Contents

• Introduction 2
• Background of the Leader- Barack Obama 2
• Key Capabilities of Barack Obama 3
• Analysis of Leadership Theory- Transformational Leadership 6
• Benchmarking the Leader against Theory 8
• Conclusions enabling us to have wider approaches to Leadership 10
• References 12

Description

Organizations today, function in a changing environment, which is highly influenced by changing consumer needs and rapid technological advancements and increasing competition. Leadership is essential in the organizations since the employees need more than standard directives to carry out the tasks. Good leaders influence the followers in a manner that they realize their potential and willingly contribute towards achieving the shared objectives. There are different leadership approaches, which are adopted by the leaders, which they develop based on their inherent qualities, learning and experience, which enable them to influence the like-minded people in a positive or negative manner. Today’s leadership approach emphasizes on having an effective relationship between leaders and followers and focusing on enhancing each other’s skills and knowledge and utilizing it a manner that they enable them to achieve organizational and personal objectives. The report critically analyzes the leadership approach of Barack Obama, the 44th President of United States of America. The report analyzes his leadership style against the best practice and provides conclusions on the leadership approaches.