Nowadays leadership is a very important quality for every employer, it is impossible to reach peaks in any business without this skill. In this essay, I would like to compare the leadership of the two leaders. Poland and Ukraine are neighboring countries for many centuries. Both countries have similar manners and also similarities in languages.
Despite the fact that I am a citizen of Lithuania, I lived a large part of my life on the territory of Ukraine, for this reason, I will compare the leadership style of the President of Ukraine: Mr. Volodimir Zelensky and the President of Poland: Mr. Andrzej Duda. To make a comparison between the two presidents, I would like to first describe each president separately and how they got to the presidency.
I would like to start by explaining the concept of ‘what is Leadership.’ Leadership is the process of organizing work in a group where a leader is a person to whom they listen and trust. A leader can be either designated or be selected by a group of people. The latter does not have any authority, he is an equal member of the group, to whose opinion the collective listens for one reason or another.
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To begin with, Vladimir Zelensky is the new president of Ukraine who, despite the fact that he was never connected with politics, was able to take the presidency. His life was always connected with Mass Media, before becoming president he was one of the founders of “Quarter 95”. Even before becoming president, Mr. Vladimir Zelensky was able to demonstrate how a person, thanks to funding and television, can promote himself to high ranks. In the series ‘Servant of the People’ in which Mr. Vladimir Zelensky played the main role of the president, the ideal president of Ukraine was clearly demonstrated.
At this point, I would like to note the leadership quality in the series and how they influenced the future decision of the Ukrainian people. In the series, Mr. Vladimir Zelensky proved himself to be the ideal president, who does things that have never been done before. His leadership quality in the series would like to be called ‘Equality.’ This quality is certainly commendable. Moreover, often the manifestation of equality causes not so much a penchant for creativity, like the fact that the employee is really sick of the job.
However, it is equally impossible to be considered a synonym for leadership, because, putting forward an idea, a person does not plan to be responsible for its implementation. And vice versa: the leader does not have to be creative and equal; his task is to support the creativity of other team members. No wonder the role of the generator of ideas is highlighted, which does not have to coincide with the role of the leader.
In the series, a president who did not want to move to the upper class of people, and despite the opportunity to ride on his own transport, he chooses public transport to be as everyone, and all movie was implemented with advertisements. But personally, my opinion was shown that the country’s biggest problem is corruption and the fact that there is enough money, but only if higher members did not steal it from the state.
For these reasons, people were told that if Mr. Vladimir Zelensky became president, then life would change for the better. But what was shown in the series and what has actually happed does not quite converge. Of course, for this moment it is hard to judge, however, the cases connected with corruption were understated but have not disappeared yet. It is not clear what will happen next in the country since the head of Ukraine does not understand politics and devoted his whole life to entertaining shows and films.
I would also like to note the relationship between the president of Ukraine and the presidents of other countries, due to the fact that the general opinion of the countries about the new head of Ukraine is purely positive, we can deduce the second quality of the leader ‘Sensitivity to the situation.’ Thanks to this, Ukraine in the future will be able to establish new alliances with other countries around the world, I would like to separately note the congratulations on the victory from many European countries and even the meeting between Mr.Vladimir Zelensky and Mr. Vladimir Putin, despite the conflict between the countries that has been going on for more than a year.
Summing up all of the above, I would like to note the most important feature of leadership that you need to adopt ‘Active life position and the desire for leadership.’ In modern realities it does not matter who you are at the moment, with the right approach, you can achieve everything.
On the other hand, President of Poland Mr. Andrzej Duda joined the post of head of the country on May 24, 2015. When compared with the president of Ukraine, Mr. Andrzej Duda, before joining the high rank, he was already connected with politics. After graduating from the Faculty of Law and Administration in Krakov, he began writing his scientific work and simultaneously began to teach at the Department of Legal Procedure.
After receiving a doctorate in the legal field, he was noticed and accepted for the post of Secretary of State in the Ministry of Justice. On December 6, 2014, he received approval from the Law and Justice party to apply for the presidency, and on May 24, 2015, he was elected as the head of state. ‘Nimble!’ – talk about the new Polish president of his criticism. ‘Successful!’ – parry his fans. ‘Slippery!’ – they look suspiciously alone. ‘Flawless!’ – others admire. For a long time already the leader of Poland did not cause such conflicting emotions.
The almost Teflon politician replaced the correct, almost ideal, but quiet and even listless Komorowski. Moreover, all this can be tied into one leadership quality – ‘cunning’, because in life it doesn’t matter how smart you are, but it’s important how tricky you can use your intellect. I would like to note the recent meeting of the President of Poland and Lithuania, after this meeting the relations between Lithuania and Poland have never been so good. The leaders of the two countries spoke, in particular, about cooperation in the defense and economic spheres, as well as about the construction of roads and railways.
Despite the little-known and little support among the environment in politics, Mr. Andrzej Duda was able to break into a high post, so I want to highlight the special leadership quality “Self-confidence” An adequately high level of self-esteem of the leader, combined with self-confidence, increase his decisiveness in critical situations and help take risks if necessary. Self-confidence allows the leader to push the boundaries of his capabilities and gain new experience.
Due to the previously stated leadership style and a brief biography of both presidents, of both countries, you can begin a detailed comparison. If we compare the heads of different but at the same time very similar in their culture, we can note some similar leadership features. Before applying for the presidency, it was hard to imagine these people at the head of the state. Both current presidents are having an ‘Active Life Position and Leadership.’
They were able to achieve the rule of the weird. An active life position allows the leader to be at the center of events, which is necessary for adequate orientation in the situation. The desire for leadership and achievements is a factor necessary for self-development and self-improvement of a leader. Although both heads of state have a significant difference in their experience in political work. This is the main aspect of the country, both internal and external.
Due to the fact that the President of Poland has more political experience and at least has been associated with it, he carries more confidence than the head of Ukraine. For this reason, it is very interesting to look at their further development and how it will affect the countries as a whole, even though the post of head of the Polish president is coming to an end. Although, according to the latest leaks from the Internet, Andrzej Dud may be renewed as president because of the epidemic.
In conclusion, I would like to say that we live in a wonderful period of time a person with the right effort can become whoever he wants to. Despite the fact that both presidents have differences in their leadership qualities, they will be able to reach a large audience through different approaches to achieving their goal, moreover, they can become a good motivation for the younger generation and modern youth. Because of no matter who you are or where you were born, you can always achieve heights if you develop yourself as a leader. The main thing is to believe in yourself and never listen to the opinions of others.
