Running head: PERSUATION AND LEADERSHIP
Persuasion and Leadership
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The wall street journal that we draw our argument on leadership is that by Kelsey Gee,
namely the Future of Everything. I particularly choose this article because the author interviews
one of the most successful leaders and co-founders of REDDIT Alexis Ohanian. Mr Ohanian has
extensive knowledge in business management, leadership and persuasion. During the interview
in the article, Mr Ohanian talks about and clearly expounds on matters leadership and persuasion
as a leader.
Ohanian explains that leadership is a power in which a specific individual has the ability
to change and influence the beliefs and work attitude of other persons or staff members (Gee,
2019). Any manager or leader with strong persuasion and leadership abilities in any organization
is at all times a good role model to their junior staff members and other top-level managers in the
same organization. He explains that such a leader can be considered to be a strong and
persuasive leader because he/she is able to achieve positive results in the organization by gaining
the trust and adoration of their staff members thus changing their values, beliefs, attitudes and
behaviors.
The other way in which he describes a leader is that a good and result oriented leader is
able to give clear directions to his/her junior staff members. In so doing, they also lead their staff
members to perform the duties that they themselves need to be done (Gee, 2019). He argues that
effective and persuasive leaders in any given organization have a defined vision for the given
organization, and as such, they can effectively sift out any problem that the organization has. By
having such clearly defined vision for any organization, such leaders are able to effectively bring
returns that shall keep the company abreast with other related companies in the same niche.
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Reference
Gee, K., (2019). REDDIT CO-FOUNDER ALEXIS OHANIAN WARNS ALWAYS-ON
WORK CULTURE CREATING ‘BROKEN’ PEOPLE. Wall street journal.
Running head: LEADERSHIP AND DECISION MAKING
Leadership and Decision Making
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The reason why I chose this news article is because it touches on one of the world's
renown visionary, exceptional and an influential leader. The article With Facebook at 'War,'
Zuckerberg Adopts More Aggressive Style clearly, outlines one of the rational decisions that
Mark Zuckerberg as the CEO of Facebook must make to lead the company out of "war."
According to this article, "war" refers to the conflict that Facebook Inc. is involved with
lawmakers, investors, and some users (Seetharaman, 2018). Regarding this, Zuckerberg
emphasizes that he and other staff of Facebook have all it takes to move the company out of the
conflict. Although Facebook has not been able to act accordingly in defining moments,
Zuckerberg has promised to make amends.
In another dimension, I chose this article because I wanted to figure out why Zuckerberg
has not been able to unite Facebook employees during difficult times. The fallout between
Zuckerberg and a section of his staff caught my eye. By reading the article, it is evident that
leaders and particularly entrepreneurs go through difficult moments. Nevertheless, whichever the
challenges, an effective leader like Zuckerberg must stand firm amidst the problems and find
ways to counter them. What the article wants readers to know is that for one to become a
successful entrepreneur and a visionary leader, one must have the skills of critical thinking. With
such skill, aspiring leaders will be able to make a rational decision when they are in leadership
positions.
In a great extent, I like the insights brought forth by the article regarding the leadership
qualities of Mark Zuckerberg. Any person who would want to be a successful entrepreneur,
myself included, must envy and desire the leadership qualities exhibited by Mark Zuckerberg. As
a visionary leader and a successful entrepreneur, I would like to have mental abilities for
adaptive and positive behavior just like Mark Zuckerberg. These abilities will be of great
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importance in effectively dealing with the demands as well as challenges I would encounter as a
renowned entrepreneur. This article teaches me not to lose my cool when under pressure or in
stressful situations. Just like Zuckerberg can calmly handle critics, I would do the same to help
improve my relationship with colleagues and other people.
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Reference
Seetharaman, D. (Nov. 19, 2018). With Facebook at 'War,' Zuckerberg Adopts More
Aggressive Style. Retrieved from:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wsj.com/amp/articles/with-facebook-at-warZuckerberg-adopts-more-aggressive-style-1542577980
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Running head: LEADERSHIP JOURNEY
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Leadership Journey
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Leadership Journey
Effective leadership is a critical ingredient for the achievement of sustainable success in
every organization. Therefore, the successful completion of an individual's leadership journey
should contribute positively to strengthening their leadership attributes. To reiterate the
argument, I selected the article "key Traits for best Team Leaders' for analysis. My selection of
the material was motivated by the fact that the traits of a leader profoundly influence their
success chances. As such, the article provides useful insights into the different types of
characteristics that I need to build to emerge as a successful leader. Also, I selected the article
due to its reiteration on the relevance of fostering a collaborative spirit among teams to ensure
that they deliver on their mandate. The article highlights four distinct traits that contribute
positively to the success of a leader in any organizational setting. I selected the article due to the
dynamism of the four features highlighted, including the creation of strong networks among
workers, encouraging departmental collaboration, motivating collaborative action, and effective
work structuring. Overall, the selection was based on the informative and precise nature of the
article.
The article exhibits a direct relationship to my leadership journey in various ways. First,
my leadership journey entails learning the best traits that I can develop in a bid to become an
effective and successful leader. Therefore, by highlighting the four traits of successful leaders,
the article serves as a critical source of relevant information for my leadership journey. The
relationship between the article and my leadership journey is also attached to the article’s efforts
to highlight the relevance of collaboration among team members. My leadership journey has an
objective of enlightening me on team dynamics and how to maintain cohesive and functional
teams. Therefore, the article serves as an educative text that positively boosts my leadership
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journey in a bid to hone my leadership skills. The article also highlights the increasing tendency
of corporations to shift from hierarchical operation models to team-based operations as a means
of achieving increased productivity and efficiency. Therefore, it reinforces my leadership
journey by highlighting the high power and success probability of leaders who utilize
collaborative teams. Overall, the relationship between the article and my leadership journey is
centered on the exhibition of specific leadership traits.
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References
Fontana, F. (2017). Key Traits for Best Team Leaders. Retrieved from
https://www.wsj.com/articles/key-traits-for-best-team-leaders-1505818803
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