Value- Based Leadership’s candidate

In the article “Value-based Leadership,” Bob Rue introduces his boss, whom is a senior vice-president of brokerage firm, as what is known to be a typical leader whom dedicates many hours to get the job done because of his belief of “responsibility” is the ultimate. This belief in return creates confliction on his values, interests, and one’s health due to enormous pressure and failure to negotiate the values one believes prior to obtaining a “demanding” job. Dick is known to be authoritative to his workers by demanding the projects and writings to fit in his perspective. In the color personality test Dick would most likely be a gold which follows the attributes such as “Authority/ power/advancement/ recognition, quality, challenge, responsibility and accountability.” People whom are known to be Gold are stubborn people who don’t negotiate one’s values and usually are successful with legitimate power as their source; because of this Dick medicates himself with alcohol and golf to relieve stress.

               

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                Presidential candidates

               

                Obama

                 Barack Obama being the president of the United States has multiple source of power on the population and media to win the campaign. President Obama has legitimate power due to position of the white house; because of this Romney is at a disadvantage in this situation. There are two additional sources of power which includes: reference, and reward power. Due to being part African American there is reference power in the ethnic and the minority community for he has achieved what was thought as impossible. The reward power on the other hand ties with the legitimate power by being the president. The president can use this power to provide equality for marriages and provide easier access to education.

                On the other hand Romney at the moment has the power of expert by being the company’s CEO.  In addition, in the campaign Romney promises that if he was to be elected as president then he’ll use the legitimate power for the greater good. With the legitimate power he will grant people using reward power with his expertise power.