Instruction
Discussion Topic 1:Transformational and Charismatic Leadership
In your Chapter 9 Northouse text readings for this week, you learned about transformational and charismatic leaders and the relationship between these concepts. Review your readings then research two of these leaders seen below and answer these questions:
Martin Luther King, Jr.,
Mohandas Gandhi,
John F. Kennedy,
Adolph Hitler,
Nelson Mandela,
David Koresh (of the Branch Davidians),
Herb Kelleher (of Southwest Airlines), and
Richard Branson (of the Virgin Group) are/were charismatic leaders.
Are/Were the leaders you selected both Transformational and Charismatic? Why or why not?
What behavioral characteristics did these leaders exhibit that supports your response?