4. MARTIN LUTHER KING BIOGRAPHY
Childhood & Education
Mar tin Luther King, Jr., was born on Tuesday,
Januar y 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia .
His bir th cer tificate listed his bir th name as Michael
Luther King, Jr., but it was later changed to Mar tin;
his father arranged this change in 1935 in honor of
German reformer and leader of the Protestant
Reformation Mar tin Luther.
His grandfather and father were both pastor at
Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta.
when fifteen ,he graduated from high school,
having skipped from 9th to 12th grade;
In 1951, he got a Bachelor ’s of Divinity followed by a Ph.D. from Boston
College in 1955.
5. In Boston, he met Coretta Scott and married her in 1953; they had four
children: Yolanda Denise (1955-2007), Martin Luther III (b. 1957), Dexter
Scott (b. 1961), and Bernice Albertine (b. 1963).
As a young boy, Martin had to see the inequality, injustice and racial
tension that was in America. He did not like this.
Man of the Year and Nobel Peace Prize, 1964
Martin Luther King Jr. and 5 Practices of
Exemplary leaders
1 – Modeling the Way
2 - Inspiring a Shared Vision
3 - Challenging a Process
4 - Enabling Others to Act
5 - Encouraging the Hear t
6- Modesty
7- Will
6. “I have a dream that one
day this nation will rise
up and live out the true
meaning of its creed, We
hold these truths to be
self-evident, that all men
are created equal”
Humility: A Reluctant Reverend
Listening: An Ear Without Fear
Communication: The Strength of Storytelling
Education: A Yearn to Learn
Compassion: Lovers Share Soup
Empowerment: Involving Others and Sharing Success
Management: Administration of Inspiration
Consistency: Practicing What You Preach
Optimism: Heal with Hope
7. JOHN F KENNEDY BIOGRAPHY
Born in May 1917, John F. Kennedy came from an illustrious political family
John graduated from Harvard after completing a thesis on
“Appeasement in Munich
John F Kennedy was America’s second youngest elected president.
In 1946, he won a seat in Boston for the US House of
Representatives, and in 1952 got himself elected for the US Senate,
defeating the incumbent Republican.
In 1953, he married Jacqueline Lee Bouvier. In 1957 he was awarded
the Pulitzer prize for biography for his book ‘Profiles in Courage‘ a
book about US Senators who stood up for their personal beliefs.
8. In 1956, he was nearly chosen to be the Vice Presidential candidate for Adlai Stevenson. The national
exposure raised his profile, and in 1960 he was chosen to be the Democratic nomination for the
Presidency.
It was the first time a Roman Catholic had been elected president and it was a big issue in America
where many Protestants distrusted the prospect of America being influenced by the Vatican.
Kennedy was President of the United states from 1961-1963
Despite his short tenure, he was one of the highest profile presidents in
history
Kennedy managed to connect with the majority of American people
Was the youngest president in American History.
9. Qualities that made J.F.K a good President
Charismatic and Energetic
Effective Decision maker
Authoritative
Led by example/Brave
Ability to Understand Americans
Had vision
10. JOHN STOTT BIOGRAPHY
John Stott (born -1921 ,death-2011) lived a committed life as a Christian
theologian and pioneer.
John Robert Walmsley Stott was Christian leader
and Anglican cleric who was noted as a leader of the
worldwide Evangelical movement
he was one of the principal authors of the Lausanne Covenant in
1974. In 2005,Time magazine ranked Stott among the 100 most
influential people in the world
In 1935, he went on to Rugby School.
Stott studied modern languages at Trinity College
Cambridge where he graduated with a double first in French and
theology
11. John Stott’s Personality Charecteristics…
Stott HR HR Consultant
Regional Director – Western Canada for Talent C
Recently retired SR Human Resources Leader
Former Director of Human Resources Aboriginal Peoples Television / The North West
Company/ Maple Leaf Foods
Mentoring has been used by people for 1000’s of years as a way of personal
development.
Mentoring has played a significant role in most indigenous cultures around the world
Rich history of mentoring in Aboriginal cultures throughout turtle island
Informally used in many of our home communities and organizations
12. NELSON MANDELA
Nelson Mandela then went on to become a South African anti-
apartheid revolutionary and politician, serving as President of South
Africa between 1994 and 1999.
Born 18 July 1918
27 years in confinement
1990 set free
Nobel Peace prize recipient in 1993
Elected President of South Africa in 1994
Favourite music – Handel and Tchaikovsky
Strict exercise routine – 4.30 pm daily
Honorary degrees – 50 International Universities
Negotiated SA through the minefield of transition“Good leaders know when they are right, great
leaders know when they are wrong”
Cyril Ramaphosa
13. Rolihlahla Mandela was born into the Madiba clan in Mvezo, Transkei to parents Nonqaphi
Nosekeni and Nkosi Mphakanyiswa Gadla Mandela.
Mandela went on to attend primary school in Qunu and it was his teacher Miss Mdingane who
gave him the name Nelson, as it was the custom to give all school children “Christian” names.
Lessons in Leadership
Traditional leadership is inherited;
Bureaucratic leadership is rule
governed; Charismatic leadership
is an inherent part of the
personality of the individual.”
