For your portfolio project, choose a current political leader $($of a country other than the United States$).$ You will provide background information on your chosen leader, explain how they came to power, describe the source and extent of their power, describe their leadership style $($i$.$e$.$ transactional, transformational$),$ and describe and evaluate at least two decisions they have made since coming to power.

Required Elements

Introduction with a Thesis Statement

Background Information:

Family and early life

Education

Professional background

Influences

Rise to Power:

Why did the leader seek power?

Explain how the leader came to power $($election$,$ coup, hereditary, etc.$).$

Source and Extent of Power:

Source: Constitution or other document$($s$),$ tradition, fear, etc.

Extent: Are there limits to what the leader can do$?$ Who, if anyone, can check the leader's power? Is the leader accountable to anyone?

Leadership Style:

Using your own analysis as well as that of scholars, describe your subject's leadership style $($i$.$e$.$ transactional, transformational$).$

Evaluate the overall impact of this leadership style on the leader's actions and decisions.

Major Actions$/$Decisions:

Describe at least two major actions or decisions by the leader, including what was done, why, and the outcome.

How do these actions$/$decisions illustrate your subject's leadership style?

Your Overall Assessment of the Leader

Summarizing Conclusion

Resources

Leadership Styles:

Khan, Z$.$ A$.,$ Nawaz, A$.,$ Khan, I. $(2016).$ Leadership theories and styles: A literature reviewLinks to an external site.. Journal of Resources Development and Management, $16,1-7.($Links to an external site.$)$

Nanjundeswaraswamy T$.$ S$.,$ Swamy D$.$ R$.(2014).$ Leadership stylesLinks to an external site.. Advances in Management, $7(2),57-62.($Links to an external site.$)$

van Eeden, R$.,$ Cilliers, F$.,$ van Deventer, V$.(2008).$ Leadership styles and associated personality traits: Support for the conceptualisation of transactional and transformational leadershipLinks to an external site.. South African Journal of Psychology, $38(2),253-267.$