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Adolf Hitler And Winston Churchill

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Leaders are the largest mechanism in moving towards and achieving a goal. Two examples of high-profile leaders are Adolf Hitler and Winston Churchill. Adolf Hitler was an autocratic/authoritarian leader. An autocratic leader is directive and doesn’t involve members in the decision-making process. In practice, Adolf Hitler maintained his leadership powers at all times. He consolidated the powers of the government into his position as Chancellor and Fuhrer of Germany, or the Reich Chancellor of Germany. Winston Churchill was a transformational leader. The speeches he made as prime minister of Britain and the words he spoke even as a war correspondent ring throughout the ages and have kept him a staple of WWII and Britain. A transformational leader communicates their vision and inspires other to join their cause and encourage independent thinking. The results of Churchill’s leadership style were increased volunteers rather than conscripted soldiers and increased productivity and effectiveness. Churchill inspired thousands with his speeches and his military plans had won many battles that would have otherwise meant the destruction of the free Western world.
The characteristics of Hitler’s leadership were his stubbornness to pass any leadership power to anyone else, including his generals. This characteristic proved to be harmful to Germany’s position in World War II as the Allies started controlling the war fronts. Hitler had served in WWI as a soldier and demonstrated himself

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