          Cristiano Ronaldo the Portugal Leader Cristiano Ronaldo is, unquestionably, one of the world’s best players. On pure talent, he’s Portugal’s best and most important player by far. But in Euro 2016, one factor trumped all that talent: Ronaldo’s leadership. It’s not something that’s often been talked about over the years. At Manchester United he was too young and on a team too full of veterans to be a leader. Real Madrid has often been a team more about overwhelming with talent at every position, so leadership takes a back seat to everything else. It’s easy, then, to overlook the idea of Ronaldo as a leader, but he’s reached the point in his career when leadership often becomes a major factor. He’s 31 years old now, his legs are slowing and other things have to come up to fill in the gaps. Given his public reputation and perception of being a selfish player, he’s slowly been becoming an...

                                               SIR ALEX FERGUSON Sir Alexander Chapman Ferguson,  CBE  (born 31 December 1941) is a Scottish former football manager and player who managed Manchester United from 1986 to 2013. He is regarded by many players, managers, and analysts to be one of the greatest and most successful managers of all time. Ferguson played as a forward for several Scottish clubs, including Dunfermline Athletic and Rangers. While playing for Dunfermline, he was the top goalscorer in the Scottish league in the 1965–66 season. Towards the end of his playing career he also worked as a coach, then started his managerial career with East Stirlingshire and St Mirren. Ferguson then enjoyed a highly successful period as manager of Aberdeen, winning thre...

                                          GREATEST MERSEYSIDE RED CAPTAIN Steven George Gerrard,  MBE  (born 30 May 1980) is an English professional football coach and  former footballer who serves as an academy coach at Liverpool. He spent the majority of his playing career as a central midfielder for Liverpool and the England national team, with most of that time spent as club captain. Regarded as one of the greatest midfielders of his generation,Gerrard was awarded the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year award in 2005, and the Ballon d'Or Bronze Award. In 2009, Zinedine Zidane and Pelé said that they considered Gerrard to be the best footballer in the world. A versatile and well-rounded player, highly regarded for his leadership, Gerrard is the only footballer in histo...