Leadership: Jimmy Carter, The President President Carter, while in office, was seen as perfectionist and always looking to find something wrong with a project. He possessed deep mistrust for career politicians and believed that only an outsider, like he was, would be a good moral leader. In assessing his leadership style, President Carter would fit into the directive style as explained by Van Wart. A directive style leadership “is exhibited when a leader lets subordinates know what they are expected to do, gives direction and guidance, asks subordinates to follow rules and procedures, and schedules and coordinate activities” (Van Wart, 2012, pg.37). This description might not fit someone as powerful as the President of the United States, but the case of Jimmy Carter is different. He held a firm grasp on all the activities that went on around him. Carter inherited a very troublesome office; the Cold War was at its peak, energy crises were getting worse, and economic inflation did not help the newly sworn in president either. He believed that lifetime Washington politicians were deeply imbedded with corporations and organizations that put them there, thus he resorted to an “autocratic decision making” (Vroom and Jago, 1988) type of leadership. When time came to select his cabinet and appoint position he “ignored major interest groups that make up the Democratic Party – blue collar labor unions, city leaders, and white ethnic groups” (Haas, 1992, p. 51). This style has
There were countless leaders during the Iranian Hostage Crisis, far too many to mention in just one project. Therefore, I have narrowed my topic to the Leadership of President Jimmy Carter. President Carter was a small-town Democrat from Georgia. Before he ran for president, he was virtually an unknown. Therefore he ran a “grassroots campaign,” which can be incredibly
I feel that Tony Dungy was a more effective leader. He took the time to develop his players and instilled leadership qualities in all of them. Dungy had ha very successful career and in later year was extremely involved in giving back to the community. References
When looking for an individual with very clear management styles as well as leadership skills that made a significant impact on both the United States and internationally, the first person that came to mind was Ronald Reagan. Not everyone can be both a manager with the ability to direct successfully and a leader with extraordinary proficiencies, but Reagan had the gift. It is not so hard to find a manager with leadership qualities or to find leaders with effective managerial skills. It takes a mix of the right ingredients to be prize-winning in both areas and this can be found in Ronald Reagan.
Carter took the presidency with several issues that needed resolving, such as rising inflation and unemployment, a country disillusioned with the political system and turbulent foreign relations. To determine the reasons why he was successful in 1976 but not in 1980, it is necessary to look at what his successes and failures were, as well as the different situations in 1976 and 1980.
On May 8, 1884, Harry Truman was born in Lamar, Missouri to John and Martha Truman. One of three children, Harry and his siblings attended most of their schooling in Independence, Missouri where he later graduated in 1901. Unlike most of our presidents to date, Harry did not head off to college following his secondary education but rather after working as a bank clerk and railroad timekeeper, he went to work with his father on their family farm.
As President Carter begins to speak about some of the comments that stood out to him, in this meeting at Camp David, it is evident just how out of touch President Carter had become with American citizens. The statement, “If you lead, Mr. President, we will follow” (President Jimmy Carter "Crisis of Confidence", 1979), is a point that stuck out to me. I believe that deep down, whomever is our President, the majority of the people, merely want a leader. Along with someone that will listen to their plight, as reflected in this statement, “Many people talked about themselves and about the condition of our nation” (President Jimmy Carter "Crisis of Confidence", 1979).
Jimmy Carter took office in January 1977 after he overcame his opponent, Gerald Ford, in a close election. Soon after taking office, President Jimmy Carter set a goal to create jobs for the unemployed. President Carter also tried to make the government more useful and efficient by continuing the reforming of the regulatory system that had started during the time of the Nixon Administration. “Jimmy Carter’s plan did bring down the rate of unemployment, but he increased the cost-of-living stimulated by huge oil price hikes in the Middle East that soon dominated the Administration’s domestic agenda.” As Jimmy Carters relationship with Iran grew quickly, the shah of Iran came into communication with Jimmy Carter and he had accepted to protect
James Earl Carter, son of Lillian Gordy and James Carter, was born on October 1st, 1924 in Plains, Georgia. During his childhood, he grew up with two sisters, Gloria and Ruth, and one brother, William. All four children grew up on their family farm. Carter attended public school and was considered the smartest kid in his class; he enjoyed reading. He was on the basketball team during his high school years. He graduated in 1941, as valedictorian. In 1943, he attended Georgia Institute of Technology and Georgia Southwestern College where he received a BS degree for US Navy. As a young boy, he loved to read about the navy, which later inspired him. So, he scheduled an appointment for the US Navy academy, but failed the math portion of the test. Later, he married Rosalynn Smith, his sister’s best friend in 1946. They had four kids; John, James, Donnell, and Amy. Jimmy spent his first years in the navy serving as an instructor. Later, when his father passed away from cancer he felt it was his job to care and run his family farm. Rosalynn, however, didn’t want to. When he returned to the plains, the farm ran successfully.
