Charismatic Leadership Quality Questioned

Is Charismatic Leadership Essential?

Charismatic leadership is leadership based on the leader's ability to communicate and behave in ways that reach followers on a basic, emotional way, to inspire and motivate. We often speak of some sports and political leaders as charismatic (or not) -- an example being John F. Kennedy.
It's difficult to identify the characteristics that make a leader "charismatic", but they certainly include the ability to communicate on a very powerful emotional level, and probably include some personality traits.
Developing "charisma" is difficult, if not impossible for many people, but luckily charismatic leadership is not essential to be an effective leader. Many other characteristics are involved in leading effectively, and there is significant evidence to indicate that it simply is not necessary to have this elusive charisma to lead others well.
Relying on charisma to lead also can be problematic. For example, there have been many charismatic leaders who lack other leadership characteristics and skills (e.g. integrity) and lead their followers into situations that turn out horribly -- think political leaders such as Stalin, Hitler, and even business leaders (Enron).
Finally, in organizations lead by charismatic leaders, there is a major problem regarding succession. What happens when a leader who relies on charisma leaves? Often the organization founders because the ability to lead rested with one person's charisma.

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EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP 3

EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP 3

Climbing Higher

                The higher you want to climb, the more you need leadership. The greater impact you want to make, the greater your influence needs to be.

The higher you want to climb, the more you need leadership. The greater impact you want to make, the greater your influence needs to be- Dr. John Maxwell

                The McDonald’s story changed when they hooked up with Ray

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Was it The Coach or The Players?

Personal and organizational effectiveness is proportionate to the strength of leadership- John Maxwell.

                Many a time I become confused when I observe the game of football and its team. I sometimes could not understand why the coach has to be sacked when a team keeps loosing. I used to ask myself, was it the fault of the coach that the team didn’t win? The coach isn’t playing, why not blame the strikers, the middle fielders

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The McDonald’s story

                Dick and Maurice the two young brothers that later metamorphosed into the big time name- McDonalds! They have made a name in Hamburger globally.

                The two youngsters left school with their entrepreneual spirit and first ventures into the entertainment industry where they owned a studio. Things were not working as expected,

EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP 1

          Effective leadership lies on the leadership ability an individual possesses. If you come to understand this, you will see the unequivocal impact that leadership has on every aspect of our life. The success of every leadership is invariably dependent on the leadership ability of the person(s) in the position of leadership. This Dr. John Maxwell refers to as the law of the lid. This lid differentiates leaders based on their leadership effectiveness and