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Leadership Qualities of William Bratton

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in crime seen throughout the city. Now, this is not to say that he does not have many people who are arguing against what he does, how he makes changes,  and the approaches he takes. But, then again, no individual is perfect and as such no individual can make all the right choices. Regardless of public opinion, however, it appear  that William Bratton is clearly a leader from many perspectives. In the following paper we examine his book "Turnaround" and examine how he is a leader, discussing his leadership qualities  and his style. In doing this the paper also incorporates Howard Gardners book "Leading Minds: An Anatomy of Leadership" and "Leadership" by James MacGregor Burns. William Bratton We  can first note some important characteristics of Bratton as he details some of his early years. He illustrates some of his first memories of policemen, stating, at one point, that  "The best part of Boston Latin was getting there. I walked up Meeting House Hill and then down to Kane Square, and every day I passed the same police officer  at the same crossing" (Bratton NA). He recalls that his car was always parked in the same spot and that it was "one of the first" hed "seen with the  new-style rotating gumball-machine light, so that fascinated me. Every morning, this red-faced Irish cop with a cigar in his mouth had the police radio running through his loudspeaker so he  could hear his calls while he was on his post" (Bratton NA). He never talked to him. Later he recalls how he and his father were out driving, with his  father allowing him to drive and learn, when "We drove by the corner of Morrissey Boulevard and Freeport Street with the windows rolled down, and there was a cop at