CH 3 - MGMT-5370-W01 - SEMINAR

CH 3 LO: Have an action plan for developing your charisma.

A person can increase his or her charisma by developing some of the traits, characteristics, and behaviors of charismatic people. Behaviors of charismatic people that can be developed: - Create visions for others. - Be enthusiastic, optimistic, and energetic. - Be sensibly persistent; almost never say "no." - Remember people's names. - Develop synchrony with others. - Develop a personal brand, including making an impressive appearance. - Be candid. - Display an "in-your-face" attitude.

NARCISSISM

A personality trait characterized by a sense of personal superiority, a desire for power, and a sense of self-importance.

Celebrity Charismatics

Overlap their public celebrity with socialized & personalized traits.

TRANSACTIONAL leadership

focuses on routine transactions and rewarding group members for meeting standards.

CH 3 LO: Describe many of the traits and behaviors of charismatic leaders.

Charisma is a special quality of some leaders that differentiates them from others. Variety of definitions: - Greek word meaning "divinely inspired gift." - Special quality of leaders whose purposes, powers, and extraordinary determination differentiate them from others. - Having a charming and colorful personality. Definitions have a unifying theme: - Charisma is a positive and compelling quality that makes many others want to be led by the person who has it. --- The study of charisma grows in importance when its effects are recognized. Enhance productivity, lower accidents, and enhance job satisfaction. Much of the impact of charisma is based on the positive effect the charismatic leader triggers among group members. There are three types of charismatic leaders: socialized, personalized, and celebrity. Many charismatic leaders are narcissistic, or self-adoring in excess, and are self-promoting. ---- Charismatic leadership involves the ATTRIBUTIONS made by group members about the characteristics of leaders and the results they achieve. When group members PERCEIVE a leader to have a certain characteristic, the leader will more likely be perceived as charismatic. Charismatic leaders use impression management to cultivate their relationships with group members.

CH 3 LO: Explain the communication style of charismatic leaders.

Charismatic and transformational leaders communicate their visions, goals, and directives in a colorful, imaginative, and expressive manner. Charismatic leaders: - Communicate their visions, goals, and directives in a colorful, imaginative, and expressive manner. - Communicate openly with group members and create a comfortable communication climate. - Solicit constituents' viewpoints on critical issues. - Encourage two way communication with team members while still promoting a sense of confidence. Three related aspects of communication style: Leadership by Inspiration - Articulate a highly emotional message. - Use metaphors and analogies. - Gear language to different audiences. Leadership by Storytelling - Inspire and instruct by telling fascinating stories. Extensive Use of Social Networking - Face-to-face networks. - Social networking sites.

CH 3 LO: Describe the concerns about charismatic leadership from the scientific and moral standpoint.

There may be a dark side to charismatic leadership. Charismatic leadership has been challenged from two major standpoints: Validity of the Concept - Some doubt charisma can truly be defined or measured. - Leadership polarity indicates leaders are often either revered or vastly unpopular. - May not even be necessary for leadership effectiveness. Misdeeds of Charismatic Leaders - Charismatic leadership can be exercised for evil purposes. - Some charismatic leaders are unethical and lead their organizations and outsiders toward illegal and immoral ends.

CH 3 LO: Explain the nature of transformational leadership.

Transformational leaders are charismatic, extraverted, create a vision, encourage personal development of the staff, and give supportive leadership. --- A transformational leader is one who brings about positive, major changes in an organization. Charisma is a key component of transformational leadership, many of these characteristics also apply to transformational leaders. Many charismatic leaders, however, are not transformational. Transformational leaders: - Are charismatic. - Score high on emotional intelligence. - Have positive core self-evaluations. - Create a vision. - Encourage the personal development of others. - Give supportive leadership. - Practice empowerment. - Think innovatively. Timothy A. Judge and Ronald F. Piccolo reviewed eighty-seven studies to examine the impact of transformational leadership on various measures of performance. Transformational leadership showed the highest overall relationships on six criteria: - Follower job satisfaction. - Follower leader satisfaction. - Follower motivation. - Leader job performance. - Group or organization performance. - Rated leader effectiveness.

A vision

a lofty, long-term goal

vision statement

A vision statement is more inspirational when it combines three elements: - A reason for being beyond making money. - Timeless, unchanging core values. - Ambitious but achievable goals.

Means by which a leader can instill a desire for customer service and quality and foster feelings of proprietorship and involvement in group members

Emphasis on ethical leadership

Socialized Charismatics

Restrains the use of power in order to benefit others. Followers are autonomous, empowered, and responsible.

Rationale for considering risk taking as a characteristic of a leader's charisma

Risk taking makes others admire such courage. Risk taking adds to a person's charisma because others admire such courage. In addition to treasuring risk, charismatic leaders use unconventional strategies to achieve success.

According Jay A. Conger, what has replaced the era of managing by dictate?

The era of leadership by inspiration

According to Jim Collins, what elements is most likely to contribute to the creation of an inspirational vision statement

Timeless core values

Personalized Charismatics

Use power to serve their own interests. Followers tend to be obedient, submissive, and dependent.

Personal Brand

Your basket of strengths that makes you unique.

mission

a purpose, and reason for being.

Transformational Leadership

is one who brings about positive, major changes in an organization. TRANSFORMATIONAL leadership focuses on what the leader accomplishes, yet it still pays attention to the leader's personal characteristics and his/her relationship with group members.

Timothy A. Judge and Ronald F. Piccolo evaluated the impact of three styles of leadership based on six criteria, including job satisfaction and job performance of both leaders and followers, _____ leadership showed the highest overall relationships.

transformational

Leadership Polarity

The idea that leaders are often either revered or vastly unpopular.

CH 3 LO: Explain the visionary component of charismatic leadership.

The idea of vision is closely linked to charisma because charismatic leaders inspire others with an uplifting and attractive vision. A vision is more future oriented than a mission.

Leadership by Storytelling

The technique of inspiring and instructing group members by telling fascinating stories.

CH 3 LO: Identify several of the impacts of charismatic and transformational leadership on performance and behavior.

To bring about change, the transformational leader attempts to overhaul the organizational culture or subculture. VISION - The ability to imagine different and better future conditions and ways to achieve them. Charismatic leaders inspire others with their visions, which are often lofty, long-term goals. Recent research in neuroscience suggests that visionary leaders use their brain differently from others. Leaders implement their vision by using vision statements and involving a wide range of employees in the process. A group of researchers studied the impact of leadership effectiveness on organizational performance. Findings indicated that: - Leadership effectiveness was a direct function of the leader's transformational behavior. - Intelligence and conscientiousness are the individual differences that contribute the most to being a transformational leader.