Obama's Leadership

Obama's Leadership

Introduction

Leaders are thought to be the backbone from which everything is achieved. They can be described as people who guide others toward a common goal, showing the way by example, and creating an environment in which other team members feel actively involved in the entire process. A leader is not the boss of the team but, instead, the person that is committed to carrying out the mission of the Venture.

President Obama is what we may term “modern day leader” and in its own right and dominion has established solid grounds for the leadership ability.

As a political leader Obama seems influenced by these practical elements, but he should be far more concerned with the immediate welfare of the people he is leading than with partisan concerns. His dislike among people in the United States is going to be a critical issue for him. The number one issue on his agenda should be reelection.

Discussion

No leadership style can be deemed the best. Rather, the style of leadership is contingent upon the forces at play and given the dynamics of the change process. For example, a directive style hinders performance when the employees or team members are sufficiently motivated and competent. It is also hinders performance when employees have a high central locus of control--belief that they have control over their work environment.

“Change We Can Believe In”. This is the slogan used by Senator Barack Obama during the recent Democratic presidential contest in America. After one of the greatest upsets in American political history, many people especially journalists, historians and bloggers will be talking for years about what happened. They still could not get over the fact that Senator Barack Obama has won. Barack Obama wins because he has a superior 'change' message. He has an efficient and watertight organisation. He is cool. And the most important thing he has: A good command of leadership. It is the major key of his success to be nominated at the end of the day. He knows what he is doing. And that is what makes the Americans believe in him despite of his difference in races, cultures and religions.

In the last two years, people have called the leadership of Barack Obama as the transformative expression of leadership. This expression ended on 20th January with Barack Obama's inauguration as the United States' 44th President. Whether you agree or not with his political decisions, you must respect his voyage and realize his capabilities as an influential leadership. Many lessons can be learnt from his successful leadership style and well-maintained, sophisticated performance by studying his unbelievable and spectacular rise.

Barack Obama demonstrated that imaginations of a person, his willpower, and conviction could conquer immeasurable odds and could help in rising to the peak and most influential office in the world, the President's office. During his entire election campaign, he demonstrated the traits of leadership that had helped him achieve this landmark:

Others saw obstacles but Barack Obama glimpsed opportunities, others saw problems but he glimpsed ...