Effective political leadership means doing the right thing even if a lot of people dislike your decision. It also means listening to your constituents even if you disagree with them. Lastly, being able to inspire the people is a key component of this skill.
It’s very common for people to change their jobs based on certain political events. If a certain political party raises the wage in certain jobs, I’m sure more people will try to get those jobs as opposed to the one they currently have. Keep it mind for your next career hunt.
Having a basic understanding of political leadership can also benefit you in making choices in life. How you choose to work within the law (following it, of course!) can vary depending on how much you support those who are paving the way. Stay strong and keep your leadership ideals in mind. There will eventually be a winner!
This blog article is a branch out to life-optimizing readers like yourself that were kind enough to do a little question and answer interview survey with me. I’m still working on my interview skills (and some of these were done via email/not-in-person!), but I do promise good, raw, and honest answers from normal people like you and me. I do my best to NOT filter these answers, except for the bad words and hateful speech (which doesn’t happen often).
Topic of Interest: Effective Political Leadership
‘R’ = Richard N. Stephenson (me!)
‘I’ = Interviewee (anonymous by request unless otherwise noted)
R: Give an example of effective political leadership being used that has inspired you (from either internet/mainstream media examples or personal examples).
I: George Washington put his country first and that has always inspired me to do the same. After winning the Revolution, George Washington was asked to be king. He wisely refused because that was the whole point of the war–independence. He agreed to be president instead. I can imagine another man would jump at the opportunity to rule supremely.
R: How do you think a better understanding of effective political leadership would help other people in their personal or professional life?
I: I think that knowledge of various political terms, foreign affairs, general fairness and objectivity could benefit people in many ways. In short, many people do not know how the world works, why it works and in what ways our governmental leaders harm us/lie to us and we therefore neglect the value of fairness and “rightness” in our own lives. If humans studied the basics of democracy and the way the government works it would enrich their lives, how they feel about themselves and help them to see our huge role of “citizen” in the broader landscape and small microcosm of “home”, “workplace” and “relationship.”
R: Give an example of how effective political leadership has helped you professionally or personally.
I: In college, I was leader of philosophy club. During one semester, two of my vice presidents (who were dating at the time) broke up viciously with each other. The club would have broken up (and my resume would have looked worse) were I not to have offered one of them a new position in another club (that one being Anthropology club).
R: Describe at least one way you think effective political leadership could cause trouble or hurt someone in their personal or professional life.
I: Political leadership can cause trouble if they someone at work does not agree with the views of the leader. This could cause turmoil among people at work creating a hostile environment. Political leadership can cause discord.
R: Give an example of how effective political leadership has hurt you or caused you trouble in the past.
I: Effective political leadership has cause hurt in the past when there was no one to back up a decision to clean up the neighborhood. There were a few people in the community that consented, but most people were more involved with their own yards instead of outlying areas. The cleaning up issue was dropped and each family was required to clean up their own yards and volunteer groups helped if the debris got outlandish.
R: How do you think effective political leadership could help you in a professional setting? Why is that?
I: Political leadership provides teamwork in a professional setting. Partnering with like constituents makes for the reconciliation of difference easier to accomplish. Politics as usual is thought of as controversial but when like parties with the same interest unite, then results is the ultimate goal. The affiliations do not have to be Republicans or Democrats. The teams could be competitive in regards to making a sales quota, for an example. What that means is that the teams would be considered as political parties with the object of reaching the sales goal comparative to a party winning a major political election.
R: Give an example of how effective political leadership could be useful at work. Why do you think this?
I: It would be effective at work by providing a good state to do business in. Effective leadership results in confidence and economic progress. With both of these business would boom in many markets and the workplace will become enjoyable or at the very least worth the effort.
R: How do you think effective political leadership could help you at home? Why is that?
I: I think it would help me establish more order in the household. The people in the household would be less concerned with the faults of our political system because they believe in the current political leadership. Besides providing comfort… if the political leadership is good enough it would also lower taxes or something of that sort. In order to help with actually supporting my house.
R: Give an example of how effective political leadership could be useful at home or in family life. Why do you think this?
I: It could be useful by allowing the family to not worry about wars or money. They can deal with their personal issues and work out what they need to instead of having to worry about what’s going on in Washington. They can spend their time learning and loving each other without grief or agitation from gridlock and Washington.
R: How do you think effective political leadership could help you in a personal relationship? Why is that?
I: It could help by providing a comfortable state to enjoy our creative pursuits. It may provide easy living conditions to remain out of anxiety and or access work time leading to sleep deficiencies and lack of self-reflection. With effective leadership people will simply be more free to pursue what they wish.
R: Give an example of how effective political leadership could be useful in a personal relationship. Why do you think this?
I: Politics is all about compromise. It is finding a good way to make everyone’s goals reachable within the parameters of two or more groups. Without this willingness to compromise, or to look for alternative solutions, any relationship, personal business or otherwise is useless.
R: Describe at least one thing you would like to learn more about effective political leadership.
I: I would like to learn more about what goes on behind the scenes. For example what happens in their day to day life, off camera? This would bring a whole new perspective that the public would benefit.
R: Give your number one piece of advice for someone looking to learn more about effective political leadership.
I: Please, learn how to listen, and ask questions. So many troubles could be averted by simple understanding of a person’s view. You can’t just ask the questions, but you need to listen to and process the answers, and follow up with more questions if your understanding is vague. Knowledge is power, so know your opponent.
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How was that for a nice little journey into this topic? I hope you enjoyed this interview and found at least one useful bit of information you can immediately begin to apply in your life. Yes, homework is never seen as a nice word, but it’s useful – give yourself an action to use at least 1 thing from this article to help change your life.
Please share your thoughts, experiences, or your own interview answers and let’s share some real life wisdom, okay?