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WORDS & LEADERSHIP

WORDS & LEADERSHIP. BY: PRINCESS HARRIS-DUGAS. WEBSTER SAYS…. The literary definition of a leader is: 1: something that leads as a primary or terminal GUIDE. 2: a ranking of first. 3: a party member chosen to represent and manage a group of select individuals. What is a word?

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WORDS & LEADERSHIP

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  1. WORDS & LEADERSHIP BY: PRINCESS HARRIS-DUGAS

  2. WEBSTER SAYS… • The literary definition of a leader is: • 1: something that leads as a primary or terminal GUIDE. • 2: a ranking of first. • 3: a party member chosen to represent and manage a group of select individuals. • What is a word? • 1. Something that is said.

  3. A LEADER YESTERDAY • One very important leader from the past was: • Gandhi • Preached non-violence • One of the most respected spiritual and political leaders in the 1900’s • Used words and fasting to impress upon others the logistics of a non-violent approach • Led the successful campaign of Indian independence from Great Britain

  4. A LEADER TODAY Barack Obama Elected 44th president Graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School Learned eloquent and persuasive language which allowed him to be elected the first African-American president Appealing messages of hope, human compassion, military restraint and political negotiations have reverberated with voters of all ages

  5. LEADERS TOMORROW South Cobb High School Students • Examples of graduated leaders from South Cobb: • Governor Roy Barnes • Terance Campbell and Kenny McKinley (football players) • Etc Etc • Students from South Cobb are intelligent, resourceful young adults who are destined to make significant marks in history.

  6. QUOTABLE QUOTES • “There go the people. I must follow them for I am their leader.” –AlexandreLedru-Rollin (French radical politician) • “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” –John Quincy Adams (6th President of the United States) • "No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit for doing it.“ –Andrew Carnegie (Philanthropist) • "It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself." –Eleanor Roosevelt (Wife of President Theodore Roosevelt)

  7. Quick Explanation Those four quotes were powerful to me because they were saying that to be a leader, such as an Eagle Ambassador, one must always remember to inspire others in way that will affect them positively.

  8. I THINK… • I believe that a leader: • Is someone that rises to the top of a group of people • Is an inspiration for others • States their opinion and allows others theirs • Works just as hard as their followers • Helps others realize their own leadership qualities with compassion and honesty

  9. OTHER GREAT LEADERS Martin Luther King Jr. Condaleeza Rice Muhammad Ali Mae Jemison Jackie Robinson Rosa Parks Aretha Franklin Ben Carson

  10. Frederick Douglass Colin Powell Medgar Evers Oprah Winfrey Malcolm X Jesse Jackson Louis Farrakhan Coretta Scott King

  11. Sojourner Truth Spike Lee Shirley Chisholm Booker T. Washington Harriett Tubman MaulanaKarenga W.E.B. Dubois James Brown

  12. “The qualities of a great leader cannot be learned instantly, but have to be forged over time with consistency and dedication.” -The Leadership Pill

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