Prominent Leader: Winston Churchill
Winston Spencer Churchill was born to a wealthy family in November 1874, his mother was American (Gibson). He began his career early by going off to war as a correspondent later becoming a soldier and most notably becoming Prime Minster. Although he was not well liked by his peers he was found to be the qualified during the rise of World War II. Winston Churchill was a great inspirational leader that in his finest hour rallied his country together to face Adolph Hitler and his Nazi Germany rule. As the Prime Minister of Great Britain this determined leader developed his leadership skills to become a dominate figure of the 20th Century winning the Nobel prize in 1953.
Transformational Leadership
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Transformational leaders seek to engage followers by creating a vision, strategy, and culture that is clear made to inspire followers to achieve goals (Weiss). Winston Churchill had the charisma, fortitude, and the ability to clearly state his intent as a leader that gave Great Britain the strength to continue to fight through World War II, even in some of their darkest hours. These traits make him a perfect fit to be described as a transformational leader and motivator the kept German from invading England. During the startup of World War II, Britain was suffering from the effects of World War I leaving them with a small military force. Churchill’s extraordinary ability to influence those that follow him was central to his style of leadership. Idealized influence is when a leader has a personality that is trusted, admired and respected by followers (Weiss Sect. 5.2). Although Great Britain had a reduced military power, Churchill addressed parliament letting them know that they must fight or fall to German rule. Even though the German “Luftwaffe” forces out numbered Britain’s “Royal Air Force” during the battle of Britain that did not stop them from training hard to be the best. This inspirational motivation was the result of a speech giving by Churchill to address