Abraham Lincoln's Leadership

I start this project on Lincoln’s leadership very reluctantly. I am a history buff and have always viewed his leadership through the eyes of jaded historians. They have portrayed him as a dictator, incompetent, and a buffoon at some points. After reading the Donald T. Phillips book Lincoln on Leadership, my mindset was totally changed. This book broke down four key areas that produced an effective leader in Lincoln. These areas are character, people, endeavor, and communication. I will be sharing a principal from each key area that I found important and then conclude with an overall thought.

Across time, political leaders have often been remembered for their greatness by how they faced challenges than with what particular skills or abilities they had during their time in office. This statement is known to be true as political leaders are often expected to solve certain issues or challenges when in office and if their contributions benefit the state or country. Additionally, history books, records, and scholarly journals will take note of a leader’s response to challenges, how they are handled, and if the issue is solved more than whether they adequately used certain skills and abilities to solve the problem. In short, challenges, when faced, allow the political leaders to be remembered more so than their talents.

Lincoln did alot in his short stint as president, he really made an impact and changed America forever. Lincoln had alot of strenghts and little weakness. He showed his great leader ship, through the civil war and was able, to keep his country together.

There has been many great leaders in america. Some are better than others, some didnt live long enough in office to be ranked. Others like George Washington did enough to be known worldwide for being a great leader. Abe Lincoln is known for ending the the civil war.

Abraham Lincoln was one of the most prominent figures in the US history. His personality is still one of the most studied and revered among historians. That is why the text under analysis is devoted to the biography of Abraham Lincoln, starting with his birthday, continuing his brilliant political career, and ending his assassination before he managed to defeat confederation completely. Given the tone of the narrative and the praiseworthy motifs that are traced throughout the text, one can conclude that the author’ main focus was to provide a deep insight in Lincoln’s figure as a flawless US leader.

Leading the North through the Civil War was no easy task for Lincoln. The humble president granted tariffs and abolished slavery. The 16th president even opposed secession and war against Mexico. During setbacks he was looked down upon by many even by his own army general. With some referring to him as "weak as water" and even talked ill of him after his assassination. He had also written the Gettysburg Address, one of the most powerful speeches in history, gave a statement for national purpose and identity. Lincoln was elected twice and was criticized by several during his presidency up to his assassination. Lincoln elected in 1861 and issuing the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. He was willing to use force to defend Federal Law and the

Often hailed as the greatest president of all times, Abraham Lincoln was a strong Presidential leader who is known for his honest ways. He was President during one of the worst wars in American history and was a great leader for our military. Abraham Lincoln helped to abolish slavery. He was shot down in the prime of his life and term of President by John Wilkes Booth. President Lincoln’s contributions to the American society will never be forgotten.

Abraham Lincoln was one of the greatest presidents in the United States. He started out his career in a humble settings in a one room log cabin to becoming the President. His dedication to learning more where he self taught himself law while working as a shopkeeper and poastmaster. He finally took the bar exam where he passed it which was the first step of many that he took on his way to becoming the President.

When I visualize a distinguished leader, the one person that comes to mind is Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States. Abraham was born in 1809; he was born and raised in Kentucky t. Prior to becoming president, Abraham was a farmer, a business owner and later he served as a captain in the Black Hawk War (Illinois war, n.d). His greatest accomplishment as a leader was the Emancipation Proclamation that freed the slaves within the Confederacy back in 1863. As a leader Abraham was willing to do anything to defend the Federal law, and the Union. Unfortunately on April 14, 1865 a theatre actor by the name of John Wilkes Booth assassinated Abraham Lincoln (WH, 2016). Even though he is gone his character, honesty, wise words and fairness continues to be an extraordinary example of what a great leader should be.

Abraham Lincoln was the best president that the United States of America has had for a leader. He paved the way for the abolition of slavery. He also led the Union through the bloodiest war in American history to end slavery and preserve the Union. He also paved the way for strengthening the federal government and improving the U.S. economy.

a. Wise is “Having the power of discerning and judging properly as to what is true or right; possessing discernment, judgment, or discretion”. http://www.dictionary.com/browse/wise.

Lincoln set examples as president for any leader. Abraham Lincoln was elected president in 1860 and over one hundred and fifty years later, his lessons can be observed in present day leaders. One leader that I can see some of Lincoln’s lessons in is current President Barack Obama. With this year being an election year, and a very heated one at that, I decided to do some extra research on our current president and his leadership style. To my surprise, President Obama based some of his leadership style off of, none other than, Abraham Lincoln. President Obama surrounded himself with people as Lincoln did. In Lincoln on Leadership, it is obvious the leading style of Abraham Lincoln is very unique. According to the Harvard Business Review, President

Abraham Lincoln was one of the best presidents in the United States and is still one of the best. Lincoln is the best president for getting rid of slavery and also getting into politics in the first place because if it wasn’t for him slavery would have lasted even longer then it was. Here is what happened in Lincoln's life and all of the things that he had too go through.

The American Civil War was fought from 1861 to 1865 in the United States. As a war measure, Emancipation Proclamation is applied primarily to Southern states rebellion and later it spread its way to North. Emancipation Proclamation created a history in abolishing slavery suppressing the war and saving Republic. Abraham Lincoln left this aspect of legacy to the people.

Abraham Lincoln was a common man growing up. It is said he used the tragedies of his life as a driving force to be successful. Phillips divides Lincoln’s reason for success and pertinent leadership abilities into four overarching principles; people, endeavor, character, and communication, all in which Lincoln provided sufficient evidence and lessons to excel as a leader.