The purpose of this assignment is to focus on the leadership characteristics and style of a business/spiritual/political leader.

Instructions:

Prepare a document about the chosen leader making sure you cover the following areas:

1. Brief background of the leader

2. Specific contributions the leader have made to a company, humankind, or country to be recognized as such. Why is this leader admired? Be specific.

3. Main quotes from this leader and what they tell about the leaders’ character. Why you chose those quotes or how you interpret them to mean. What bits of wisdom can we muster from those quotes?

4. Major books written about this leader or books written by the leader which are highly recommended. Tell us a bit about them.

5. Qualities and personality traits of the leader. Give specific examples of actions of this leader demonstrating those qualities.

6. Main leadership style of this person (i.e. charismatic, visionary, autocratic, etc.).Give very specific examples.

7. Leader’s emotional intelligence impact on his/her leadership effectiveness.

8. Source of leadership power and how those powers are wielded.

9. A link to a short, relevant video illustrating some of the points above. Give your own summary of the video and lessons we can take from it.

10. List of sources used

A successful submission will include APA (Links to an external site.) writing standards with proper headings and subheadings.