Barack Obama Leadership Style

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President Barack Obama and Leadership

Tabatha Robinson

Waldorf University

Introduction to leadership and personality traits.

Truly, presidential Leadership is about the pursuit of the interest and goals of the country’s overall well-being. Before he became a politician, Barack Obama was a community organizer (Odom, L., Owen, R., Valley, A., & Burrell, P. 2011.) In fact, Obama expressed his motivations early in his campaign and presidency reflecting on his goals of reforming Americas health management, which was democratic behavior driven; this was so that everyone could have access. In retrospect, Obama is well known for his ethical leadership traits.

Namely, this is a great example of how he would determine the appropriate style of leadership based on the situation. Also, he often brought the opposition to the table to discuss issues in which he had major concerns with policies and procedures that he viewed conflicted with the position of his administration. Furthermore, this type of behavior reflects a facilitative leadership approach. Within referencing his leadership style, you can see that he often demonstrates different ethical theories which can result in the same outcome. Take for instance the way he approached the health industry when on the break of a nationwide recession. Not to mention he tried to work across the aisle with the opposition to create a team that could develop plans to tackle healthcare

Obama won over the democratic party by a majority as well as the nation. Being a chosen leader allows him the opportunity to be more effective. As president, he holds the top management position in the country and many officials are equally delegated to follow him as the chief executive. Winning the majority of votes as well as the most delegates in the election is a direct reflection of how people were drawn to give power to Obama. Over the course of his presidency, the first term rarely did his party oppose his positions, however, he was a partisan leader who did not always stick to common party lines. A true legitimate leader who listens to the followers has a better chance of being successful. With there already being a high level of opposition Obama saw challenges toward the end of his second term to keep his support. As the Republican leadership and the now unpopular health reform mandate affected more than democratic voters; he saw a rapid decline in followers in the U.S. He sought to bring together two parties, but it cost him people on both sides (Skinner, R.