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1. LEADERSHIP QUALITIES
OF
SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL
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2. CONTENT
• Introduction
• Aim
• Early life
• Military life
• Political life
• Leadership traits
• Lessons learnt
• Conclusion
• References
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3. INTRODUCTION
• Served as Prime Minister of England twice
(1940–45 and 1951–55).
• Appointed as First Lord of the Admiralty during
world war I & II.
• A noted statesman and orator and also an
officer in the British Army.
• Only British prime minister to have received the
Nobel Prize in Literature.
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4. AIM
• To highlight the character of SIR Winston
Churchill and analyze the leadership qualities
he practiced throughout his career.
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5. Early Life
• Born on 30 November 1874
• Father: Randolph Churchill, a Conservative
politician
• Mother: Jennie Jerome, the daughter of Leonard
Jerome, a New York businessman
• Went to St George's School, Brunswick School
and then to Harrow School.
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MILITARY LIFE
• Attended the Royal Military College,
Sandhurst
• Commissioned as a Cornet (Second
Lieutenant) in the 4th Queen's Own Hussars on
20 February 1895
• Churchill was First Lord of the Admiralty at the
start of the First World War

7. POLITICAL LIFE
• Won the seat of Oldham at the 1900 general
election.
• In 1910 he was promoted to Home Secretary.
• In 1911 he became the First Lord of the
Admiralty.
• In1919 became Minister of War and Air
• In1921 became Colonial Secretary
• In May 1940 he became Prime Minister and
Minister of Defense
• Resigned in 1955 . 7

8. LEADERSHIP TRAITS
• A great leader with outstanding leadership
traits.
1. Courage
2. Willpower
3. Knowledge
4. Initiative
5. Integrity
6. Ability to communicate
7. Enthusiasm
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9. 1. Courage
• Mental and moral strength to with hand
danger or difficulty.
• Influenced SIR Winston Churchill to overcome
hardships.
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10. 2. Willpower
• Will to succeed in whatever the task
undertaken.
• Helped SIR Winston Churchill to accomplish his
tasks successfully against enemy.
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11. 3.Knowledge
• Information or skills acquired through
education or experience.
• SIR Winston Churchill had a good knowledge on
politics, military, literature and art.
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12. 4. Initiative
• Planning ahead for eventualities.
• SIR Winston Churchill was always one step
ahead the enemy.
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13. 5. Integrity
• Ability to win the confidence of superiors, peers
and subordinates.
• SIR Winston Churchill was loyal to his country,
party and to people who followed him.
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14. 6. Ability to communicate
• Understand the standard of subordinates and
communicate well with them.
• SIR Winston Churchill successfully addressed
people of different standards.
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15. 7. Enthusiasm
• Ability of being inspired.
• Helped for the aliveness of his followers at
dangers.
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16. LESSONS LEARNT
• We should improve leadership qualities to
become good leaders.
• We should never give up the fight at
hardships.
• We should work according to a plan.
• We should be loyal to our nation.
• We should never loose our aliveness at
danger.
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17. CONCLUSION
• SIR Winston Churchill is a great leader with
great leadership qualities.
• He underwent a lot of hardships in achieving
his target.
• He is an ideal icon of leadership for the future
leaders.
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18. REFERENCES
1. www.wikipedia.com
2. www.britanica.com
3. www.bbc.co.uk.org
4. "Winston Churchill” published by US
Senate.
5. http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literatu
re/laureates/1953/churchill-bio.html
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19. THANK YOU !
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