Abraham Lincoln’s Ethical Leadership “Abraham Lincoln is regarded as one of America’s greatest heroes due to… his incredible impact on the nation,” who exhibited his ethical leadership throughout his career (http://www.biography.com/people/abraham-lincoln-9382540#synopsis). Lincoln was the sixteenth President of the United States; he served as President through 1861-1865 (http://www.biography.com/people/abraham-lincoln-9382540#synopsis). After becoming a President, his biggest accomplishment was winning the Civil War, which removed slavery from America. He did not always succeed in his life, but failure taught him to move on since there is more success in life ahead (Phillips 33). He accomplished issues similar to this one with his ethical
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Because of Lincoln’s honesty in his leadership, he was referred to as “Honest Abe.” For example, “in 1860… of the Republican Campaign hype, a national crusade that painted Lincoln as one of the common people, a rail [-] splitter from Illinois who was honest beyond question” (Philips 52). This shows how Lincoln was known, to be honest with people. According to Gordon Leidner, “Lincoln as commander in chief was honest and straightforward with his generals, always telling them directly what he did and did not appreciate about them.” This shows how Lincoln wasn’t afraid to say what was right and wrong in a situation that proves his honesty in decisions. To prove his honesty, when he was young, he worked as a “store clerk in New Salem, III” (Leidner). He was undoubtedly honest with customers, if he accidentally gave short change to a customer even “by a few pennies,” he would return the right amount of change to a customer, no matter how much he had to travel to find the customer (Leidner). This shows how Lincoln was honest, at a young age and he maintained it, even after becoming the President of the United
Because of Lincoln’s honesty in his leadership, he was referred to as “Honest Abe.” For example, “in 1860… of the Republican Campaign hype, a national crusade that painted Lincoln as one of the common people, a rail [-] splitter from Illinois who was honest beyond question” (Philips 52). This shows how Lincoln was known, to be honest with people. According to Gordon Leidner, “Lincoln as commander in chief was honest and straightforward with his generals, always telling them directly what he did and did not appreciate about them.” This shows how Lincoln wasn’t afraid to say what was right and wrong in a situation that proves his honesty in decisions. To prove his honesty, when he was young, he worked as a “store clerk in New Salem, III” (Leidner). He was undoubtedly honest with customers, if he accidentally gave short change to a customer even “by a few pennies,” he would return the right amount of change to a customer, no matter how much he had to travel to find the customer (Leidner). This shows how Lincoln was honest, at a young age and he maintained it, even after becoming the President of the United