Interview with a Leader & Personal Philosophy of Leadership

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Leadership

Leadership means having the ability to influence and direct activities of their teams towards achieving certain objectives . To company managers , leadership would mean having the ability to lead other employees in attaining the set sales revenue and profits . To political leaders , leadership would be leading their followers to attaining the goal of improving their country 's standards of living . Leaders at the helm of their organizations therefore have to be skilled and experienced enough to convince those following them that it

is really possible to attain goals . These leaders must therefore develop philosophies that are consistent with what was agreed in their respective teams , or in the case of political leadership politicians must develop visions that are agreeable to the majority of their electorates (Leboeuf , 1999 . It is these philosophies that distinguish them from others in the field and competitors , as well as creating a big following for politicians

These philosophies are the ones that leaders in different industries mostly have in common . It is their leadership skills that make them successful in attaining the set goals and leave lasting legacies in their professions . Some of those philosophies will be addressed in this through an interview with one of the leading policy makers in the United States . Further , this writer 's leadership philosophies will be illustrated and compared with those of the interviewee . The comparison will aid in understanding works on both parties how both philosophies are parallel on issues and how they disagree . The last section will be a report on analysis regarding different leadership philosophies and styles , and how their results . This will help the writer to make improvement on leadership qualities that currently proves deficient

Interview with a Leader

Mrs . Hillary Clinton , the New York Senator , former First Lady and a leading presidential candidate in this year 's election , would be this writer 's best choice for an interview . But because circumstances cannot allow her to hold the interview at this moment of Democratic primaries the writer will improvise answers to questions depending on the rich history of leadership that Hilary Clinton has shown in her many years of public service . By looking at her leadership history and especially the leadership qualities she has shown during her campaigns , it shall be possible to conclude that answers listed below reflect how she could answer the questions . The five questions include and will be discussed in detail on the section that follows

Education and Life Experiences that have prepared the leader to be the current position

What she does to improve her leadership qualities and philosophy

What she does to Motivate teammates and constituencies

Advice for anyone desiring to serve at this leader 's capacity

What drives her

Education and Experience : Though educated in law , Hilary Clinton is as lifetime student of many disciplines especially those touching on family lives . She had practiced family law for many years , which taught her a lot about challenges that face many families in America . Thus...