This presentation provides an overview of Barack Obama's leadership qualities and style. It begins with a biography of Obama's early life and political career. It then examines his personality traits, attitudes, and behaviors using several leadership frameworks. Obama displays traits of transformational leadership and pragmatic problem-solving. He relies on both personal charisma and his position as President. The presentation compares Obama's skills to Abraham Lincoln and suggests Obama draws power through inspiration and rational persuasion. It identifies contingency theory and leader-member exchange as leadership models exemplified by Obama.
7. Early Life
Born in Honolulu, Hawaii on 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)
8. College Years
Occidental College Los 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
9. 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 Illinois’s "Project Vote” from
April to October 1992
Constitutional law professor at the
University of Chicago Law School.
10. Political career
Elected to the Illinois Senate for the 13th
District In 1996
Chairman of the Illinois Senate’s Health
and Human Services Committee In
January 2003
2004 election campaign for U.S. Senate
Resigned from the Illinois Senate in
November of 2004
11. 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
12. 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
15. Big 5 Model of Personality Traits
SURGENCY AGREEABLENESS
Have
Authority
OPENNESS
ADJUSTMENT CONSCIENTIOUSTo
NESS EXPERIENCE
Respect of
Followers
Sensitivity to
others
Care of followers
Calm under
pressure
Integrity
Self- confidence
Citizenship
Intelligence
Seek
Change
16. Big 5 Model of Personality Traits
Obama exemplifies high
scores in :
agreeableness (getting
alone with others)
adjustment (emotional
stability)
openness to experience
(achievement)
17. Obama & Achievement Motivation Theory
Obama have :
High need for achievement;
moderate need for affiliation;
low need for power
19. Obama & Theory Y
President Obama would fall under Theory Y.
Due to ;
his emotional intelligence
He is also quoted saying “I don’t get too
high when things are going well and I don’t
get too low when things are going tough”.
24. Speaking Skill
Obama is able to inspire through
speaking.
Getting straight to the hard issues
while still creating the feeling
of national unity for his listeners.
skill that is close to Lincoln’s
amazing speaking abilities.
25. 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
26. Campaign
Lincoln was the republican candidate in 1860
who was known as a moderate who could
appeal to the West.
Lincoln won his campaign by telling his life
story, a child raised in poverty who made his
way to the top.
Obama won his campaign by creating
hope of a better tomorrow for his country
"Yes We Can"
30. Power & influential Tactics
TYPE OF POWER
INFLUENCING TACTICS
LEGITIMATE POWER
LEGITIMIZATION
RATIONAL PERSUATIONAL
CONSULTATION
REFERENT POWER
INSPIRATIONAL APPEALS
PERSONAL APPEAL