The Fundamentals of Effective Leadership in Terrorism
Terrorism has dated back thousands of years and there have been hundreds and if not thousands of terrorist organizations and each of those terrorist organizations has a leader at the top. However, fortunately for most of the world, not all terrorist organizations have effective leadership and they struggle to gain momentum and often starve themselves of success and eventually disappear and become an organization of the past. Just like any organization, terrorism requires effective leadership in order to be effective. The following paper will identify the traits and fundamentals of effective leadership within terrorist organizations that enables the organization to grow and become successful …show more content…
An individual with a history of victimization is an attractive recruit because they have a tendency of wanting to be a part of something bigger than themselves. Victims are easily manipulated into believing certain things, which make them susceptible to religion driven terrorism. Religion can be an easy sell for someone struggling, especially when coming from a charismatic leader that has articulated their perverse religion in a manner that is attractive to the potential recruit. Once the leader has instilled their religious view within the potential recruit, the organization has gained a freedom fighter. The reason is simple, people have a tendency to be very passionate and driven to fight for a cause that they believe in, regardless if the cause is driven by a perverse version of religion. This is one of the reasons that terrorism and religion are so closely tied …show more content…
The leader needs to be able to identify individuals that are easily manipulated into joining a terror organization. The leader needs to be able to identify key attributes in the individual that can be manipulated and used to transform their way of thinking. There are countless examples of this type of leadership in the history of terrorism, but Usama Bin Laden is arguably the best of the
Terrorism has dated back thousands of years and there have been hundreds and if not thousands of terrorist organizations and each of those terrorist organizations has a leader at the top. However, fortunately for most of the world, not all terrorist organizations have effective leadership and they struggle to gain momentum and often starve themselves of success and eventually disappear and become an organization of the past. Just like any organization, terrorism requires effective leadership in order to be effective. The following paper will identify the traits and fundamentals of effective leadership within terrorist organizations that enables the organization to grow and become successful …show more content…
An individual with a history of victimization is an attractive recruit because they have a tendency of wanting to be a part of something bigger than themselves. Victims are easily manipulated into believing certain things, which make them susceptible to religion driven terrorism. Religion can be an easy sell for someone struggling, especially when coming from a charismatic leader that has articulated their perverse religion in a manner that is attractive to the potential recruit. Once the leader has instilled their religious view within the potential recruit, the organization has gained a freedom fighter. The reason is simple, people have a tendency to be very passionate and driven to fight for a cause that they believe in, regardless if the cause is driven by a perverse version of religion. This is one of the reasons that terrorism and religion are so closely tied …show more content…
The leader needs to be able to identify individuals that are easily manipulated into joining a terror organization. The leader needs to be able to identify key attributes in the individual that can be manipulated and used to transform their way of thinking. There are countless examples of this type of leadership in the history of terrorism, but Usama Bin Laden is arguably the best of the