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This 10 page paper consists of two parts. The first is the nomination of John Adams for the Leader of the Century Award. This section discusses some of Adams' remarkable history and the leadership qualities for which he is being nominated. The last part of this section ranks ten attributes of leadership as they pertain to Adams with examples demonstrating each characteristic. The second section of this paper is an essay about Adams that includes further examples of his leadership, some of his attributes that were no included in the nomination document and why, and what the writer might have done differently with the XYZ event. Both sections identify Adams' leadership styles and how these were demonstrated. Adams has been called the unsung hero and the forgotten hero in the founding of this nation. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
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worked with people by encouraging them and convincing them they could do whatever the task was and they could do it well. Unlike other presidents, there was no single event
or situation that demonstrates Adams leadership abilities or the significant contribution he made to the founding of this country (Carey, 2002). Given the fact that he involved others in
decision making, we could conclude that Adams used a democratic leadership style. This style is known by a number of names, such as participative or collaborative. Using this style, the
leaders consults with others before making decisions but the leader still retains control over the group (University of Edinburgh, 2002). The democratic leader always keeps in mind that he
or she carries the crucial responsibility for leadership and for the outcome of the assignment (University of Edinburgh, 2002). This leader seeks and values discussion and input and can be
observed drawing on the strengths of each member of the team to gain the best performance from each of them (University of Edinburgh, 2002). The democratic leader motivates others by
empowering them to be involved in decisions and to make some of those decisions themselves (University of Edinburgh, 2002). Adams was also a transformational leader. According to Burns, Burns, transformational
leaders are change agents, they take more risks than others and they inspire their followers (Marxcy, 1999). These leaders work for a vision and Adams had a very clear vision
of what he wanted to see in this early nation. The participative or democratic leader uses referent power (de Neuville, 2000). In the case of Adams, he first gained
influence through referent power but as he entered high political offices, he had legitimate power, i.e., he was the vice-president first and then, the president of the nation. A
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