1. Strengths based leadership final
Tammy chamness

2. “The meaning of leadership is complex and includes many dimensions
“The meaning of leadership is complex and includes many dimensions. For some people, leadership is a trait or an ability, for others it is a skill or a behavior, and for still others it is a relationship or a process. In reality, leadership probably includes components of all these dimensions. Each dimension explains a facet of leadership.” (Northouse, 2015)

3. From 1982 to n1989, Ronald Reagan was the President of the United States. Some called him the greatest leader of the free world and the “Great Communicator.” His leadership changed the United States and the world, for the better.

4. Reagan’s first taste of leadership was during his enlistment in the U
Reagan’s first taste of leadership was during his enlistment in the U. S. Army. He learned how to take charge and motivate the men he commanded. These lessons he would use later in his life.
Reagan had to go through a lot of ups and downs in his professional career and in his personal life before he realized what his true passion was, outside of acting. With the global fight against communism in all the papers, Reagan is determined to do what he has to, to end the Communist threat. So he begins his political career with that in mind.

5. POSITIVE LEADER ATTRIBUTES
Trustworthy
Just
Honest
Foresighted
Plans ahead
Encouraging
Positive
Dynamic
Motivator
Builds confidence
Motivational
Dependable
Intelligent
Decisive
Effective bargainer
Win-win problem solver
Communicative
Informed
Administratively skilled
Coordinator
Team builder
Excellence oriented
NEGATIVE LEADER ATTRIBUTES
Loner
Asocial
Noncooperative
Irritable
Nonexplicit
Egocentric
Ruthless
Dictatorial

6. Reagan held a lot of the positive leader attributes which helped him win the confidence of the American people. He had foresight, he was trustworthy, a win-win problem solver, excellence oriented (especially with Nancy at his side), dynamic, communicator, encouraging, motivator, effective bargainer and a team builder. Part of his attributes did come from the woman behind the scenes and who was always by his side. Nancy and Ronald where a team, her encouragement and complete support helped bring out the true leader that was always inside Reagan. He just needed someone who believed in him as much as he believed in himself. Without Nancy, I do not think he would have been able to accomplish as much as he did.

7. Reagan united America. He never sought to divide
Reagan united America. He never sought to divide. He always spoke to us as “we” – citizens connected by the same love for America, the same values of family, faith, neighborhood, work, peace, and freedom. He opened his 1980 campaign at Liberty State Park in Hudson County, New Jersey, he was the first Republican to visit that blue-collar county in twelve years. Standing in the shadow of the Statue of Liberty, he embraced the entire nation. “We share the same dreams,: he said, and added, “I’ve come here because I believe millions of Democrats are just as unhappy with the way things are as the rest of us are.”

8. Northouse’s model of Primary leadership skills compared to ten leadership lessons from Ronald reagan
N: SHOWING TECHNICAL COMPETENCE = A leader with technical competence has organizational know-how, he or she understands the complex aspects of how the organization works.
R: ADMIT MISTAKES, CHANGE COURSE AND MOVE ON = Leaders understand that strength requires restraint. A great leader is one who knows how to manage both his weaknesses and his strengths, and those of the country, or the organization, he is leading.

9. N: MANAGING RESOURCES = Managing resources requires a leader to be competent in both obtaining and allocating resources.
R: LEAD A BALANCED LIFE = Leaders who keep a healthy balance between work and play, and have a role for family and friends in their daily lives, not only succeed as great leaders, but also manage to lead a happy life.
N: MANAGING PEOPLE = An effective leader connects with people and understands the tasks to be done, those skills required to perform them, and the environment in which people work.
R: LEAD, DON’T MICROMANAGE = The inability to delegate not only deprives the work being done from the contributions of the entire team, which are always better than those of one person, but it also de-motivates the talented people working around the leader.

10. N: BEING SOCIALLY PERCEPTIVE = Having insight into and awareness of what is important to others, how they are motivated, the problems they face, and how they react to change.
R: THE MESSENGER, NOT THE MESSAGE = A key aspect of leadership that is often forgotten is the fact that people will follow a leader only if they liked him or her personally, before even considering the message, or the mission, that the leader is proclaiming.
N: SHOWING EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE = Is concerned with a person’s ability to understand his or her own and other’s emotions, and apply this understanding to life’s tasks.
R: OFFER HOPE, AND ACT TO ACHIEVE IT = It’s important for leaders to hold an optimistic view of the world, so that they can stir the aspiration of people who will then follow with enthusiasm to achieve great accomplishments.

11. N: MANAGING INTERPERSONAL CONFLICT = If conflict is managed in effective and productive ways, the result is a reduction of stress, an increase in creative problem solving, and strengthening of leader-follower and team-member relationships.
R: STAY HUMAN AND USE HUMOR = A leader must not feel he is above the people he leads, but that he is their servant. That is how Reagan felt and acted. He also used humor skillfully to avoid answers that create animosity and problems, as well as to win crucial arguments in difficult public encounters.
N: CREATING VISIONS = A leader needs to be able to set forth a picture of a future that is better than the present, and then move others toward a new set of ideals and values that will lead to the future.
R: HAVE A GREAT VISION = “America is too great for small dreams, “said Ronald Reagan. This is also true for great leaders, who won’t be satisfied with small dreams. If you want to be a great leader, ask yourself and your team: What is the greatest dream we can possibly have for this organization?

12. N: STRATEGIC PLANNING = Being strategic requires developing careful plans of action based on the available resources and personnel to achieve a goal.
R: COMMUNICATE YOUR VISION TO GAIN FOLLOWERS = Having a vision of what needs to be done is crucial for a leader. But what truly distinguishes a leader from others who might also have the same vision is the ability to communicate this vision in such a compelling way as to attract followers who become excited about the vision and commit to achieving it.
N: PROBLEM SOLVING = Includes identifying the problem, generating alternative solutions, selecting the best solution from among the alternatives, and implementing that solution.
R: DON’T BECOME A PRISONER OF YOUR OWN PERCEPTIONS = To be an effective leader, be careful not to become a prisoner of your own rigid perceptions of others and the world. Adhere closely to your core human values but open up your mind to different interpretations, views, and possibilities.

13. The “great communicator”
Reagan was a great leader who helped turn America around, negotiated peacefully with foreign leaders, knew how to bring people together. He loved his country and his wife, who was his rock to the end. Politicians today could learn a lot from Reagan the man and the President.

14. REFERENCES:
Northouse, P. G. (2015). Introduction to Leadership Concepts and Practice, 3rd ed. Thousand Oaks, CA :
SAGE Publications, Inc.
O’Reilly, B. and Dugard, M. (2015). Killing Reagan The Violent Assault That Changed a Presidency. New York, NY :
Henry Holt and Company, LLC
Elliott, B. T. (2015). Why Ronald Reagan’s Example is Still Relevant for America Today. Retrieved on May 4, 2017 from:
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