Leadership Characteristics

1. Leadership Characteristics Week 2

2. Leadership Roles Spokesperson Negotiator Figurehead Coach Team builder Team player Technical problem solver Strategic planner Entrepreneur

3. Trait Theory • Focus on distinguishing personal characteristics • These traits are universal

4. Personal Characteristics Energy Physical stamina Intelligence and Ability Intelligence, cognitive ability Knowledge Judgment, decisiveness Personality Self-confidence Honesty and integrity Enthusiasm Desire to lead Independence Extroversion Assertiveness Sense of humor Social Characteristics Sociability, interpersonal skills Cooperativeness Ability to enlist cooperation Tact, diplomacy Emotional Stability Wamth Work-Related Characteristics Drive, desire to excel Responsibility in pursuit of goals Persistence against obstacles, tenacity Social background Education Mobility Trait Theory Personal Characteristics of Leaders

5. Personalized power Socialized power Leadership Power Motives

6. Cognitive Factors

7. Influence of Heriditary • Combination of both • Predispositions and aptitudes that take the right opportunity to develop

8. The Meanings of Charisma • Greek word for divinely inspired gift. • Special quality of leaders whose purposes, powers, and extraordinary determination differentiate them from others. • However, few leaders are viewed as charismatic by all their constituents.

9. Charisma: A Relationship Between the Leader and Group Members • The constituent's response is characterized by awe, reverence, devotion, or emotional dependence. • They take steps to create a favorable, successful impression.

10. The Effects of Charisma • Group member trust in the correctness of the leader's beliefs • Have same beliefs as the leader • Unquestioning acceptance of the leader • Affection for the leader

11. The Effects of Charisma • Willing obedience to the leader • Identification with the leader • Emotional involvement of the group members

12. The Effects of Charisma • Referent power is the ability to influence others that stems from the leader's desirable traits and characteristics. • Expert power is the ability to influence others because of one's specialized knowledge, skills, or abilities.

13. Types of Charismatic Leaders • Some charismatic leaders use their power for the good of others. • A socialized charismatic is a leader who restrains the use of power in order to benefit others. • Followers of socialized charismatics are autonomous, empowered, and responsible.

14. Types of Charismatic Leaders • A second type of charismatic leader is the personalized charismatic. • These individuals exercise few restraints on their use of power so they may best serve their own interests.

15. Characteristics of Charismatic Leaders • Charismatic leaders are visionary because they offer an exciting image of where the organization is headed and how to get there. • A vision is more than a forecast; it describes an ideal version of the future.

16. Characteristics of Charismatic Leaders • Charismatic leaders have masterful communication skills. • To inspire people, the charismatic leader uses colorful language and exciting metaphors and analogies.

17. Characteristics of Charismatic Leaders • Another key characteristic is the ability to inspire trust. • Constituents believe so strongly in the integrity of charismatic leaders that they will risk their careers/lives to pursue the leader’s vision.

18. Characteristics of Charismatic Leaders • An energy and action orientation characterizes charismatic leaders. • Charismatic leaders are energetic and serve as role models for getting things done on time.

19. Characteristics of Charismatic Leaders • Emotional expressiveness and warmth • Ability to express feelings openly • Embrace risk • Yearn to accomplish activities others have never done before

20. Characteristics of Charismatic Leaders • Challenge, prod, and poke followers. • They test your courage and your self-confidence.

21. The Communication Style of Charismatic Leaders • Leadership by inspiration • Leadership by anecdote

22. The Development of Charisma • Create visions for others;a vision uplifts and attracts others. • Be enthusiastic, optimistic, and energetic;a major behavior pattern of charismatic people is their combination of enthusiasm, optimism, and high energy.

23. The Development of Charisma • Be sensibly persistent. This is closely related to the high energy level of charismatics is their almost-never-accept-no attitude. • Know when to cut losses. If an idea or a product will not work, the sensible charismatic absorbs the loss and moves in another, more profitable direction.

24. The Development of Charisma • Charismatic leaders remember the names of people with whom they have infrequent contact. • Make an impressive appearance. By creating a polished appearance, a person can make slight gains in projecting a charismatic image.

25. The Development of Charisma • Be candid. Charismatic people, especially effective leaders, are remarkably candid with people.

26. The Development of Charisma • Display an in-your-face attitude. The preferred route to being perceived as charismatic is to be a positive, warm, and humanistic person. Yet some people earn their reputation for charisma based on toughness and nastiness.

27. Transformational Leadership • The transformational leader helps bring about major, positive changes.