Court justice, Sonia Sotomayor. In this article we hope to exemplify types of leadership that President Obama exemplifies that are representative of new ethnic minority leadership. Finally we hope to provide some advice on the future needs of leadership among ethnic minorities. The New Ethnic Minority Leadership One of the ways in which President Obama is representative of the modern ethnic minority leader is that like previous Black leaders (e.g. MLK) he is a servant leader. Servant leadership is one of the most popular leadership models around today. The concept was developed by Robert K. Greenleaf in 1970. The The servant leader serves servant leader serves the people he/she leads, which the people he/she leads, implies that they (the people's needs) are an end in which implies that they themselves rather than a means to an organizational (the people's needs) are an purpose or bottom line. Servant oriented leadership end in themselves rather was made popular with the late Dr. Martin Luther King than a means to an Jr. President Obama has demonstrated his ability to organizational purpose or embrace this leadership style early in his career with bottom line. his work as a community organizer. He continued to use the community and a sense of purpose beyond himself as he orchestrated one of the most inclusive and expansive presidential campaigns in the history of the United States of America. President Obama's message is about the people and it's their goals he is trying to reach and solve for a collective good. Although President Obama has successfully used this style and continues to do so, this is not the only leadership style he has employed in his work and leveraged from successful styles from the past.
‌President Obama's leadership style reflects his identity as a coalition builder and boundary spanner.‌This style of leadership proves to be successful because of the ability to align goals on similarities rather than differences.
Another important aspect of President Obama's leadership style reflects his identity as a coalition builder and boundary spanner. A coalition is defined as a temporary partnering of groups aligned for a similar purpose. Many will argue that his ability to be elected and run the government is dependent upon his ability to be non-partisan and span traditional boundaries and build coalitions among diverse groups to accomplish a desired goal. This is exemplified by President Obama's achievements to date ranging from the campaign trail where he was able to gain support from both traditional Republicans such as General Colin Powell, to the architecture of one of the most diverse W hite House cabinets. This style of leadership proves to be successful because of the ability to align goals on similarities rather -III-