James Earl "Jimmy" Carter Jr. (born October 1, 1924) is an American politician who served as the 39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981. In 2002, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work with the Carter Center.
regarding the tense relationship between the U.S. And Iran in order to illicit a more
“Presidents may be active or passive in terms of the effort invested in their jobs; they also may be positive or negative about their positions (Maltese, 164). In regards with President Bill Clinton and President Franklin D. Roosevelt, James Barber identifies them as an “Active-positive”. Active-positives display personal growth and stability, which they take pleasure in their job and the challenges they face with power productivity to pursue their objectives. Also, they pragmatic political figures that possess flexibility in their pursuit of achieving their goals and are willing to alter or abolishing their goals rather than experience severe consequences (Maltese, 164).
With the end of World War Two and the presidency of Franklin Roosevelt, the United States emerged on the global stage as one of the planet's great economic and military powers. It is safe to say that with America's change in status, and in conjunction with profound industrial and technological change, that presidential leadership would necessarily have to transform yet again to meet a new era; nowhere could two different styles of leadership to meet the age be seen than in the Cold War administrations of Dwight D. Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy. Both men would exhibit a unique style of leadership suited to the personality of each, and each style could be considered to characterize the administration of each president, but nevertheless, both men would also use very similar leadership styles when necessary in order to attain certain policy goals.
Coach Carter also displays transformational leadership. Transformational leadership is the ability of a leader to get people to do more than they originally expected to do in support of large scale innovation and change; the leader inspire and excite followers to high level of performance (Nelson & Quick, 2013). According to Marquis & Huston (1992), there are five key qualities of a transformational leader. One of the qualities is having the passion and ability to inspire. Transformational leaders show passion in their work and have the capacity to pass this passion on to others. Coach Carter is successful in achieving this through setting clear expectations and demonstrates passion when doing this. At their first team meeting, Carter hands each student a contract, setting out his expectations of the contracts. If they do not sign and follow it, they do not play. Coach Carter aims to pass on his passion to the players enabling them to succeed in playing sports and succeed in their education. Another quality transformational leaders possess is the ability to pass their values on to others. According to Marquis & Huston (1992), people admire leaders that support their own values and beliefs by enabling others to understand how their own values make them who they are. Coach Carter encourages a team ethic throughout. Carter ensures his team takes this on board by stopping everyone from playing – academic achiever or not. He’s teaching that successful teams succeed because of
The purpose and the intent of this paper are to compare and contrast the leadership styles and scope of influence of two historical leaders. This paper will capture what made this historical leader effective looking at these points of interest one) Integrity, two) Knowledge, three) Sincerity of purpose and four) Care for others. This paper will also view how the historical leader influenced the lives of others in a positive or negative way. How will or has this leader been remembered in history? In my personal opinion would I consider this leader a servant-leader and how did these leaders use their communication skills gain the support for their ideas doing the time of leading others. It is the hope that the reader will be able to make a
Leadership traits have been studied to determine what makes certain people great leaders. There is no right way to be a great leader, there are many ways to be a good leader however, studies have shown that all good leaders have similar characteristics. Good leaders are able to recognize problems and opportunities, they can develop a vison and an implementation plan to carry out their vison. They understand that teamwork and the right people are vital in obtaining their end goal. All of the above are specific traits that tie good leaders together. An interesting subject to look at when examining leadership styles is Donald Trump. Trump has always been known for his leadership style throughout the business industry. He has excelled through