Do Great Leaders Have To Be Outgoing? Extroverts And Introverts - Anita

• This question may be simply limited to your school student government body election, or be broad enough to include our actual United States government election. Do great leaders always have to have the attribute of an outgoing person? Can't they just be an inspirational symbol who possess positive morals and is a great influence on everybody globally? It has been proven that even though one may excel in athletics or intelligence, they could still have negative attitudes and overall not be the perfect role model we desire to follow and seek guidance from to earn success. For example, on the recent Opinion Piece, Bill Clinton, our famous respected president who is an extrovert, was compared to our other famous president, Barack Obama, who is an introvert. After the comparison, we realized and concluded that while extrovert are very social, introverts make leaders too.
• What do you think? Maybe you believe that people who find it easier to interact with their community members and act like apart of them is are outstanding leaders, or people who are quiet but can lead in time of need are the leaders we must follow. Whom can you name — from your own life or from public life — who you think is a great leader? Maybe you support people from your school, your neighborhood, or maybe your own household! What qualities do those people have? Are they shy, or outgoing? Every person possess a different view of how a leader must react to situation and their necessary character traits. Overall, with different opinions, it is difficult agree upon our leaders and who they must be. What qualities do you think you have that might make you a good leader?
• The major split between our national elections is that one major candidate for their party would be an introvert, while the other is probably an extrovert. While many would claim the extrovert would prove a better president because socialization and communication easily with others would be vital in a political and diplomatic field, an introvert could perform the same way, maybe through some more difficulty. Introverts care for others and like other just as much as the average extrovert would. Introverts just tend not to enjoy being surrounded by gigantic crowds of people and rather close friends and family. While people may be different in these ways, we can realize that these attributes may either be of personal preference or genetics. Mr. Obama dislikes very few people, but the way and format he interacts with others is not as rambunctious and back-slapping like the typical politician. 
• During the election that took place more than four years ago, Americans were worried that both of their options and both of their presidential options were both introverts and could become the core leadership that America needed. While we have already addressed that Mr. Obama is an introvert, our other candidate, Mitt Romney, was also an introvert in the same fashion that Mr. Obama was. While Mitt Romney was not exactly as keep-to-himself as Mr. Obama was, he was still extremely reserved to himself. Therefore, whatever the outcome of the election, we could not have another extrovert living in the White House for another desperate four years. While many were concerned that both candidates were almost exactly the same that same personality wise. But with an introvert as our president, we can go to say and question the leadership in the White House and put down misconceptions. 
• As both a part of our culture and a part of ourselves along with the influence history has mostly upon us, we believe that great, outstanding leadership arrives with extroverts and their will to surround themselves with others along with constantly interacting with their communities/getting involved with worldly affairs. While this is still a positive attitude and a positive attribute one must possess to contribute, sometimes introverts may prove a better option to take a job or position because they may be more reserved and keep their information more secretive and matters only themselves and other professionals could deal with. We seem to praise leaders who are more determined to win than to serve, willing to talk over others, and willing to make promises they cannot possibly fulfill. While George W. Bush invites you to share a drink with him, Barack Obama does not always.