Nathan “Danger” Williams
11/9/16
Leading the Way A “Dangerous” Leadership Paper Huey Pierce long (AKA ‘The Kingfish’) was the Governor of Louisiana during the depression Era. Long was born in Winnfield, Louisiana, on August 30, 1893, to a poor farm family of strong religious beliefs. He attended a public school and eventually became independent at the age of 16 as a door-to-door salesman to save up money for College. In 1912, he studied law for six months at Oklahoma University, and finished at Tulane University. After his studies, he quickly entered politics. His first major political achievement was when he was elected as the state railroad commissioner in 1917; which would later lead him into bigger opportunities down the road ( Huey …show more content…
His focus was paved roads, a better education system, and improved hospitals. In 1929, he was a bold figure for what the people needed during the depression era. He was elected into the senate in 1935 and would be best known for his “Share the Wealth” program. This program would put a cap onto how much money people could have, and would promise $5,000 to every family because of it. In 1935, he was seen as potential presidential candidate until he would be assassinated on September 10th. Now, his body is buried on the grounds of the state capitol (Huey Long at His Centenary | VQR Online. (n.d.). Retrieved October 25, 2016 from …show more content…
Part of being a commissioner was that he had to find a purpose and task for every worker in his unit. He would use this position’s power to spread what he believed to be a better ideology on how corrupt monopolies were in the railroad industry, and it wasn’t hard for him to have built relationships with fellow people on the team.
Long also held a restorative leadership trait. Restorative is probably his most obvious trait, because his focus was to find what was wrong, and would then think of a solution. In many cases, he would do everything in his power to create a solution and restore a time of better economics.
The “kingfish” valued equality, and it can be best seen in all his earliest examples as well as his main strengths in leadership. One could learn from Long by his ability to make people understand the issues, whether by reaching out for the support of others and including everyone, or by making bold actions on his own for the better good of
11/9/16
Leading the Way A “Dangerous” Leadership Paper Huey Pierce long (AKA ‘The Kingfish’) was the Governor of Louisiana during the depression Era. Long was born in Winnfield, Louisiana, on August 30, 1893, to a poor farm family of strong religious beliefs. He attended a public school and eventually became independent at the age of 16 as a door-to-door salesman to save up money for College. In 1912, he studied law for six months at Oklahoma University, and finished at Tulane University. After his studies, he quickly entered politics. His first major political achievement was when he was elected as the state railroad commissioner in 1917; which would later lead him into bigger opportunities down the road ( Huey …show more content…
His focus was paved roads, a better education system, and improved hospitals. In 1929, he was a bold figure for what the people needed during the depression era. He was elected into the senate in 1935 and would be best known for his “Share the Wealth” program. This program would put a cap onto how much money people could have, and would promise $5,000 to every family because of it. In 1935, he was seen as potential presidential candidate until he would be assassinated on September 10th. Now, his body is buried on the grounds of the state capitol (Huey Long at His Centenary | VQR Online. (n.d.). Retrieved October 25, 2016 from …show more content…
Part of being a commissioner was that he had to find a purpose and task for every worker in his unit. He would use this position’s power to spread what he believed to be a better ideology on how corrupt monopolies were in the railroad industry, and it wasn’t hard for him to have built relationships with fellow people on the team.
Long also held a restorative leadership trait. Restorative is probably his most obvious trait, because his focus was to find what was wrong, and would then think of a solution. In many cases, he would do everything in his power to create a solution and restore a time of better economics.
The “kingfish” valued equality, and it can be best seen in all his earliest examples as well as his main strengths in leadership. One could learn from Long by his ability to make people understand the issues, whether by reaching out for the support of others and including everyone, or by making bold actions on his own for the better good of