What makes a bad leader? What makes a good leader? Is it really that black and white? There have been countless world leaders throughout history. Not all of these leaders have been great, and not all have been horrible, but no one remembers the mediocre leaders. Leaders are remembered for being really good at what they do or really bad. Sometimes a leader’s personality is remembered as much as their resume. Some leaders can be argued “good” or “bad”. Some leaders, everyone can agree are or were, just terrible. At what point does the good done by a leader outweigh the bad and vice versa? Ivan the Terrible or Ivan IV, was born Ivan Chetvyorty Vasilyevich on August 25, 1530 in Kolomenskoye , Duchy of Muscovy, Russia. During his reign from 1533-
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He was successful in gaining lands for his country but he was a horrible leader. His people and his court were in constant fear of him. He was likely mentally ill and unfit to rule. He had a murderous temper and did not hesitate to act upon it. The country was quickly deteriorating during his rule. He was not kind or generous with the country, using military force as he deemed necessary. He killed his unborn grandchild, killed his son, blinded an architect, and displaced entire families. These are not accomplishments of a good or even mediocre leader. Ivan Chetvyorty Vasilyevich is remembered for being an subpar leader and a terrible human being. Ivan was well deserving of the name “Ivan the Terrible”. Angela Merkel is still alive and leading Germany. She has led for four terms, and is one of only five German Chancellors to lead for more than 10 years. She has made coalitions with several different opposing parties during her time spent as chancellor. This means she has made compromises and worked with those who ran against her. Compromising is frequent in good leadership, otherwise you have a dictatorship. What is something Ivan rarely did? Compromise. Merkel signed the Transatlantic Economic Council on April 30, 2007 and a joint declaration with India to focus on cooperation in energy, science and technology, and defense (The Famous People). These signing have helped to improve Germany’s relations with other countries. Merkel also is working to improve Germany’s labor and trade laws in an attempt to improve the economy and decrease unemployment levels (The Famous
He was successful in gaining lands for his country but he was a horrible leader. His people and his court were in constant fear of him. He was likely mentally ill and unfit to rule. He had a murderous temper and did not hesitate to act upon it. The country was quickly deteriorating during his rule. He was not kind or generous with the country, using military force as he deemed necessary. He killed his unborn grandchild, killed his son, blinded an architect, and displaced entire families. These are not accomplishments of a good or even mediocre leader. Ivan Chetvyorty Vasilyevich is remembered for being an subpar leader and a terrible human being. Ivan was well deserving of the name “Ivan the Terrible”. Angela Merkel is still alive and leading Germany. She has led for four terms, and is one of only five German Chancellors to lead for more than 10 years. She has made coalitions with several different opposing parties during her time spent as chancellor. This means she has made compromises and worked with those who ran against her. Compromising is frequent in good leadership, otherwise you have a dictatorship. What is something Ivan rarely did? Compromise. Merkel signed the Transatlantic Economic Council on April 30, 2007 and a joint declaration with India to focus on cooperation in energy, science and technology, and defense (The Famous People). These signing have helped to improve Germany’s relations with other countries. Merkel also is working to improve Germany’s labor and trade laws in an attempt to improve the economy and decrease unemployment levels (The Famous