Oprah Winfrey: A Leader By Choice

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The paper describes how Oprah Winfrey has attained wealth, success and fame, but asserts that more importantly, she has used the seven characteristics of leadership; vision, perseverance, performance, principals, passion, education of subordinates and leader selection/development. The paper relates that by internalizing these seven key strengths, Winfrey has a proven record of turning weaknesses into strengths, and this is how she became one of the world's most prominent leaders.

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"A troubled youth and sexually abused teen, Oprah Winfrey certainly had humble beginnings. Out of those humble beginnings, however, Winfrey has risen to the position of network owner, television star, multi-millionaire, and international philanthropist. Though some might call it luck, Oprah's rise to fame, fortune, and consequence is no accident. Her adherence to the seven characteristics of leadership, and strengths within each characteristic, directly resulted in her success. Though one can evaluate Winfrey as sufficiently strong in each of these seven areas, her leadership characteristics can be ranked from strongest to weakest beginning with vision and ending with leadership selection/development."

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