国外商学院课件领导力 Charismatic%20Leadership[1]

CharismaticLeadership,OrganisationalLeadershipDrGarethEdwards,JFK,Whydoweassociatetheseleaderswithbeingcharismatic?Whatimpactdoeshischarismahaveontheirfollowers?Doeseverybodyperceivethemascharismatic?Ischarismaalwayspositive?,Ghandi,WhatisCharisma?,DefiningCharisma:Thenotionofcharismacomesfromgift,whichwassemanticallylinkedtotheGreekworkKarismeaninggiftofgrace:adonationbytheHolySpirittoallbelievers.Intheapostolicwritingswefindseveralcharismas,suchastheabilitytomakeprophecies,thepowertoperformmiracles,discernmentsofspirits,andsomeparticularcapacitiestoleadasociety.MarturanoandArsenault(2008),Charisma,DefiningCharisma:AspecialpersonalqualityorpowerofanindividualmakinghimorhercapableofinfluencingorinspiringlargenumbersofpeopleWeber:Charismaisacertainqualityofandindividualpersonalitybyvirtueofwhichheisconsideredextraordinaryandtreatedasendowedwithsupernatural,superhuman,oratleastspecificexceptionalpowersorqualities.Thesearesuchasnottobeaccessibletotheordinaryperson,butareregardedasofdivineoriginorasexemplary,andonthebasisofthemtheindividualconcernedistreatedasaleader,CharismaandLeadership,WeoftentalkaboutcharismaandcharismaticqualitiesofamanagerorleaderinafairlycasualInWeberssenseCharismaticLeadershipissomethingverydistinctCharismaticAuthorityaccordingtoWeber:IndividualofexceptionalpowerorexpertisealmostuniqueSocialcrisismomentofsocialdistressRadicalsolutiontocrisisofferedbyprophesisedindividualDevotedfollowersattractedtoindividualstranscendentpowersRepeatedsuccessIssuesofReligion,RoutinisationofCharismaCharismaasnaturallyinstablepower/influenceovertimeduetorepeatedsuccesscondition,LeadershipandCharisma,Followersperceptionoftheleadersdevotiontoexceptionalsanctity,heroismorexemplarycharacterandthenormativepatternsoforderrevealedorordainedbyhim.MaxWeber,1864-1920,CharismaandLeadership,WeakformsofCharismaticLeadership:Burns/BassRelationshipbetweenleaderandfollowerbasedondeeplysharedideologicalvaluesFollowersareexceptionallyloyaltotheleaderFollowershaveahighdegreeoftrustinleaderFollowersarewillingtomakesacrificesininterestofleadersvisionorcollectivePermanentcrisisandmiraclesunnecessary,CharismaticLeaders.,Showcompleteself-confidenceShowstrongdeterminationAreforthrightaboutwhatisrightandwrong,goodandbadAreeloquentspeakersAreactiveandenergeticTheAttributionofCharisma?,TheDarkSideofCharisma,Thefollowingpointsaresomeofthenegativeconsequencesofcharismaticleaders:Beinginaweoftheleadercanreducegoodsuggestionsbyfollowers.Desireforleaderacceptanceinhibitscriticismbyfollowers.Adorationbyfollowerscreatesdelusionsofinfallibility.Excessiveconfidenceandoptimismcanblindtheleadertorealdangers.Denialofproblemsandfailuresreducesorganisationallearning.Risky,grandioseprojectshaveahigherpropensitytofail.Takingcompletecreditforsuccessesalienatessomekeyfollowers.Impulsive,nontraditionalbehaviourcancreateenemiesaswellasbelievers.Dependenceontheleadercaninhibitdevelopmentofcompetentsuccessors.Failuretodevelopsuccessorscreatesaneventualleadershipcrisis.Charismaticleaderscanintentionallyseektoinstildevotiontothemselvesmorethantheidealstheirideals.Theyseektodominateandsubjugatefollowersbykeepingthemweakanddependentontheleader.Charismaticleadersthriveoncentralisedpower.,Reflections,thoughts,questions?,References,Jackson,B.andParry,K.(2008),Averyshort,fairlyinterestingandreasonablycheapbookaboutstudyingleadership,SageMarturano,A.,andArsenault,P.(2008).Charisma.InMarturanoandGosling.Leadership:ThekeyConcepts.Routledge.Northouse,P.(2007),Leadership:TheoryandPractice,Sage,Ch.9Yukl,G.(2006),LeadershipinOrganizations,Ch.9,Assignment,1.IndividualAssignment(50%)ArrangeandconductaninterviewwithanorganisationalleaderofyourchoiceConstructanin-depthanalyticalpictureofaleaderandtheskillsrequiredtoperformthatrolesuccessfullyWritea2000word(max)analysis(excludingreadinglistandappendices)ofyourinterviewdatathataddressesthequestion:“Discusswhatyouhavelearntabouteffectiveleadershipfromyourinterviewwithreferencetoatleasttwotheoriesofleadership”DueMonday11thFebruary2013by2pm,Assignment,2.3-hourExam(50%)PartOne:Youwillberequiredtoanswertwoquestionsfromsixabouttheoriesofleadership.Thispartoftheexamwilltestyourabilitytoworkanalyticallyandcriticallywithleadershiptheoriesandconcepts.PartTwo:Youwillberequiredtoanswerasinglecompulsoryquestionthatwill