After reading the syllabus for this course, I started to follow Oprah Winfrey through both Facebook and somewhat via Twitter (I’m not very familiar with this site). Oprah has been thought of as one of the most important women in the world. (Time, 2010) Oprah Winfrey carries many positive leadership roles and positively impacts people’s life in several different ways. Oprah has effectively benefited from the use of Facebook and Twitter to give her followers advice, life lessons and leadership advice all around the world. In the following passages, you will be able to take a glance into the findings of my followings from the past few months. Since a young girl, I remember watching Oprah on TV giving things away to her fans on TV. Once I saw
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She does respond to some of her fans by “re-tweeting” or replying to their “tweets”. In an article on Forbes.com, Blake Morgan says, “If being “liked” in the real world isn’t black and white; it can seem even more complicated on social media. If a leader is not active on social media, they are seen as out of touch–like they don’t embrace the modern world” (Morgan, 2015). In the fresh stages of Oprah’s profession, she seems like she has always had a positive outlook and has been very favored by her peers. Like mentioned above, Oprah has many followers on Facebook as well as Twitter and continues to be one of the most followed persons on social media. In his article, Blake Morgan continues to say, “Leaders are generally charismatic people. C-level execs attract people around them with their confidence, charm and intellect (usually). This individual must be a salesman (the role of the CEO seems to be Chief Salesman). They make others feel good. They see the world in a different light (usually)” (Morgan, 2015). From the past few months of following Oprah on social media, I have witnessed Oprah’s professionalism on these sites. On social media, Oprah seems to stay self-confident, intellectual, a product of her OWN network, all while spreading positivity to her followers. It seems that she stays in touch with the news and world happenings through her Facebook and Twitter accounts. I am not sure if she is the one who actually runs these sites but I am sure that she has much say in to what goes on
She does respond to some of her fans by “re-tweeting” or replying to their “tweets”. In an article on Forbes.com, Blake Morgan says, “If being “liked” in the real world isn’t black and white; it can seem even more complicated on social media. If a leader is not active on social media, they are seen as out of touch–like they don’t embrace the modern world” (Morgan, 2015). In the fresh stages of Oprah’s profession, she seems like she has always had a positive outlook and has been very favored by her peers. Like mentioned above, Oprah has many followers on Facebook as well as Twitter and continues to be one of the most followed persons on social media. In his article, Blake Morgan continues to say, “Leaders are generally charismatic people. C-level execs attract people around them with their confidence, charm and intellect (usually). This individual must be a salesman (the role of the CEO seems to be Chief Salesman). They make others feel good. They see the world in a different light (usually)” (Morgan, 2015). From the past few months of following Oprah on social media, I have witnessed Oprah’s professionalism on these sites. On social media, Oprah seems to stay self-confident, intellectual, a product of her OWN network, all while spreading positivity to her followers. It seems that she stays in touch with the news and world happenings through her Facebook and Twitter accounts. I am not sure if she is the one who actually runs these sites but I am sure that she has much say in to what goes on