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Chosen Leader: Oprah Winfrey

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Chosen Leader: Oprah Winfrey
There are many great leaders throughout the world but the leader that our group chooses to write about is Oprah Winfrey - one of the world’s most influential women. Oprah Winfrey was born in 1954, she is a famous American media proprietor, talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist. The reason why we choose Oprah is because our group has 5 ladies, all ambitious and want to be successful in life. Oprah is an example of a woman that had overcome many difficulties in life and became one of the richest women. Studying about her will help us apply her leadership style and hopefully be a better leader in the future.

Why do you consider her as a leader?
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In 2002, Christianity Today published an article called "The Church of O" in which they concluded that Winfrey had emerged as an influential spiritual leader. As written in Wikipedia, “To her audience of more than 22 million mostly female viewers, she has become a postmodern priestess—an icon of church-free spirituality.” (Oprah Winfrey, 2017) She has influence over millions of people worldwide. “In 2007, Winfrey began to endorse the self-help program The Secret. The Secret claims that people can change their lives through positive thoughts or 'vibrations', which will then cause them to attract more positive vibrations that result in good things happening to them”. (Oprah Winfrey, 2017)
Philosophy/Purpose/Vision and Goals.
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After many researches carried to have deep understanding about this incredible women, who has significant achievements in various discipline, it is said that she is such an authentic leader and her remarkable leadership skill is one of the deciding factors leading to her success. In the words of Joseph Chris, Oprah Winfrey’s leading style is a combination between transformational and charismatic style (Chris, 2015), which is also proved and supported by other articles, magazines and through the reality. In terms of charismatic leading aspect, she is the one whose “fire ignites followers’ energy & commitment” and together with the wise use of soft power, she has spread the positive energy for millions and millions people all over the world, and it is also said that “Unless you have been living under a rock, you have heard of Oprah Winfrey” (Ganchrow, 2015). Besides, she is also able to attract the attention from the publics with her natural ability without forcing the followers and “Rather, her approach to reach out and persuade people and her persistence has earned her the trust and praise of people around her” (3 Oprah Winfrey Leadership Style Secrets, 2016).

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