This Presentation Contains information obtained from a Leadership Survey that was conducted from 11/11/2010 to 11/15/2010 to obtain information on political leadership. The survey was presented to 12 users within the peers and outsiders between the given time frames. The results of this survey will enable the understanding of what type of leadership style or qualities a political leader need to posses.

1. Results for the Leadership Questionnaire
What Makes a Good Political
Leader
Presenter
Samanga Amarasinghe

2. Introduction
 This survey was conducted between the dates
11/11/2010 to 11/15/2010, the researcher to
obtain information on political leadership.
 The survey was presented to 12 users within the
peers and outsiders between the given time
frames.
 The results of this survey will enable the
understanding of what type of leadership style or
qualities a political leader need to posses.
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3. Summary
 Of the 12 people the survey was sent 10 has
responded or 90% of responders.
 Overall result of the survey indicates that a
political leader must possess a more
transformational leadership style than a
transactional.
 The results also indicates that a political
leader should exercise balanced fox lion
approach as advised by Machiavelli.
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4. The style of the Survey
 The survey consist of 10 questions which
address different aspects of leadership as Styles,
leadership decision making, leadership attitude,
and leadership ethics.
 The first 4 question is in multiple questions
format with yes or no answers.
 The questions 5, 6 and 9 consist of choosing the
best answers.
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5. The style of the Survey and Analysis
method
 The questions 7 and 8 again follow the
multiple choice questionnaire format
where the user can give a yes or no
answer.
 During the analysis of the received data
in obtaining information such as totals
and percentages of the given answer's the
data was broken into two segments as
questions .
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6. Data Analysis method cont.
 Of the broken segments 1st segment is
questions 1-7 including questions 8 and
10 as they are all multiple question style.
 The 2nd segment consist of questions 5, 6
and 9 as they all have an answer
consisting of the best possible choice.
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7. Question 1
 Does someone doing the right thing at an
appropriate time make the person a leader?
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8. Question 2
 Is prior experience a must, in order to be a
good leader at any given time?
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9. Question 3
 Can an introvert be a good leader?
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10. Question 4
 Is civil disobedience a part of being a leader?
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11. Question 5
 From the list bellow select one whom you
consider to be a great leader
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12. Question 6
 Of the two leadership styles listed bellow
select one that you consider to be the best
for a politician?
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13. Question 7
 Is it true that or false that “A leader must
be a fox and a lion”?
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14. Question 8
 Is it true that or false that a leader must be
the ultimate servant and not the master?
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15. Question 9
 Where does a political leader’s authority
originate?
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16. Question 10
 Did President Harry Truman do the right thing by
dropping the Atomic bomb in Hiroshima &
Nagasaki as means of ending the war in 1945?
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17. Overall results of the survey
Segment one
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19. Comparison of Good Political
Leaders
 Based on Question 5 a good observation was made
on who does the majority considered to be of a
great leader.
The observation indicate Martin Luther King Jr. To be of a great leader,
in comparison to the other selected leaders.
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20. Machiavelli and Politics
 Machiavelli advise a leader to be cunning
as a fox and bold and brave as a lion.
Based on this result gives a clear indication to how a politician should a balanced
As a fox and a lion.
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21. Transformational or Not
 Based on Question 6, Being one of the most primary
leadership styles transformational as observed by the
responders to be used by a politician
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22. Rule by fear or by love
 Adolf Hitler the chancellor of Germany between 1933-1945, led
Germany with fear, also Alexander the great occupied nations
through war, based on the response to question 6 on who is a
great leader, led by love was more encouraged than lead by fear.
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23. Conclusion
 The best form on leadership style
observed is the Transformational
Leadership style
 The best method for a politician to
leader is being ethical and following
servant leadership.
 Any one has the capability to be a
political leader as long as they are
leaders deep within.
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24. Success of the Survey
 Despite the limitations the survey was a
success in obtaining the desired
information as to what type of style and
methods should a political leader posses.
 The turnout of the survey in comparison
to the responders the survey was sent to
90% response was granted.
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25. Success of the Survey Cont.
 Was able to obtain basic information
with regards to the survey questions.
 The survey gave back answers which
the researcher didn’t anticipate mainly
when it came to the question of who is
a good leader.
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26. Problems of the Survey
 The participation was an even number
hence, the information obtain was
limited in variety.
 Ten question gives a limit to a keen
observation on a subject as Political
leadership which engulfs all aspect of
leadership.
 Diversity was not used, such as obtaining
the views based on Nationality, Gender,
and Occupation.
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27. Problems of the Survey Cont.
 Due to the limitation of the participants
and the Limitation in the amount of
questions to be presented limited the
ability to observe the survey question
deeper
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