Leadership Case Study - Adolf Hitler At some point in our lives, we have all heard about Adolf Hitler,

the Austrian born German politician and the leader of the National Socialist German Workers that led the Anti-Semitic movement in Germany in the early 1900s. Looking back through history, people would differ in opinion when deciding if Adolf Hitler should be considered a true leader. Leadership is the action of leading a group, but in todays society the Leadership concept has also been associated with positive, beneficial, and ethical actions. True leaders are people that others want to follow. In Hitlers case he was initially able to connect with people through his charismatic oratory and Nazi propaganda and convince them to join him in his cause. It is unfortunate that his cause became an obsession and led Hitler to recur to constant threats and brutal actions to instill fear within his troops and avoid desertion. My impression of Hitler is that he was initially a true leader but his leadership was very poor as it relates to developing the people under his responsibility. Hitler did not focus his efforts into positive actions. He achieved many of his goals and made history. But what good does it make to be remembered by the atrocious actions he committed against the Jew community. Opposed to Hitlers practices, leaders must communicate faith to their people, not fear. Fear paralyzes people while faith moves people to action and infuses them with courage and hope. Let your people know that you believe in them and see greatness within them. When people know their leaders trust them, their motivation and productivity will sky rocket. They are also more likely to believe in themselves, when you believe in them. If I knew Hitlers biography and didnt know what happened in history I would think of him as a person who strives to reach for his dreams; but when I try to put Adolf Hitler into perspective I realize that he was a person who did not trust anyone and only saw other as threats. A lot of leadership literature infers that great leaders are those that lead through communication and caring for others. It depicts leaders as people that are open to dialog, accept their mistakes, learn from them, and take the necessary measures to make things better for others in order to focus on results. Based on the above, I can also say that Adolf Hitler would not fit into the description of a leader. But was he a true leader? Didnt he lead one of the largest armies in the world and took over most of Europe? Wasnt he able to lead one of the largest movements in the world that transcended into world history?

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Leadership Case Study - Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler surely was a leader; the main problem here is that he was a very different and unique type of leader. Most people view leadership as a positive skill, but when those skills are focused on non-beneficial efforts, the concept of leadership becomes distorted. I believe that many great leaders such as Adolf Hitler find what they love, work for their dream, but get lost when they feel some power in their hand. If used properly and for the benefit of your goals, power could be a great asset. When in the wrong hands, power can destroy individuals, relations and even entire communities. It is important for leaders to be able to be humble and never lose track of what their goals are.

I have neither given or received nor have I tolerated others use of unauthorized aid Luis F. Galvan Sarabia