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Lindsay Cumber AC1701130 BU450 Leadership Skills 02/18/2024 Part A: What is charismatic leadership? Charismatic leadership is a style that relies on grace and charm. Charismatic leaders have a profound emotional effect on their followers (House, 1977). Leaders who have the gift of charisma, share common personality and behavioral characteristics and traits—high degree of self-confidence, strong conviction about ideas, high energy and enthusiasm, expressiveness and excellent communication skills, and active image building and role modeling. Charismatic leaders use these traits to encourage desired behaviors and deep emotions. These leaders “walk the talk,” whether it is through the self-sacrifice that they make and demand of their followers or the self-control they demonstrate. Part B: Explain what is meant by the statement that charismatic leaders use active impression management with their followers to support their image. Provide and elaborate on one example. The statement that charismatic leaders use active impression management to support their image refers to their ability to surround themselves with dramatic and

mystical symbols that further enhance the image of the leader as a larger-than-life figure. An example of a charismatic leader using active impression management is President Barack Obama. President Obama developed an image of youthful enthusiasm by running up to the podium wherever he was speaking and the presence of his young family beside him. These actions attracted many followers and caused them to relate more to his style. Part C: Why is charismatic leadership considered a double-edged sword that requires careful monitoring to avert abuse? Charismatic leadership is considered to be a double-edged sword because such leadership could either be corrupt or decent, as it relates to its leaders. Given the charismatic leaders’ strong emotional hold on followers, they can abuse that power easily and apply it toward inappropriate ends. The major difference between ethical and unethical charismatic leaders is the unethical leaders’ focus on personal goals rather than organizational goals. In addition to the potential for power abuse and corruption, charismatic leaders also might present other liabilities ranging from a flawed vision that is self-serving to unrealistic estimates of the environment (Conger and Kanungo, 1998). The charismatic leader’s skills at impression management and influence can become a liability when leaders mislead their followers with exaggerated estimates of their own or their followers’ abilities and the chance for success. Other potential liabilities of charismatic leadership include failure to manage details, failure to develop successors, creation of disruptive in- and out-groups, and engaging in disruptive and unconventional behaviors. The emotion created by charismatic leaders leaves little room for moderation.

Charismatic leaders can achieve incredible feats; however, it is a double-edged sword that requires careful monitoring to avert abuse. Reference The Art and Science of Leadership. (2015). Boston, MA: Pearson Learning Solutions.

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