Roosevelt’s leadership philosophy involved charity or love, service and duty. He believed in common sense and practicality. During the 1936 Democratic convention, Roosevelt said, “to some generations much is given of other generations much is expected. This generation of Americans has a rendezvous with destiny.” He was a man of action and fewer words. That said Roosevelt was a great communicator. He promised more than hope. As he entered his first term, the country was experiencing the Great Depression and the people were still feeling the effects of WWI. The county was in disarray and in fear of their future. Roosevelt promised leadership. Roosevelt believed it was important to empower the public. He believed truth and frankness of the facts
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The practices include Model the Way, Inspire a Shared Vision, Challenge the Process, Enable Others to Act and Encourage the Heart. As I learned about Roosevelt, I noticed he demonstrated, at one time or another, all of the practices. That said, he tended, like most, to be stronger in a few. One of Roosevelt’s strengths was his ability to communicate and deal with people on all levels and of every class. He was aware when he spoke it was important to tell the facts and not to sugarcoat the message. As mentioned, Roosevelt faced a variety of difficult challenges. The country was falling apart and the people had very little hope things would change. When Roosevelt spoke, he spoke with confidence and inspired a shared vision of a better America. He did so by enlisting American’s help and charging them to work together. Roosevelt realized to overcome the challenges America faced at the time; he needed to the paint the picture for others to see what he saw. Roosevelt was an idealist and his fundamental believe was service. Every opportunity he had to speak to the people, he emphasized everyone’s responsibility to do their part to make American better. For example in 1943, the coal miners called for a strike. Before they could, Roosevelt took control of the mines to prevent the strike. During his fireside chat, he once again, appealed to the values of patriotism. In his speech, he drew connections on their tasks as coal miners to the men on the battlefields. Roosevelt made the goals of the nation, the goals of the soldiers and goals of the miners the same (Alexrod, 2003
The practices include Model the Way, Inspire a Shared Vision, Challenge the Process, Enable Others to Act and Encourage the Heart. As I learned about Roosevelt, I noticed he demonstrated, at one time or another, all of the practices. That said, he tended, like most, to be stronger in a few. One of Roosevelt’s strengths was his ability to communicate and deal with people on all levels and of every class. He was aware when he spoke it was important to tell the facts and not to sugarcoat the message. As mentioned, Roosevelt faced a variety of difficult challenges. The country was falling apart and the people had very little hope things would change. When Roosevelt spoke, he spoke with confidence and inspired a shared vision of a better America. He did so by enlisting American’s help and charging them to work together. Roosevelt realized to overcome the challenges America faced at the time; he needed to the paint the picture for others to see what he saw. Roosevelt was an idealist and his fundamental believe was service. Every opportunity he had to speak to the people, he emphasized everyone’s responsibility to do their part to make American better. For example in 1943, the coal miners called for a strike. Before they could, Roosevelt took control of the mines to prevent the strike. During his fireside chat, he once again, appealed to the values of patriotism. In his speech, he drew connections on their tasks as coal miners to the men on the battlefields. Roosevelt made the goals of the nation, the goals of the soldiers and goals of the miners the same (Alexrod, 2003