Winston Churchill: His Life and Leadership

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This presentation offers a broad view of Winston Churchill including his life, achievements, and leadership as well as the adversity he faced.

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WinstonChurchill

His LifeAnd

Leadership

Statesman

Warrior

Administrator

Historian

Orator

Bricklayer

Artist

John Churchill

1st Dukeof Marlborough

(1650-1722)

BlenheimPalace

Lord Randolph Churchill Jennie Jerome

Jack Churchill

Jennie & Winston

Churchill born at Blenheim Palace30 November 1874

Young Winston

Churchill’s Report Card in 1882

1896Fourth Hussars

India

Battle of Omdurman, 1898

21st Lancers

War CorrespondentFor the

Morning Post

Boer War, 1899

Armored Train

POW

South African Light Horse

Member ofParliament

1904

(first elected to Parliament

in 1900)

First Lord ofthe Admiralty

1911-1915

Flying in 1914(Wright Bros 1st flight—1903)

HMS VictoryNelson’s flagshipat Trafalgar--1805

Winston’sLand Battleship

aka Tank

Dardanellesand Gallipoli

In trenches 1915

Battalion Commander, 6th Royal Scots Fusiliers

T.E. Lawrence

Lawrenceof Arabia

Wife: Clementine (Clemmie)

1908-1965

PRODUCTIVITY

57 books

1,600 articles

2,400 speeches

1,000s letters/memos

30,000,000 Words

Chartwell in Kent

Only novel

SERVICE

8 yrs in military

64 yrs in theHouse of Commons

Held 11 cabinet positions

(9 different)

Prime Minister1940-1945 1951-1955

PAINTINGS

Over 600completedbetween

1915-1960

Prime Minister & Minister of Defense

10 May 1940-26 July 1945

Ike

Churchill’s bodyguardInspector Walter Thompson

If you can see it, you can paint it!

Do it now, and don’t look back!

Never give in!

VISION COURAGE DETERMINATION

Focus Risk Taking Tenacity

Innovation Introspection Resilience

Perspective Enthusiasm Problem Solving

Simplicity Generosity Attitude

Being Proactive Priorities/Timing Discipline

Open Minded Integrity/Truth Dedication

Insightful Decision Making Action Oriented

Adding Value Judgment Patience

Detail Oriented Empathy Versatility

Big Picture Accountability Involving Others

Discernment Loyalty Impassioned

Preparation Boldness Flexibility

“He mobilized the English languageand sent it intobattle.”

Edward R. MurrowJohn F. Kennedy

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SPxbjV4inw&feature=fvw

With FDR & Uncle Joe

at Yaltain 1945.

Famous KarshPhoto

Canada, 1941

AmericanHead of State

Constant battle with: Defeats Doubts Despair Depression

ADVERSITY

Poor healthSpoke with a lispUnloving parentsSuffered from

depressionLost a childMany political

setbacksKicked out of

office at Admiralty and as Prime Minister

Churchill’s “Black Dog”depression, notto be confusedwith his belovedRufus.

Quotations Used in Speeches

The Bible, Winston Churchill, William Shakespeare, and Mark Twain

Everyone Else

King George VI

1945 1953

Sir Winston

Unique honors

USS Winston Churchill, 2001

Honorary U.S. Citizen, 1963

Nobel Prizefor Literature

In War:

Resolution

In Defeat:

Defiance

In Victory:

Magnanimity

In Peace:

Good Will

Churchill died 24 January 1965

With Lady Soames (Mary Churchill),Churchill’s surviving child in 1990

With Sir Martin Gilbert,Churchill’s Official Biographer

on Queen Mary in 2001

Crossword PuzzleWinston Churchill

Due Thursday, 3 Dec