Charismatic Leadership
Chapter 4
“When dealing with people, let us remember
we are not dealing with creatures of logic.
We are dealing with creatures of emotion,
creatures bustling with prejudices and
motivated by pride and vanity.”
Dale Carnegie
Transactional Leadership
Transactional
– Traditional leadership
– Lower level of leadership
– Assists with organizational stability
Transformational Leadership
Transformational Leadership
– Change agent
– Inspire change and innovation
– Potent and Complex
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Self Actualization
Self Esteem
Safety Needs
Physiological Needs
Dimensions of Transactional
Leadership
Transactional Leadership Factors
– Contingent reward:
Provide rewards for effort
Recognize good performance
– Management by exception:
Maintain status quo
Intervene when subordinates do not meet
acceptable performance levels
Initiate corrective action to improve performance
Dimensions of Transformational
Leadership
Charisma:
– Provide a vision and a sense of mission
– Inspire and build trust and respect
Individualized consideration:
– Exhibit considerate and supportive behavior directed toward each
individual subordinate; coach and advise
Inspiration:
– Communicate high expectations
– Use symbols to focus efforts and enhance understanding of
goals
Intellectual Stimulation:
– Promote innovative ways of viewing situations
– Stimulate intelligent problem solving and decision making
Primary Characteristics of
Transformational Leaders
Creative
Interactive
Visionary
Empowering
Passionate
Creative
Seek out new ideas, products and ways of
performing tasks
Cannot be content with things remaining
the same
Creativity
Capacity to create and manipulate
symbols (chemical formulas, sentences,
drawings)
Referred to as divergent or lateral thinking
Refined through vertical thinking
Wallas’ Steps to Problem Solving
Preparation
Incubation
Illumination
Verification
Characteristics of the Creative
Hard working and persevering
Independent thinkers
Comfortable with complexity and
ambiguity
Adam’s Creative Blocks
Perceptual Blocks
Emotional Blocks
Cultural and Environmental Blocks
Intellectual and Expressive Blocks
Interactive
Great Communicators
– JFK
– Ronald Reagan