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Term

Washington

 

Burns' Moral Leadership (1978)

 

 

What does Burns say in his 2002 book?

Definition
Mentions W., but does not give much detail
Term

Washington

 

Burns (1978) Moral Leadership

 

Example

Definition

After the war, he willingly stepped down from power twice.

 

In service to republican virtue (moral value)

Term

Washington

 

Bass (1985) 

 

Inspirational Motivation

Definition

During the war

Bespectacled speech stopped the Newburgh Conspiracy

Term

Washington

 

Bass 1985

 

Idealized Influence

Definition

Ever mindful of personal appearance, manner, memoirs

 

Had play Cato performed at Valley Forge, emphasizing republican virtues

Term

Washington

 

Bass 1985

 

Individual Consideration

Definition

Difficult to see clearly, as he was reserved

 

However, he was close to his aids, who often conversed with him after dinner

 

Ellis (2004) suggests that he treated them like sons

Term

Washington

 

Bass 

 

Intellectual Stimulation

 

Before the Ward

Definition

Demonstrated Personal Paradigm Breaking

 

Expanded his plantation beyond tobacco, becoming more self-sufficient than contemporary Virginia "lords of the leaf"

Term

Washington (1732-1799)

 

Bass

 

Intellectual Stimulation

 

During the War

Definition

Established precedent of a racially integrated Army

 

In spite of traditional view that army should not fight during winter, his army crossed the Delaware river on Christmas Eve and attacked Hessians at Trenton

 

 

Term

Washington (1732-1799)

 

Bass 1985

 

Intellectual Stimulation

 

After the War

Definition
Broke expectations by willingly resigning power
Term

Washington (1732-1799)

 

Bolman & Deal 2003

 

Symbolic Leadership

Definition

Wore military uniform to Continental Congress meeting that would determine military commander in chief

 

Elements of Theatre at Newburgh Conspiracy

Term

Washington (1732-1799)

 

Lived 66 years

 

POTUS 2 Full Terms

 

(Even received electoral votes during 3rd election)

Definition
Term

Washington (1732-1799)

 

Charisma

Definition
A full head taller than most of his contemporaries
Term

Lincoln (1809-1865)

 

Burns Moral Leadership

Definition

Saw the war in moral terms

 

Focused on Declaration of Independence as foundational for American Values rather than the constitution itself

 

Burns mentioned how checks and balances could impede TF. Lincoln sometime critiqued for ignoring checks and balances

 

Term

Lincoln (1809-1865)

 

Burns Moral Leadership

in Gettysburg Address

Definition
Calls for "a new birth of freedom"
Term

Lincoln (1809-1865)

 

Bass 1985

 

Inspirational Motivation

Definition
Phillips (1992) says that in spite of malicious slander against Lincoln, he was still beloved by the union soldiers and welcomed with enthusiastic cheering.
Term

Lincoln (1809-1865)

 

Bass 1985

 

Inspirational Motivation 

in Gettysburg Address

Definition

Addresses a vision for the future:

 

A gov't of, by, and "for the people"

Term

Lincoln (1809-1865)

 

Bass 1985

 

Idealized Influence

Definition

????

 

Gettysburg ????

Term

King (1929-1968)

 

Burns 1978 Moral Leadership

 

Letters from a Birmingham Jail

Definition
concept of justice gave moral power to mission
Term

King (1929-1968)

 

Bass 1985

 

Inspirational Motivation

Definition
Positive view of the future
Term

King (1929-1968)

 

Bass 1985

 

Idealized Influence

Definition
suffering in jail alongside followers
Term

Lincoln (1809-1865)

 

Bass 1985

 

Individual Consideration

Definition

Evident in rhetoric of his speeches

 

Note how he will start with how he agrees with Douglas in debates

 

Demonstrates genuine listening

 

 

Also frequent visits to wounded soldiers

Term

Lincoln (1809-1865)

 

Bass Individual Consideration

 

Gettysburg Address

Definition

Honors the dead. Recognizes they have hallowed this field more than any speech ever could.

 

Does not recognize individuals per se, but does recognize and elevate the sacrifices of individuals.

Term

Lincoln (1809-1865)

 

Bass 1985

 

Intellectual Stimulation

Definition
Phillips (1992) calls Lincoln a master of paradox
Term

Lincoln (1809-1865)

 

Bass 1985 Intellectual Stimulation

 

Gettysburg Address

Definition
By reframing the nations' birth in terms of the Declaration of Independence (four score and seven years ago), and by linking the death of the soldiers to a "new birth of freedom" he challenged paradigms about the war - not just about the Union, but about that which made the Union worth preserving.
Term

King (1929-1968)

 

Bass 1985

Individual Consideration

 

Letter from a Birmingham Jail

Definition

Names individual followers.

 

Names individual ministers and their contributions.

 

Listens to his detractors.

Term

King (1929-1968)

 

Bass 1985

Intellectual Stimulation

 

Letter from a Birmingham Jail

Definition
Redefines what makes an action moral
Term

Lincoln (1809-1865)

 

Heiffetz (1994)

Definition

Mentions allowing an issue to ripen.

 

Consider Lincoln's treatment of the emancipation proclamation - delaying it for the right time.

Term

Lincoln (1809-1865)

 

Bolman & Deal 2003

 

 

Reframing of war in second inaugural address

Definition

Giving meaning to events (symbolic)

 

Bloodshed of war was perhaps God's justice for the bloodshed of slavery

Term

Lincoln 1809-1865

 

Bolman & Deal 2003

 

Symbolic Leadership in Emancipation Proclamation

Definition

Little practical value because it affected states in rebellion. Yet it also redefined the war.

 

Lincoln was slow to make the war about slavery (and thus slow with the Emancipation), with an early emphasis on the Union itslef

Term

Lincoln (1809-1865)

 

Lifespan 56 years

 

POTUS just over 4 years

Definition
Term

Washington, Lincoln, King

 

 

Ironies of Leadership

Definition

Though Washington was the only professional soldier of the three, he was also the only one to die of natural causes.

 

The other two died from bullet wounds.

Term

MLK (1929-1968)

 

Lifespan 39 years

 

Influence from Bus Boycott 1959 - Assassination 1968 (approx. 13 years)

Definition
Term

Lincoln (1809-1865)

 

Charismatic Leadership

 

 

Definition

Name "Abraham" suggests father of a nation

 

Very Tall

Term

King (1929-1968)

 

 

Charisma

Definition

Prophet

Singular Focus

Rising from General Population

Representative of those who were mistreated and needing deliverance

 

Gifted Eloquence

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