Leadership is such a difficult concept; consequently, it is viewed and defined differently depending on the culture or even person. There is a common thread that flows between multiple well-known leaders, which is that many experienced their peaks in leadership during some of the world’s bleakest times. Abraham Lincoln is one of those people who lead in one of the most ominous times in the history of the United States of America, the Civil War. It takes a specific type of person with certain leadership policies to lead an entire nation through such a dismal time. He led by respecting people, communicating well, being relatable, having faith in God, and being decisive. During Lincoln’s presidency, the country was split in half based on beliefs;
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He tended to be a slow talker even in court; consequently, he learned how to get his point across while still being short, sweet, and powerful. These same things carried over into his presidency where he gave some of the shortest and most moving speeches like the Gettysburg Address. The exceedingly common thing that people know about Lincoln is his name “Honest Abe” which also played into his role as a communicator. People knew that he was not like most other politicians in his communications and especially in his honesty; therefore, more people were more likely to listen to his opinions, suggestions, and declarations. In a time with copious opinions and false communications circling around, it is necessary for a leader, like Lincoln, to be able to communicate to all the people in the group whether they agree with him or …show more content…
He was able to make a decision, push for it, and stand by it. It is so easy, especially during hard times, to sit and consider all of the options and all of the possible outcomes, but this wastes time. Lincoln saw the cruciality of time in his case, and he made the decision to go with what he thought was best for the majority. At the time, lots of people disliked his decisions and the way that he made them, but I think it is fair to say that our world would be very different without him. Quick decisiveness by Lincoln may have very well saved America from its greatest disaster of all
He tended to be a slow talker even in court; consequently, he learned how to get his point across while still being short, sweet, and powerful. These same things carried over into his presidency where he gave some of the shortest and most moving speeches like the Gettysburg Address. The exceedingly common thing that people know about Lincoln is his name “Honest Abe” which also played into his role as a communicator. People knew that he was not like most other politicians in his communications and especially in his honesty; therefore, more people were more likely to listen to his opinions, suggestions, and declarations. In a time with copious opinions and false communications circling around, it is necessary for a leader, like Lincoln, to be able to communicate to all the people in the group whether they agree with him or …show more content…
He was able to make a decision, push for it, and stand by it. It is so easy, especially during hard times, to sit and consider all of the options and all of the possible outcomes, but this wastes time. Lincoln saw the cruciality of time in his case, and he made the decision to go with what he thought was best for the majority. At the time, lots of people disliked his decisions and the way that he made them, but I think it is fair to say that our world would be very different without him. Quick decisiveness by Lincoln may have very well saved America from its greatest disaster of all