3 pages on your favorite leader

Please think of your favorite leader (or, if you do not have a favorite leader, any leader or a comic figure, etc.) and answer all of the following questions. Try not to exceed a total of three to four pages for your responses (that is, approximately one page answer per question). Use your own words to answer the question and summarize your answer in a writing assignment (double-spaced; Times New Roman 12).

Please familiarize yourself with the submission process prior to the assignment due date. Late submissions will not be accepted. This is an individual assignment and you should not complete this assignment in teams. Grades will be based 70% on correct application of theory and 30% on grammar and writing.

Please proofread your responses to ALL questions carefully. If sentences are not clear they will not be evaluated.

A. What traits does the leader possess that you think make this leader effective? How would you describe this leaders’ personality?

B. Which behavior (leadership styles) does the leader demonstrate?

C. Which of the ‘newer’ leadership (e.g., LMX, transformational leadership, etc.) approaches apply?

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Introduction
Barack Hussein Obama is the retired 44th president of the United States of America. He is a trained attorney and a renowned politician who was born on the Fourth of August 1961. He is politically affiliated to the Democratic party and made history by becoming the inaugural African American decedent to seat in the presidency of the United States. His political career spans from serving as a state senator of Illinois from 1997 and ending in 2004

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