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Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln. One of America’s best Presidents and Leaders. Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe. - Abraham Lincoln. Michael Hooper BUSM520 June 8, 2010. Abraham Lincoln - Biography. Born February 12, 1809 in Hardin County, Kentucky

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Abraham Lincoln

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  1. Abraham Lincoln One of America’s best Presidents and Leaders Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe. - Abraham Lincoln Michael Hooper BUSM520 June 8, 2010

  2. Abraham Lincoln - Biography • Born February 12, 1809 in Hardin County, Kentucky • Moved to Indiana in 1816 • Father, Thomas Lincoln was a farmer and carpenter • Mother, Nancy Lincoln died when Abraham was 9 years old. • Stepmother, Sarah Lincoln was very close to Abraham • Only had one sibling to survive into maturity • Married Mary Todd Lincoln in Nov. 1842 • 3 children – Robert Todd, William Wallace, and Thomas “Tad”. • Both William and Thomas died before reaching adulthood • Thomas later became a lawyer and diplomat • Lincoln's formal education consisted of about 18 months of schooling; but he was an avid reader and largely self-educated • He was also skilled with an axe and was a talented local wrestler, which he credits to providing him with self-confidence

  3. Abraham Lincoln - Biography • Prior to Politics • Enlisted to fight in the Black Hawk War • Quickly elected to Captain • Signed as Private in Mounted Rangers • Later Joined Independent Spy Corps • Politics Before Presidency • Ran for state legislature 1832 – Lost • 1834 – 1846 Illinois State House of Representative • 1847-1849 – U.S. House of Representatives (Whig Party) • 1854 Elected to Illinois State House of Representatives • Decides to run for U.S. Senate instead and Loses • 1856 Considered for Vice President at 1st Republican National Convention

  4. Abraham Lincoln - Biography • Presidency • May 1860 – Receives Republican nomination for president • Nov. 1860 – Wins election as 1st Republican President • March 1861 – Takes oath of office as 16th President of the U.S. • Held Office Mar. 1861 – April 1865 • Notable Victories • Credited with hold the union together and leading North to win the Civil War • Emancipation of African-Americans from the bonds of Slavery • Homestead Act of 1862 • Morrill Land – Grant Act • Pacific Railway Acts of 1862 and 1864 • Revenues Act of 1861 • Legal Tender Act of 1862 • Proclaimed Thanksgiving as a National Holiday

  5. 10 Qualities that Made Lincoln a Great Leader

  6. 10 Qualities that Made Lincoln a Great Leader

  7. Leadership Style Style Emotional Intelligence

  8. Level 5 Leadership

  9. Lincoln as a Transformational Leader

  10. 5 Leadership Lessons to Learn from Lincoln • Build a Strong Team • Use Stories to Convey Messages • Persuade More than You Coerce • Learn to Speak in Public • Master and Become Comfortable with Paradox

  11. Lincoln - Video

  12. Sources • http://americanhistory.about.com/od/abrahamlincoln/p/plincoln.htmhttp://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/presidents-day/abraham-lincoln/timeline.html • http://hr.blr.com/whitepapers/Staffing-Training/Leadership/10-Qualities-that-Made-Abraham-Lincoln-a-Great-Lea/ • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Lincolnhttp://changingminds.org/disciplines/leadership/styles/transformational_leadership.htm • http://www.squidoo.com/abelincolnleadership • http://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=BvA0J_2ZpIQ&feature=related • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-KyQ90XByY • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2B73vkTeL_g&feature=fvst

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