Charismatic authority

What is the most important quality of an honorable leader? In The Odyssey, Odysseus is looked upon as an admirable leader for his accomplishment. While reading this epic, the majority people can notice some characteristics that a leader needs to possess. Odysseus shows multiple positive character traits, but the most important one is persistence. Persistence is the main factor of telling a good leader from a bad one because without it you have no way of solving any solution. Odysseus’s most…

Numerous class presentations, case competitions, and theatrical performances have helped me develop a natural ability to communicate ideas and tailor them to various groups of people. This personal skill can be leveraged in my pursuit to be a charismatic leader, such as in exhibiting confidence in followers’ abilities to meet high…

Bastille is an indie-pop band originating in England. Their third album is filled with social commentary, mostly on the implications and usages of the media in modern politics. Specifically, the song The Currents uses relevant sociological models like social control, microsociology concepts, and globalization to make current issues clear. For this reason, I have chosen to analyze the song. Microsociology focuses on the interactional components of society (Vanderminden). The theme of…

attention” (Adolf Hitler). Hitler was a great example of what not to do as a leader. As the leader of Germany, Hitler led the nation into two world wars, making him one of the most evil authoritative leaders in history. The way a leader can rule is with authority. This means [he] dictates policies and procedures, decides what goals are to be achieved, and directs and controls all activities without any meaningful participation by the subordinates (businessdictionary.com). Another way that a…

what it takes to be a charismatic leader? Leaders have many differences but need charisma to be effective. People that are charismatic leaders usually have good qualities and characteristics. Some of these qualities and characteristics that set apart the difference between charismatic leaders and other leaders may include having good communication skills, being compassionate, confident, and self-monitoring. Steph Curry and Julius Caesar are two leaders that are charismatic leaders because they…

The communication elements that a Yang leader must possess in order to communicate with his followers must include elements catering to educating, inspiring and persuading the followers. The main feature of a Yang type of leader is that he will always be experimenting with a clear objective to bring changes to the organizational as well as the category environment. Leader: A Tao The Tao aspects of a leader’s traits include his ability to withdraw from his chores and to indulge more in…

Most can agree that George Washington was a ‘good’ leader. He lead in the revolutionary war fighting beside others. The american people saw leadership traits in him and elected President. George Washington was a humble man that stepped down when he needed to. He was a great and an admirable leader. However, his feats of leaderships raise the question of what does it mean to be a good leader? A good leader in today and any society serves alongside their people, is honest and sees potential. A…

Bass. Weber develops on the concept of charisma as a legitimation on an anti-authoritarian approach. He gave a viewpoint that the authority and the legitimacy of a leader are determined by the standpoint of the followers. James MacGregor Burns, with his work in the field of political leadership, defines the interactive perspective of the follower and leader relations (Beck-Tauber, (2012))…

Colin Powell is a man with many visions. He is a leader that most would follow in any given situation. In an article published by Johns Hopkins, Powell stated, “a leader is not a leader without followers. The purpose of a leader is to empower followers to get the job done” (Soldier and Statesman: Colin Powell on Leadership, 2007) and that is what he does. As Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Powell used Full Range Leadership Development behaviors, specifically individualized…

Charismatic and transformational leadership are mostly considered two opposite type of leadership. Even though they have some differences there is much that common between the two. Both share same characteristics type for a leader. They have similar influences on their followers as well. Charismatic leadership is a leadership type that the role of leader is based on his or her charisma. The followers of leader follow this or her direction basically just because of his or her charisma. Charisma…