Is Andrew Carnegie An Effective Leader?

Leadership effectiveness report – Andrew Carnegie In this report, I will introduce an effective leader -- Andrew Carnegie, a famous entrepreneur who led the steel industry to expanse and develop in whole America in the late 19th century. This Scottish-American man achieved in being the richest industrialist in early 20th century by starting his first job as a bobbin factory worker, after years of effort, he built his Carnegie Steel Company, which later on merged with Federal Steel Company and several small companies to form the U.S. Steel. In U.S., together with the “Petroleum Emperor” Rockefeller, “Auto Emperor” Ford and other famous tycoons, the “Steel Magnate” Andrew Carnegie maintained the place of world’s largest steel company and
Envisioning goals
As an effective leader, he or she must have the ability to create a vision, identify goals and provide solutions to problems. In 1863 the civil war fueled the iron industry and after the war was over, Andrew Carnegie resigned from the Pennsylvania Railway because he saw the potential in this field during the war. The reason why Carnegie turned to devote his life in to steel industry and then earned his fortune was that he not only focused on the present but also looked into the future and envisioned goals.

Serving as a symbol
Perhaps the most obvious and significant role to be an effective leader is serving as a symbol. On one hand, it is certain that Carnegie was the greatest leader and symbol of the steel industry. For what he had been contributed to the development and expansion, Carnegie was the Steel Emperor in American history undoubtedly. On the other hand, no one can deny he was also a symbol for serving as generous philanthropist among the rich. After Carnegie sold all his steel holdings to J. P. Morgan, he turned to hammer at building libraries, funding to schools. Everything he did was the reflection of his leadership and his steel
Before civil war, Andrew Carnegie quitted his job and invested all his assets to build his first company -- Keystone Bridge Works in 1862. However, since from July 4, 1863, the both sides of the civil war began using the warships, Carnegie realized how important the steel is. Once he travelled to Europe, Andrew was inspired by Henry Bessemer’s breakthrough technology of making steel. Since then he devoted his entire mind to the iron business after coming back to America. Through this transform, it believes that Andrew Carnegie was challenging the status quos and encouraging the responsiveness to