Exam 9: Charismatic and Transformational Leadership

Charismatic leaders are said to possess special traits that influence their behaviors. Three such traits described in the chapter are envisioning, empathy, and empowerment. Explain how each of these traits influences how followers perceive the charismatic leader.

Identify a leader you have worked with or currently work with who you think has charismatic potential. Describe one trait or characteristic of this individual that, if developed, can transform him or her into an effective charismatic leader.

Why is the theory of charisma described as a double-edge sword?

The increased environmental turbulence, uncertainty, and global competition over the last two decades has resulted in less interest in charismatic and transformational leadership.

Identify a leader from your past or current employment that you believe is or was a charismatic leader. Which of the characteristics described in the text did he or she possess? Support your answer.

What is servant leadership?

Transactional leadership behavior has a greater positive effect on follower moral development identity than does transformational leadership behavior.

Helping others discover their inner spirit is an example of a servant leader's role.

Mark Zuckerburg, founder and CEO of Facebook, is considered to be more of a charismatic leader than a transformational leader because of his extraverted personality.

At the annual shareholders' meeting, the CEO gave a speech that was described as compelling, eloquent, thoughtful, and challenging. Everyone present felt an emotional connection to the CEO's seemingly unattainable sales goal for the next year. Though some thought the odds of hitting a sales goal that high are maybe 70 percent, the majority of the employees left the meeting very inspired. The CEO's performance matches what characteristic of charismatic leadership? a. Visiot b. superb commurication skills c. self-confidence andmoral conviction d. ability to inspire trust e. high isk orientation f. ligh energy and action orientation g. relational power base h. minimum internal conflict i.ability to empower others j.self-promotingpersonality

Transformational leaders:

Describe the leading characteristics of charismatic leaders.

The self-glorification motive is based on self-confidence and self-enhancement.

Transformational leaders such as Herb Kelleher, former CEO of Southwest Airlines, is a leader known for inspiring his employees with more conventional and formal approaches to leading.

Personalized charismatic leaders:

Explain how your present/past leader did, or did not, use stewardship and servant leadership.

Followers of charismatic leaders tend to assume greater risk than they would with other types of followers.

Most people agree that charisma is capable of producing only positive outcomes.

Charismatic leaders are most often likely to use is a(n) ____ power base.

Transactional leaders: