Being a man of his people, Churchill delivered inspiring speeches that encouraged the people in the UK to be hopeful and courageous in times of despair and was a visionary who brought about a significant change.
Vision, which is the ability to imagine enhanced and diverse conditions to be achieved, need to be believed in by the people to be effective.
He did not just hate tyranny, but despised it, and when Adolf Hitler became a force in Nazi Germany that is ready to invade Britain, Churchill stood out as the only man the nation trusted. To become a charismatic leader, one should gain trust, and the failure to do so would see no one willing to carry out the vision. He was also able to boost his charismatic skills by making an impressive appearance, refining himself with tall hats, bow ties and cigars, which became his trademark, so to speak.
Such appearance alone has portrayed a charismatic image to people around him, even gaining him more credibility. Like any other type of leader, Churchill has its distinguishable leadership traits that made him an influential and respected figure in history. These are:. Communication During World War II, Churchill was a visible leader, who was often seen visiting bombed houses and factories, speaking with people. Reputation As an outspoken critic, Churchill was accused, at one point, of being a warmonger when he foresaw the imminent war coming to Britain.
However, he portrayed himself as a lone voice that is calling for re-armament against Germany in the early s, and on September 3, , the Britons declared war against the invaders after it attacked Poland.
Passion A dedicated man, Churchill was a soldier, war correspondent, writer and a statesman, who was passionate about the betterment of his country, regardless of criticisms, good and bad.
Of course, his passion, which was more than just winning the war, would be shown later in his career. After it, Churchill was old and ill, yet he returned to lead the government from , refusing for a long time to stand down. It's a powerful litany of failure and misjudgement, and a leading academic at Cambridge University, Dr Nigel Knight, has examined it carefully. Nevertheless at the supreme moment, in May , Churchill got it absolutely right.
During the s he had visited Hitler's Germany and seen for himself the potential for evil there. Few people, either in the UK or the US, wanted to know, and he often had a problem selling his articles about the evils of Nazism to the press. And of course once he was in power, his superb speeches inspired the country and kept it going. Boris Johnson, the Conservative mayor of London, who recently published a book about Churchill, believes that it was Churchill's characteristic determination to go and find things out for himself that was a mark of his greatness.
He was deeply immersed in all the detail, and all the technicalities. And that helped him to get the right answer. In British public opinion, as measured by the polling organisation Mass Observation, was strongly against Neville Chamberlain's policy of appeasement. But Chamberlain's political position was unassailable, and he forced it through.
Even after war had broken out in September the most likely outcome was that Britain would do a deal with Hitler and stand aside. However, Chamberlain couldn't keep Churchill out of the Cabinet. He was now back again at the centre of power. As Hitler smashed his way through Western Europe, Churchill remained utterly faithful to Chamberlain.
He forbade his supporters from leaking hostile stories to the press. Eventually Chamberlain, his policy in ruins, was obliged to resign. He was a man of great bravery and optimism. In times of despair, Britons looked up to him for reassurance. Leadership exists in many forms in each one of us; we are essentially bound on a condition of using it or not. There are some who can be called good leaders, and there are a few who can be considered great, Sir Winston Churchill belongs to the latter.
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The study of leadership theories ascertains that Winston Churchill portrayed a number of characteristics, traits, and behaviors of a charismatic and transformational leader, and with today's coronavirus pandemic disrupting supply chains worldwide, Churchill's motivational skills appear to be more relevant than ever.
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