Martin luther King was a leader following transformational leadership style. A brief description of the leadership style.

1. Presented by: Upoma Rahman Bhuiyan

2. Childhood and Education:
 Martin Luther King, Jr. , was born in
January 15, 1929
 His birth place is Atlanta, Georgia
 His name was changed to Martin
Luther king from Michael Luther king

3.  graduated from high school
when he was only 15 years old
 graduated in 1948 with a degree
in Sociology
 Obtained Bachelor’s degree in
Divinity
 Ph. D. From Boston College

4. In Boston, he met Coretta Scott and married her in
1953

5. Inequalities and injustice:
Martin had to see the inequality, injustice and racial tension
that was in America

6. Segregation between Blacks and Whites
Buses were segregated

7. Segregation between Blacks and Whites
Schools were segregated

8. Segregation between Blacks and Whites
Neighborhoods were segregated

9. Water Fountains were segregated.

10. Becoming a Civil Rights leader, 1955
• became co-pastor of Dexter
Avenue Baptist Church
• 42-year-old Rosa Parks was
arrested for refusing to give
her seat on a Montgomery bus
to a white man
• which started the Montgomery
Bus Boycott.

11. Martin Luther King's problem faced
•Arrested twenty times
•Assaulted 4 times.
King was arrested and jailed. King's house bombed

12. Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Style
Martin Luther King Jr.
was a transformational
leader

13. Developing the vision
 starts with the
development of a vision,
 a view of the future
 to excite and convert
potential followers
Selling the vision
 constantly sell the vision
 careful in creating trust
 to maintain personal
integrity

14. Finding the way forwards
 the direction will always be known
 finding the way forward can be an ongoing process of course correction
Leading the charge
 to remain up-front and central during the action
 always visible and will stand up to be counted
 make continued efforts to motivate and rally their followers,
 constantly doing the rounds, listening, soothing and enthusing.

15. Martin Luther King Jr. Vision
• Establishing racial equality
• Idea to follow non-violence
• Taught his followers to possess non-violent
tactics
• following the principles of Gandhi

16. Steps towards Success
Inspiring a Shared Vision:
followed Mahatma Gandhi’s non-violent strategy for social
change
to enlist others in his vision, he founded the SCLC to push
a civil rights change.

17. “I have a dream that one
day this nation will rise up
and live out the true
meaning of its creed, We
hold these truths to be self-
evident, that all men are
created equal”
“Vision” he shared…..

18. Enabling Others to Act:
 he was promoting the action of a nation
 founding and leading the SCLC
 supporting striking sanitation workers.
 King would put himself in harms way to get other people involved.
 he led multiple demonstrations which helped people who wanted
change together

19. Encouraging the Heart:
Martin Luther King Jr. managed
to travel over six million miles
and he gave more than 2,500
speeches.
During his lifetime, Martin
Luther King Jr. wrote five books
and numerous articles.

20. Man of the Year and Nobel Peace Prize, 1964
 Dr. King was named Time Magazine’s
Man of the Year in 1964
 honored as the recipient of the Nobel
Peace Prize, becoming the youngest to
receive it at the age of 35.
 Dr. King gave the whole amount of the
prize money to aid wih the Civil Rights
movement.

21. The Dream Come True
racial discrimination was now
illegal
employers were required to
provide equal employment
opportunities

22. Assassination,1968
 As he walked out on to the
balcony of his hotel, a single gun
shot rang out.
 Martin had been struck down by
an assassin’s bullet.

23. Finally
 He was a great leader.
 He brought people together and gave
hope to a nation.
 He was a great man with superior
leadership abilities that helped to make
a positive change in the United States