Theodore Roosevelt essay (for my Managerial leadership class)

Theodore Roosevelt was an asthmatic , nearsighted , shy and physically weak child who later on became one of the most powerful Presidents of the United States . His leadership style was tough , yet his charisma kept him in the circles of smart people . His communication skills were popular among the masses but his tough leadership style was disliked by his fellow republicans . His leadership was considered too domineering by them . Although , much before succeeding as the President , he was the president of the board of New York Police commissioners . During his two years as

its presidents , he radically transformed the organization . With his iron-will and honesty , he brought major reforms to the organization and saved its tainted image . His style of working with others was tough and usually liked to take unilateral decisions , yet his major decisions proved correct

Theodore Roosevelt had a very ambitious personality . He took up sports as diverse as boxing , hiking , horseback riding , and tennis . In his childhood , he was hyperactive and rather mischievous and was an excellent conversationalist (Thayer , 1919 . He was an avid reader . He chose to lead a strenuous life despite the fact that his doctors advised him to find a desk job . All these aspects of his personality later reflected in his life as a leader

His ambitious personality helped him overcome his physical abilities to become a powerful masculine figure and later became one of the most robust and ambitious U .S presidents . His hyperactive personality was later instrumental in his success as he became an activist and a reformer . His excellent communication skills helped him in his election campaign as it captivated the masses . Above all , his personality aspect of being tough and leading a strenuous life was one of the prime reasons that he rose from being a timid boy to becoming among the most powerful U .S presidents (Morris , 2001

Theodore Roosevelt had a poor state of health . From his physical condition , one could only infer that he would later end up finding a desk job and leading a normal life . But since his childhood , he had great ambitions . He worked out in gymnasium to improve his physical health and took up boxing to deal with bullies (Thayer , 1919 . His memorable fight at Harvard is a testament of how hard work helped him achieve something others won 't expect of him (Thayer , 1919 . I feel emotionally engaged with these issues because it would have taken him great pains to overcome his physical state , which was probably the reason for him being shy in childhood , to become a great man in history

The death of his mother and wife on the same day , both very dear to him was also one of the issues I felt emotionally engaged with . His recovery from this great loss was an evidence of the strength of his personality and his emotional stability

Though , Theodore Roosevelt was awarded a Noble Peace prize for his efforts to end Russo-Japanese wars , he was equally eager to wage war...