Trump. The man who since January 20th 2017, became the president of the most powerful nation in the world. While his policies are up for debate, what I want to know is whether or not he’s an effective leader. Through the span of a few short days, Trump has blocked immigrants of seven countries from entering the United States, blocked funding for abortion, withdrew from the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, and encouraged the construction of two pipelines. There is no denying that he’s accomplished a lot in the past few days. However, whether or not it will bring positive change is up for debate.
Nevertheless, does all this change make Trump an effective leader? In my opinion, I don’t believe that he’s an effective leader that will be able to manage the country well. In an opinion article, “With Donald Trump, the word ‘lie’ finally enters the mainstream media lexicon” Neil Macdonald argues that President Trump employs falsehoods on a level never seen before. In class, we talked about how organizational behavior is a field of study that investigates the impact of individuals, groups, and structure on behavior within organizations. So, to say a country is one large organization isn’t blowing things out of proportion in my opinion. Now, the reason why I don’t believe Trump is going to be an effective leader is because he ‘lies’. In chapter six of my organizational behavior textbook, there’s a section in which it talks about the importance of trust. Without the climate of trust, a team (the government) will not be able perform well.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to supporters as he takes the stage for a campaign event in Dallas, Monday, Sept. 14, 2015. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Additionally, while he has been able to accomplish a lot as of now, I don’t think the American people will follow a leader who is an untrustworthy role model. By lying, not only has he harmed his administration, he has also harmed the very people who put him in office. The United States is just a blown-up version of an organization. And it is now Trump’s duty as president of the organization to lead the people effectively and justly.
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