Charismatic Leadership Kristina D’Alessio

Charismatic Leaders Charismatic leaders have a clear vision of where they want to go and how to get there Are risk-takers Are sensitive to their surroundings and to the needs of their followers

Charismatic vs. Transformational Transformational Leaders has a basic focus of transforming the organization and their followers Charismatic Leader may not want to change anything and are only focused on themselves than anyone else

Dangers of Charismatic Leaders Leaders can become addicted to charisma by taking their charismatic capabilities for granted Organizations can become addicted to the charismatic leader; followers can become overly dependent on the leader. Charisma grows for its own sake and forgets its purpose

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