George W. Bush's Motivation Essay

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George H. W. Bush George H. W. Bush was a Visionary Leader. He used Inspirational Motivation to convince The US Military that war was worth fighting. He Then used Dispositional Flexibility When He managed the impact of the fall of the USSR. In a single speech, he convinced the US Military that the forced Liberation of Kuwait was necessary. His Inspirational Motivation enabled him to use the mastery of the spoken word to convince the military,” The status quo is unacceptable,” Sodom Husain could not be allowed to invade neighboring countries, and, there was a,” Must achieve future,” of a free Kuwait. In his Declaration of War with Iraq Speech, He quoted Marine Lieutenant General Walter Boomer. He said: "There are things worth fighting for. …show more content…

During the 1992 Re-election bid He displayed Low motivation and failed to put enough effort to see the multiple sides of the issues. As stated in the Critical Thinking lesson, “A critical thinker cannot be lazy!” University of Virginia’s Miller Center for Presidential Studies, states, “American voters did not perceive that President Bush cared enough about domestic issues. They criticized Bush for not "selling" his achievements more successfully and running an inept, lazy campaign. Now how does this affect me. Thomas N. Barnes Center for Enlisted Education. (2017). EL05, Critical thinking. Maxwell- Gunter Annex, AL: Author. Thomas N. Barnes Center for Enlisted Education. (2017). EL05, Ethical leadership. Maxwell- Gunter Annex, AL: Author. George H. W. Bush: Impact and Legacy. (n.d.). Retrieved May 09, 2017, from https://millercenter.org/president/bush/impact-and-legacy M Meacham, J. (2016). Destiny and power: The American odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush.P 197 b Critical thinking Brent Scowcroft, George H. W. Bush. (1998) A World Transformed: the collapse of the Soviet empire, the unification of Germany, Tiananmen Square, and the Gulf

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