SHAHRAZAD ALI

Foundations of Leadership StudiesProfessor Michelle Garcia

Presented by:Anthony Roberts, Jr.

Kaitlyn DashnawDiarra Chamberlain

Outline

SkitIntroduction of Shahrazad AliInfluence Good/BadLeadership TraitsLeadership StyleLeadership BehaviorQuestions

Introduction

Born April 27, 1954 African-American author Known for discussing controversial

topics Belief in Faradian Islam Member in the Nation of Islam Forefront of “Reactionary Black

nationalism”

Influence Good/Bad

Good Readers say it's great

because if it's accuracy. he truth can be negative, but still the truth.

One reader  applauds Ali for laying it out therewith courage and love.

One father even said it will be a required reading for his daughters when they reach dating age.

Bad It was a distorted view

of herself and other, waste of time on Ali's self hatred and sexism.

Series of Q&A's that imply any Black American who has positive encounter with whites, are still slaves. Example is a person who laughs at white mans joke is a slave.

Leadership Traits

Transformational Leader Coercive Power Aligning People Internal Locus of Control

Example: “The Blackman’s Guide to Understanding the Blackwoman”

“Out of control female” “controlling the black woman”

Leadership Styles

Converted traditional gender differences in leadership styles

Entrepreneurial Leader Encourages Self-leadership

Example: mother of non-fiction literature & black female literature

According to Ali, 98% of book titles we see today came after 1990 when her book opened the market

Example: According to Ali, You can’t mix women and men together because women have no self-control

Leadership behaviors

Risk Taking & Bias Direction Setting Autocratic Promoting Principles & Values

Example: In 2005, negative controversy is chronic and epidemic

Example: According to Ali, “I could have saved Terry McMillan a lot of time in her situation, if she had only read my book.”

Questions