Assigned Topic:  Abraham Lincoln (USA) Time Period:  1831-1865 Success Story:  In 1831he was failed in business.  In 1832 he lost his job. He wanted to go to law school after this tragedy but his application was rejected.  In 1840 he sought to become elector defeated.  In 1843 he ran for Congress and lost.  In 1846 he Ran for Congress again and that time he won  In 1860 he won the presidential election and became the greatest president ever of US Leadership Traits:  He was a cluster in himself.  He had been a postmaster, shopkeeper, surveyor and a lawyer.  He practiced a lower, middle and upper class job; that is why he had grown himself with leadership qualities and leaded his country in the most critical situations like civil war in USA and freedom of slaves.  He had the capacity to listen to different points of view.  He did share credit for success and blame of failure.  He had the awareness of own weaknesses and had control over his emotions.  He had the ability to communicate goals and vision. Lesson learnt:  We must have the ability prove ourselves right before the public.  We must have strong team; if we want to lead and succeed.  We must control our emotions if we are to lead something.  We must communicate our goals and vision.  Our focus must be on the fundamental goals.  We must have the decision making power.  We must be aware of our weaknesses.  We must have strong managerial hold.

1. Area Of Leadership:
United States of America
Presented By:
Qasim Zia (090301029)
Shahid Naseer (090301026)
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One of the America’s Best President

2.  Birth:
 February 12, 1809
 Hardin County,
Kentucky
 Formal education:
 18 months of schooling
 Avid reader and largely
self-educated
 Political Career:
 1831-1865
 Presidential Career:
• 1861-65
 Death:
 Assassinated
 April 14,1865
 10:15 PM

3.  1831:
 failed in business.
 1832:
 lost his job
 wanted to go to law school
 application was rejected
 1836:
 Suffered a total nervous
breakdown
 1838:
 Sought to become Speaker
of the state legislature.
 1840:
 Sought to become elector
defeated.
 1843:
 ran for Congress
 lost.
 1846:
 Ran for Congress again
 Won
 Finally made his way to
Washington.

4.  1848:
 Ran for re-election to
Congress
 Lost.
 1849:
 sought the job of land
officer
 rejected.
 1854:
 Ran for the US Senate
 lost.
 1856:
 sought the vice
presidential nomination
 lost.
 1858:
 Ran for the US Senate
again
 lost again.
 1860:
 Decided to run for
president
 Won
 Became Greatest
president ever of US

5.  Postmaster
 Shopkeeper
 Surveyor
 Lawyer

6.  Capacity to Listen to
Different Points of View
 Ability to Learn on the Job
 Ready to Share Credit for
Success
 Ready to Share Blame for
Failure
 Awareness of Own
Weaknesses
 Ability to Control
Emotions
 Know How to Relax and
Replenish
 Direct Management
 Strength to Adhere to
Fundamental Goals
 Ability to Communicate
Goals and Vision

7.  “I am a slow walker, but I never walk back.”
 “And in the end it is not the years in your life
that count, it's the life in your years.”
 “I will prepare and some day my chance will
come.”

8.  Public Speaking
 Strong team formation
 Emotions controlling
 Communicate your goals and vision
 Focus on fundamental goals
 Decision making power
 Awareness of own weakness
 Strong Managerial hold

9.  Give me six hours to chop down a tree and
I will spend the first four sharpening the
axe. - Abraham Lincoln