RxMike

Insight from a Historic Day

// January 20th, 2009 // Uncategorized

Today, Barack Obama will be sworn in as the 44th President of the United States of America. While the fact that Obama is the first African-American to be elected President is much more than a footnote, I believe their is a larger insight from this historic day.

Regardless of your political persuasion, Obama’s optimistic leadership style can not be denied. I have long held the belief that there are two types of leaders – those who focus on the positive and those who focus on the negative; those who are effective and create true legacies and those who are ineffective (respectively). Negative leaders may be able to create a buzz or following, but their impact will always prove to be short-lived. Only time will tell if Obama will govern with a positive leadership style or if it was simply campaign trail antics…

What legacy do you wish to create?