Putin's Impact On The Modern World

Joseph Stalin was a callous dictator who governed the Soviet Union for nearly thirty years. He rose to power as the General Secretary of the Communist Party and became the dictator of Russia after Vladimir Lenin’s death in 1924. Stalin was known for his Marxist-Leninist ideology, but his policies soon became known as Stalinism. He rose through the ranks and became one of the most powerful leaders and communist revolutionaries that Russia had ever seen. A few of Stalin’s policies did in fact benefit the social, political and economic prosperity of the country, but overall, his leadership was detrimental to the Soviet Union and its people.

Donald Trump 's landmark victory as the soon-to-be 45th president of the United States shakes the political paradigm as we know it, turning the world on its ear. Lance Wallnau, a refreshing Dallas-based prophetic voice in the business world and the church, has been prophesying about Donald Trump for over a year in videos and posts all over social media to a growing audience of 200,000 or more.

According to Habermas, when people believe that the economy no longer serves them or that the government isn’t working in their best interest, crisis ensues. He believes we have such a crisis today because quantitative media are non-communicative. With money and votes, he who has the most wins. Money and votes can be useful ways of getting things done, but only so long as their legitimacy is assured by the common understandings of influence and value-commitments. Therefore, it must be understood that money and power are expressions of shared value-commitments and interpersonal influence. The I & L will generate the legitimacy of the A & G (Frank, 2000).

As one of the leaders of the Soviet Union, Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev was a canny and careful Communist Party functionary who sought to make his country the military equal of the United States and promote its political influence around the world through the policy of detente. While Nikita Khrushchev another leader of the Soviet Union during the climax of the cold, largely pursued a policy of peaceful coexistence with the West, he instigated the Cuban Missile Crisis by placing nuclear weapons 90 miles from Florida. At home, he initiated a process of “de-Stalinization” that made Soviet society less repressive. I think it would have been a good idea to keep Khrushchev in power. Because, although he played major roles in things that could of lead to a global tragedies like the Cuban missile crisis or the berlin wall. Khrushchev was the first of the Soviet leaders who begin the trend of liberalization that ultimately peaked with Gorbachev. He also ended the "socialist primitive accumulation" that spanned all of Stalin 's rule. He also abandoned the concept of class struggle. In actual fact, while “revisionistically" breaking from the industrialization-and-purge era of 1929-1941, he ensured continuity with the immediate post-war era of 1946-1953. In 1966, China’s Communist leader Mao Zedong launched what became known as the Cultural Revolution, in order to reassert his authority over the Chinese government. Believing that current Communist leaders were taking the party, and China

Out of the leaders mentioned above, the one leader I admire is Steve Paul Jobs, Co-founder and CEO of Apple, Inc. from 1997-2011. Steve Jobs started with Apple, Inc. in 1977 with a company he created in his garage. After twenty years of working with Apple, Inc., Steve Jobs finally earned his title as CEO of the

Lord Acton once said, “Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely”. Examples of power going corrupt can be found everywhere, from book to television shows to real life. In his article, “How Power Corrupts,” Ronald Riggo explains that there are two types of power, socialized and personalized. He further elaborates that a balance of both is healthy for a ruler to have, but it becomes a problem when personalized power overwhelms social power. Personalized power is defined as power that is used for one's personal gain.

Donald John Trump. Not that surprising of a topic when it comes to current leaders with a strong influence. Though, the type of influence varies. The argument is whether he will be a good leader or a bad one. Not something you can decide immediately, but not one that takes much time. I, myself, am not fond of him for three reasons. The first, his disrespect to others; the second, his disinterest in rights I believe in; the third, the influence it's had upon supporters.

If you have not heard of Donald Trump, you have probably been living under a rock since at the very least the middle of 2015 when his presidential campaign begun. Donald Trump is the 45th and current President of the United States of America. Before running for president, Trump was, and still is, a businessman and television personality. He owns multi-million dollar properties and companies and appeared on a multitude of television shows, such as ‘The Apprentice’.

The reality is depicted in a litany of powerful, clever men, who misuse their abilities for their own personal ends - which are chiefly, the acquisition and maintenance of power. Their goal is public acclaim, cynically acquired through a popularity based on the

Angela Merkel is the Chancellor of Germany.   Last fall, she was elected to her third term as chancellor of Germany, making her one of the only two European Union leaders that survived the economic crisis (The Guardian, 2013).   Angela Merkel was named by Forbes in 2014 as the most powerful women in the world (Forbes, 2014).   Angela Merkel’s leadership style

Angela Merkel is the Chancellor of Germany. Last fall, she was elected to her third term as chancellor of Germany, making her one of the only two

Leaders are influential and because they are they held a great amount of power that allow them to have influential tactics. Bloomberg holds expert power, since he is both knowledgeable in politics and the finance industry. Due to this we also have referent power, which allows him to influence his employees and follower’s decisions after the relationship he has developed. He has shown to have leader motives, his motivation to manage is seen in his workplace. He is constantly active and maintains a good relationship with his employees and authority figures. The philanthropist’s hold rational and emotional tactics that he instills in his company, he passes on his philanthropic traditions in his work place by holding Blood Drives, but also expects

We have to contend, in the exercise of our personal power, with the influences of such power-channels in our environments and how they add to, limit or distort our exercise of power - e.g. hierarchies, coalitions,

Reforms and ethnic problems helped the Soviet Union collapse in 1991. What was the next move to help Russia be a major power in the world? Boris Yeltsin led Russia through most of the decade promoting something known as democracy and better living conditions than the Soviet Union. There were some failures along with success, however once Yeltsin was too old for the job he found a successor. Hence, Yeltsin passed the presidency on to Putin; the promotion of democracy was severely limited by an authoritarian leader wanting more power.

The person chosen for this leadership report is Angela Merkel. I read “Modern World Leaders-Angela Merkel” written by Clifford W. Mills. Being born in Berlin, with my pride in being German, as well as being a female with my own leadership ambitions, I felt Angela Merkel was a perfect fit for me. Gaining knowledge on the leadership style from one of the most powerful and influential women in the world, while also learning the values and beliefs my country is grounded on, I find Angela Merkel to be extremely interesting leader to study.