Leadership Lessons: Why Did Trump Win in 2016?

      
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		            		Jaap de Jonge
Editor, Netherlands
			            
Leadership Lessons: Why Did Trump Win in 2016?

	          		Donald Trump will be the next (Republican) US President... His win over (Democratic) rival Hillary Clinton surprised the pollsters, the media, who not?

There are many reasons behind his victory, but - since this is 12manage - from a management/leadership perspective, what do you think were the main reasons Trump was able to convince so many people and gather so many followers?
				      
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						            	Somesh Kumar
Project Manager, Ireland
												
				                Great Discussion

													Hi Jaap,

I was thinking about this as well and it seems Trump has some kind of charisma & blunt open talking style (which was risky) that Clinton somehow lacked. What else can explain a political novice defeating an accomplished politician, except of course his money power.

His first message after being elected about united America was contradictory to his inflammatory talks, which gives us a little hope that he won't be as radical as he projected himself during the election. Of course, I think the supporters probably never thought that some of his messages were inflammatory as they were possibly enamoured by his charisma.
				                
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						            	Anthony J. Adonis
Entrepreneur, South Africa
												
				                What made Trump Win from a Leadership Perspective?

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						            	R.Ijland
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						            	Adewumi Oni
Nigeria
												
				                Leadership Lessons on Trump's Victory

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						            	Miller
Australia
												
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						            	Paul Strodike
Management Consultant, South Africa
												
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						            	Mohamed Nusry
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						            	Prabhakr H Waghodekar
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						            	Mian Aamir
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						            	Gabriel Uunona
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						            	Dyana Sari
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						            	Garigipati Sudhir
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						            	Indradeb Prasanta Pal
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						            	mohammad shahajahan
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						            	Jacinth Haldane
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						            	Lanuzo
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				                Leadership Perspective on Why Trump Won

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						            	Stig Falster
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						            	Mark Ianni
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						            	maxmillian
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						            	Gabriel Femi Adewara
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						            	Sandy Szilage
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						            	Dr. Mambo N
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						            	RUBEN ACOSTA
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						            	Joe Joseph
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						            	CHIEDU UDE
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						            	alberto escofet
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						            	ISAAC BARASA BATOYA
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						            	Paul Thompson
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						            	Jose Luis Hernandez Magallon
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						            	Riccardo Barile
Director, Germany
												
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						            	Bruce Marshall
Business Consultant, United States
												
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United States
												
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						            	Dr Robin C Hesler
Canada
												
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						            	Ahmad Sultan Abdulla
Consultant, Malaysia
												
				                Why Did Trump Won?

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						            	JoHanna Sullivan

				                Trump Understood the Market Dynamics

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						            	RAJI GEORGE
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						            	Ishmael Molutsi
Manager, Botswana
												
				                Why Did Trump Win

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						            	D. Liely
United States
												
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						            	Jayaraman
Coach, India
												
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