Briefing Paper Assignment: Briefing on Mauricio Macri

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Briefing on Mauricio Macri
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Leaders have some outstanding characteristics that set them apart from the rest of the population. This is to mean that, for one to be a leader, there are some unique elements that are indicative in their character pointing to their skills. While there is a debate on whether leaders are born or they are nurtured, there are some eight traits of character that determine the leadership qualities of a person. Developed by Hermann, there is a leadership style profile that can be used in the evaluation of a leader relative to their skills and the approach to leadership. This is in consideration to the fact that different leaders have different approaches to the way that they give guidance to their followers. This paper addresses the character traits of the Argentinian President, Mauricio Macri. This is a leader that has over the years exhibited the ability to believe in controlling the situations that he faces. He has always demonstrated the trait associated with a belief that one can control what happens and has influence over much of the aspects that they face. As a President, this is a person that is always positive about their experiences. As such, he can be considered to be one of the most opportunistic leaders, with a positive approach towards the challenges that he faces. This is the first trait of the set of eight proposed by Hermann, in the leadership style profile.[Jonathan Gilbert, "Argentina’S New Reform-Minded President Is Facing His First Big Test", Fortune, last modified 2016, accessed October 20, 2016, http://fortune.com/2016/06/01/argentina-President-mauricio-macri-reforms/.]
Thesis statement: when evaluated against Hermann leadership traits, the argentine president, Mauricio Macri, is seen to believe in controlling what happens.
Argentina, for more than a decade has been struggling financially and the President has had an uphill task of trying to revive the economy. Following the formal censure from the International Monetary Fund issued in the year, 2013, the country has constantly towed the struggles. This means that most of the major sectors of the economy were now experiencing some rather irrational developments. In the agricultural sector, the farmers were stockpiling their produce especially in the case of grains and soya beans. The element of under investments, has also further plunged the country into a financial crisis. This further affected the energy sector to the blink of collapse, which has also had massive impacts on the rest of the manufacturing industry, circling back the effects to the economy.[Ignacio de los Reyes, "Change Ahead: Mauricio Macri's Vision For Argentina - BBC News", BBC News, last modified 2015, accessed October 20, 2016, /news/world-latin-america-34899223.]
Given his character as someone that believes in having control and adopting a positive attitude towards the challenges that he faces, he applied the same to the situation in Argentina from his first weeks in office. Taking on a bold approach, the President implemented the overhaul of the National Statistics Institute, eased on the currency controls and reduced the exports tariffs on th...