Leadership, Business and Rhetoric (Perception of Leadership Styles and Trust across Cultures and Gender) I agree with most of the author's findings especially those that relate to gender, culture, trust and likelihood of voting influenced the outcome of the Democratic Party primaries in 2008. This was prominently displayed from the numerical display of predictable voting patterns in some states and these states had predominant cultures and races that made it possible to foretell or predict how they will vote and/or whom they will vote despite the policies of the party, the basic consideration would be the candidate himself. However, I have some reservations about some of the writer's pronouncement and assertions that attention should be placed back upon transactional leadership which was initially criticized for being less effective than transformational leadership in the modern (Quader, 2011). Transactional leadership is experienced when there is element of exchange, or aspect of reward and punishment in whichever form. Because of the unique challenges that leaders face in carrying out their mandate there is no single leadership theory that can be applied in all circumstances. A challenge at hand should be critically looked at and a remedy contingent with the situation instituted (Mind Tools, 2013). Tis them implies that...
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