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Adolf Hitler
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|Adolf Hitler |
|Leadership and Communication |
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|Your Name |
|27 June 2011 |

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“The art of leadership…consists in consolidating the attention of the people against a single adversary and taking care that nothing will split up that attention...”

-Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler was, among many other things, a passionate lunatic. Though I do not admire Hitler as an individual, I respect his leadership and his ability to persuade 8.5 million people to believe what he believed. During this essay I am going to overview Hitler’s biography, and then illustrate his road to power, focusing individually on his leadership styles as well as his accomplishments as a leader. Following that, I will describe how he used communication to persuade and inspire his followers. Last, I will give my personal opinion on Hitler as a leader.

Adolf Hitler was born on the 20th day April, 1889, Holy Saturday (Victor, 23). He was the son of Alois Schickelgruber Hitler, an Austrian customs

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