Charismatic Leadership
Charisma has been defined in many ways. Moreover, the definitions have enough consistency to make charisma a useful concept in understanding and participating leadership. Charisma is a Greek word that means “divinely inspired gift.” In the study of leadership, charisma is a special quality of leaders whose, purposes, powers, and extraordinary determination differentiates them from others. Generally, the term charismatic means to have a charming and colorful personality. Charisma is a positive and compelling quality that makes many others want to be led by the person that has it. Being that charisma is based on perceptions, an important element of charismatic leadership …show more content…
There are different meaning and dimensions of charismatic leaders, which can be categorized into five types. The five types are, socialized charismatic, personalized charismatic, officeholder charismatic, personal charismatic and divine charismatic. A socialized charismatic is a leader who restraint’s the use of power in order to benefit others. This leader attempts to bring group members values in line with his or her values. The socialized charismatic formulates and pursues goals that fulfill the needs of group members, provide intellectual stimulation to them and the group members have a clear view of who they are and are aware of the values of the group (Dubrin, 2013). Max Weber defines charismatic authority as “"resting on devotion to the exceptional sanctity, heroism or exemplary character of an individual person, and of the normative patterns or order revealed or ordained by him" (Rao, 2010). Charismatic leaders use impression management to deliberately develop a particular relationship with group members (Dubrin, …show more content…
For this type of charismatic, the leadership comes from the office they occupy rather than any personal characteristics. There is also the type of leader considered to be a personal charismatic. Office holder leaders “gain very high esteem through the faith others have in them” (Dubrin, 2013). The fourth type of charismatic leader associates with office holder leaders. A personal charismatic leader applies influences whether occupying a low or high status position, because he or she has the right traits, behaviors and characteristics. The fifth type of charismatic leader is the divine charismatic. Max Weber defined this type of leader as “a mystical, narcissistic, and personally magnetic savior who would arise to lead people through a crisis” (Dubrin,
Charisma has been defined in many ways. Moreover, the definitions have enough consistency to make charisma a useful concept in understanding and participating leadership. Charisma is a Greek word that means “divinely inspired gift.” In the study of leadership, charisma is a special quality of leaders whose, purposes, powers, and extraordinary determination differentiates them from others. Generally, the term charismatic means to have a charming and colorful personality. Charisma is a positive and compelling quality that makes many others want to be led by the person that has it. Being that charisma is based on perceptions, an important element of charismatic leadership …show more content…
There are different meaning and dimensions of charismatic leaders, which can be categorized into five types. The five types are, socialized charismatic, personalized charismatic, officeholder charismatic, personal charismatic and divine charismatic. A socialized charismatic is a leader who restraint’s the use of power in order to benefit others. This leader attempts to bring group members values in line with his or her values. The socialized charismatic formulates and pursues goals that fulfill the needs of group members, provide intellectual stimulation to them and the group members have a clear view of who they are and are aware of the values of the group (Dubrin, 2013). Max Weber defines charismatic authority as “"resting on devotion to the exceptional sanctity, heroism or exemplary character of an individual person, and of the normative patterns or order revealed or ordained by him" (Rao, 2010). Charismatic leaders use impression management to deliberately develop a particular relationship with group members (Dubrin, …show more content…
For this type of charismatic, the leadership comes from the office they occupy rather than any personal characteristics. There is also the type of leader considered to be a personal charismatic. Office holder leaders “gain very high esteem through the faith others have in them” (Dubrin, 2013). The fourth type of charismatic leader associates with office holder leaders. A personal charismatic leader applies influences whether occupying a low or high status position, because he or she has the right traits, behaviors and characteristics. The fifth type of charismatic leader is the divine charismatic. Max Weber defined this type of leader as “a mystical, narcissistic, and personally magnetic savior who would arise to lead people through a crisis” (Dubrin,