14. Lessons in Leadership
1. Love and respect – human kind
2. Resilience
3. Humility and empathy
4. Self depreciation – sense of humour
5. No grudges
6. Risk taker – innovator
7. Visibility and good communicator
8. Valuing others points of view
9. Visionary - focussed
Other qualities beyond charisma (Nelson Mandela)
15. JHANSI KI RAANI LAKSHMIBAI
Lakshmi bai was born on 19 November 1828 in the holy town of
Varanasi into a Marathi Brahmin family.
She was named Manikarnika and was nicknamed Manu.
Manikarnika was married to the Maharaja of Jhansi, Raja
Gangadhar Rao Newalkar , in May 1842 and was afterwards
called Lakshmibai (or Laxmibai) in honour of the Hindu goddess
Lakshmi.
Died :-17/18 June 1858 in Kotah ki Serai, Gwaloir, India.
17. ABRAHAM LINCOLN
1809- Born in Hardin County, Kentucky.
1831 -moved to New Salem,Illinois and worked as a clerk in
a general store
1834 -Lincoln became involved in local politics as a
supporter of the Whig Party, winning election to the Illinois
state legislature.
1836- Lincoln passing the bar examination after taught
himself law. Then he worked as a lawyer in Springfield, he
was earn a reputation as “Honest Abe”
1860 – First speech about slavery, become the President of
America
1861 – Civil war started
1865 – 13th amendment signed, assassination by John W Booth
19. BENAZIR BHUTTO BIOGRAPHY
Benazir Bhutto (21 June 1953 – 27 December 2007)
was the first women elected to lead a Muslim state.
Benazir was the daughter of a former prime minister
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. Her family came from the Bhutto
tribe of Sindhi and she was born in Karachi, Sindh.
Benazir was brought up speaking both Urdu and
English, and after passing her A-Levels, she went to
Oxford University, to study Law at Lady Margaret Hall
college.
She joined the Pakistan People's Party and serve as the
nation's prime minister.
She inherited her father's leadership of the PPP.
She became the first ever female prime minister of a Muslim nation on
December 1, 1988
20. Leadership Qualities
and personality
• STRONG COMMUNICATION SKILLS
• CONFIDENT
• DETERMINATION
• COURAGEOUS LEADER
Leadership style
Participative
Democracy is the best revenge against dictatorship.
21. KALPANA CHAWLA BIOGRAPHY
Born in Karnal, India, on July 1, 1961, Chawla was the youngest of
four children. The name Kalpana means "idea" or "imagination.
Chawla obtained a degree in aeronautical engineering from
Punjab Engineering College before immigrating to the United
States and becoming a naturalized citizen in the 1980s.
She earned a doctorate in aerospace engineering from the
University of Colorado in 1988. She began working at NASA's
Ames Research Center the same year.
22. Selected by NASA in December 1994, Dr. Chawla
reported to the Johnson Space Center in March
1995. After completing a year of training and
evaluation, she was assigned to work technical issues
for the Astronaut Office EVA/Robotics and Computer
Branches. Dr. Chawla will serve as a mission specialist
on the crew of the fourth U-S, Microgravity Payload
flight scheduled for an November 1997 launch on
board Columbia on mission STS-87.
NASA EXPERIENCE
23. ABDUL KALAM BIOGRAPHY
1931: A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was born on 15th October.
1954: Graduated from Saint Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli.
1955: Enrolled at the Madras Institute of Technology to study
aerospace engineering.
1960: Joined Aeronautical Development Establishment of
Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) as a
chief scientist.
1969: Was transferred to the Indian Space Research Organization
(ISRO).
24. 1992-1999:
Served as the Chief Scientific Adviser to the Prime Minister and the Secretary
of Defence Research and Development Organisation.
2002-2007:
Served as the 11th President of India.
2007:
Teaching in colleges.
27 July 2015:
Died (aged 83, Shillong, Meghalaya, India)
25. Leadership Quality of A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
Everything is Possible
Leaders Ignite the minds of Others
Leaders care, share and maintain transparency
Leaders humble themselves
Leaders Inspire others and make them dream rather than making them
believe in their own dreams
Leaders are truly Visionary
Leaders look for solutions to problems with Innovative mind-set
Leaders create Institutions...They live as an Institution personally
“You have to dream before your dreams can come
true.”
“If you want to shine like a sun. First burn like a sun.”
26. SRIMAVO BANDARANAIKE
BIOGRAPHY Sirimavo Bandaranaike was born on 17 April 1916, as Sirima Ratwatte
to a prominent Radala family, who were descended from Ratwatte
Dissawa, Dissawa of Matale , a signatory on behalf of the Sinhalese
to the Kandyan Convention of 1815
Bandaranaike was educated at St Bridget's Convent, Colombo , but
was a practicing Buddhist
In 1940 she married Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike , a
member of the State council
Her husband Solomon was a founding member of the United
National Party (UNP) in 1946 and was elected to the House of
Representatives (elected lower house of Parliament) in the first
elections of the Dominion of Ceylon in 1947.
Sirimavo was brought forward as legitimate successor to her
husband's party leadership and she entered politics.