Lincoln on Leadership
Stephanie Kamataris
MCPHS University Lincoln on Leadership
Lincoln on Leadership by Donald T. Phillips, illustrates the type of leader the former president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, was. President Lincoln is the main character. Supporting characters include his confidantes William H. Seward, Lincoln’s secretary of state; Edward M. Stanton, Lincoln’s second secretary of war; and George Brinton McClellan, Lincoln’s general-in-chief. The novel entails strategies Lincoln used to lead his country and his team successfully throughout his tenure as a lawyer and as the President of the United States. Phillips published this novel to inform those who want to be successful leaders in their respective fields …show more content…
President Lincoln went into the battlefield to observe and take charge of several battle situations himself (Phillips, 1992). He learned that the people were a major source of information and to be a good leader he had to stay close to them (Phillips, 1992). Those who want to be leaders should heed his advice and become involved with those they want to lead. This makes the leader seem more approachable and the people will see that the leader will do what it takes to get the job done if they see their leader participating in jobs that may be “below” their job description.
Lincoln on Leadership has impacted how I view people who lead me, such as managers and clinical instructors, and how I lead others. The take away message from this book is a leader does not need to be hands off in order to lead. In fact, more effective leaders are hands-on and are in the “battlefields” with their team. A hands-on approach gives a sense of teamwork rather than one person telling everyone to do while they appear to sit back and observe from the …show more content…
As a nurse I will be working with and overseeing nursing aides. It is important for me to let them know that I am not solely there for the nurse part of the job, such as giving medications and assessing my patients, but I am also there to do the dirty work as well. I want to be on the “battlefield” with the unlicensed assistive personnel. They also spend a lot of their time with the patients and they may pick up on a sudden change in the patient where we will have to work as a team to figure out what the problem is. My leadership style will emulate Lincoln’s lesson on people as I want those I am leading to know that I do not believe any work is beneath me and I want to be hands-on with my
Stephanie Kamataris
MCPHS University Lincoln on Leadership
Lincoln on Leadership by Donald T. Phillips, illustrates the type of leader the former president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, was. President Lincoln is the main character. Supporting characters include his confidantes William H. Seward, Lincoln’s secretary of state; Edward M. Stanton, Lincoln’s second secretary of war; and George Brinton McClellan, Lincoln’s general-in-chief. The novel entails strategies Lincoln used to lead his country and his team successfully throughout his tenure as a lawyer and as the President of the United States. Phillips published this novel to inform those who want to be successful leaders in their respective fields …show more content…
President Lincoln went into the battlefield to observe and take charge of several battle situations himself (Phillips, 1992). He learned that the people were a major source of information and to be a good leader he had to stay close to them (Phillips, 1992). Those who want to be leaders should heed his advice and become involved with those they want to lead. This makes the leader seem more approachable and the people will see that the leader will do what it takes to get the job done if they see their leader participating in jobs that may be “below” their job description.
Lincoln on Leadership has impacted how I view people who lead me, such as managers and clinical instructors, and how I lead others. The take away message from this book is a leader does not need to be hands off in order to lead. In fact, more effective leaders are hands-on and are in the “battlefields” with their team. A hands-on approach gives a sense of teamwork rather than one person telling everyone to do while they appear to sit back and observe from the …show more content…
As a nurse I will be working with and overseeing nursing aides. It is important for me to let them know that I am not solely there for the nurse part of the job, such as giving medications and assessing my patients, but I am also there to do the dirty work as well. I want to be on the “battlefield” with the unlicensed assistive personnel. They also spend a lot of their time with the patients and they may pick up on a sudden change in the patient where we will have to work as a team to figure out what the problem is. My leadership style will emulate Lincoln’s lesson on people as I want those I am leading to know that I do not believe any work is beneath me and I want to be hands-on with my