"A leader is the one who knows the way, goes the way and shows the way". The John Maxwell's quote can best describe the leadership portrayed by the former US President, Barack Obama.
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Barack Obama boosts of qualities and habits of an effective leader which made him a leader of the highest repute across the globe. He is highly admired by even the countries that are not having friendly relations with the USA.
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That is why it made me to look deeper into his valuable leadership traits which I am putting forward today. The one very striking way of Mr Obama delivering his speech is that he talked with the first person plural "we" rather than "I". The We-not-I attitude is a very intelligent way to engage the audience. This unique way of making people involved in a conversation will make them believe that they have actually done something together for a positive cause. Countless times in his speeches, Mr Obama used "we" in making people of a particular city or the whole USA to believe that they have contributed something which they can be proud of.
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It might be easy for certain leaders to deliver a speech to a group of audience but to communicate in person with the same group of people is another thing. That is why I cannot help but to mention his art of communication. Mr Obama is a leader par excellence when it comes to communicating with any person regardless of their background, age, race and gender. His entire campaign was a classic case of how to communicate with virtually each and everyone in the USA who is eligible to vote, gain his confidence and send the message across in clear terms. And that is the reason his winning of election in both 2008 and 2012 hands down is of no surprise to me.
A leader is a person who is never satisfied with even his own work and always look to achieve more. With a host of things to do in his bucket list, he turned an ending into a beginning for the next project dozens of times. How does he do that? He used the positive public reaction and sentiment to begin a fresh project so that the buoyant mode keeps the momentum going and help in completing the new task with ease."Let's get back to work". This phrase is very commonly heard in Barack Obama's speeches. That's his way of celebrating a victory in a battle or just after inauguration of a new project.
With all said and done, I'm going to watch the US reality TV shows which had Barack Obama as a guest starting with ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel"Live!, NBC's Tonight Show with Jay Leno and followed by Fallon's Tonight Show to get more insights about Obama's smart way of communication and engaging the audience which makes him a unique leader.
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