“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a leader” As stated by John Quincy Adams, “Leaders are the people who do the right thing; managers are people who do things right.” Leaders are the ones who do not order their sub-coordinates but work with them together to achieve the predetermined goals of an organization. They work together to bring out the best in the sub-coordinates and motivate them to bring the best result to the organization. Abraham Lincoln is one of the greatest leaders and he was born on the twelfth (12th) February 1809 in Hodgenville, Kentucky. He is a self-educated lawyer in Illinois. Abraham Lincoln falls under trait leadership theory since he has the traits of intellective traits like being self-educated (intelligence) and was very knowledgeable. He also has social characteristics he was very friendly with everyone and very social. The reason for choosing him is he was one of the greatest leaders, he always stick to what he wanted to do even though he knew he will have to face consequences and was known as a very honest person.
Abraham Lincoln was well known for his social skills, communication skills with people, and for accepting criticism from people and taking advice for his own good. He was also known for his courage on top of that he was a knowledgeable man and was good at gaining the trust of people. He was good at motivating people, was a very honest man, and was good at taking up the responsibility and directing the people. His Communication skills led to the success of Abraham’s leadership. He was a very communicative person he knew how to talk with people and knew how to make the people listen to him. He knew how to make people listen to his talk by telling stories through which he could convey the message and dream to the people. Being a leader one must be very honest so that people can trust with their heart. Abraham was a very honest man, he knew how to deal with the circumstances and was very truthful to the people. Lincoln did what he thought was right according to the situation and this way it led to his success. He was a very responsible person. He took the mistakes as his own and work towards achieving them. He acknowledged all the mistakes of his sub-coordinates and every achievement he shared without keeping himself. He made sure his sub-coordinated are praised and given credit for their work so that they won’t get discouraged and would continue to work for him.
Being a leader, Lincoln was a responsible leader, he took account of everything his sub-coordinate did and apologized for the mistake his sub-coordinates did. He followed the democratic leadership style. He did what the people wanted to do being fair and square in whatever he did in every situation. He was a supportive leader he motivated his subordinates to take part in decision-making and had a lot of trust in his subordinates. Through this, they feel motivated to do their work and had a lot of efficiency in the work. Lincoln’s democratic leadership style was successful, as he was the kind of person who always motivated others and made them have faith in whatever he believed. Whenever he spoke he could make people listen to his talk. He always made sure he included his sub-coordinates in every decision he makes. Lincoln always respected other opinions and always included his sub- coordinate's ideas and strategies in decision-making. Through his actions and his leadership style, he ended the slavery system and brought freedom to the country. Being a leader, it holds a lot of responsibility. Therefore, following democratic leadership is very effective. Through this leadership style, every member is included in the work and their thoughts and plans are considered in the decision-making. When they are informed about everything they feel more included and trust more in the leader. Every member is motivated to work in a group, being a leader when the members are being credited for their work and the achievements are being shared they are more interested in working together and there will be high efficiency in the work.
The leadership style that I have is Laissez-Faire leadership. I always allow my group members to make decisions and expect them to establish the targets and deadlines as I trust my group members are talented enough to make the best decision but I will be still responsible for the decision that they have made and provide them with needed resources.
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