Charismatic Leadership Background Information Welcome to the discussion. The first week of the module you will write about your initial thoughts after reviewing the resources. The initial post should be at least 600 words. During the following week you will reply to at least two of your classmates. The replies should be at least 300 words. See the discussion rubric for more details on grading.

Discussions should always be completed prior to "class." If you are in an online class or an on ground course this is prior to the lesson portion of the week. Are you ready to begin? Watch the Ted Talk: Learn from the leadership's missing manual https://www.ted.com/talks/fields_wicker_miurin_learning_from_leadership_s_missing_manual?utm_source=tedcomshare&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=tedspread Read the case study: Tom's: One for One Movement https://danielsethics.mgt.unm.edu/pdf/TOMS%20Case.pdf Initial Post To what degree to you believe that employees and individuals desire or seek out charismatic leaders? What impact does charismatic leadership have in improving performance of individuals as well as the accomplishment of organizational goals?* Reply Posts Choose two (2) students that you agree or disagree with and reply to them. You can also reply to your professor’s posts. Posts must contain thought provoking and analytical observations ; contributions embedded with academic literature and a list of references are encouraged. 1: Reply on this student Discussion: Charismatic leadership is the process of encouraging employees and the company through his or her personality, persuasion, and communication. They inspire their followers to do things better and make them follow. Charismatic leaders engage and they have very powerful effect on organizational performance. Those types of leaders are considered as effective leaders. The followers of the company believe in their leaders. Based on some research the charisma leaders and employee’s motivation has positive relation that result higher organizational effectiveness. Moreover, charismatic leaders help and motivate employees to be committed with organizational goals and effectiveness. As well as they motivate to execute more efficiently. Charisma is a process, an interface between the characteristics of a charismatic leader, the group that is being led, their identification with their leader, their needs and the circumstances that require a charismatic leader like a crisis or need for change. The charismatic leadership style also usually called transformational leaders for the reason that they share multiple similarities. Their main difference is focus and audience. Charismatic leaders are very skilled communicators, they verbally and emotionally connect with their followers. Charismatic leaders are often identified as experts of their field, specially during the crisis. Charismatic leadership style has positive impact on company’s effectiveness, and help company’s emerge in crises situation, evidently defining quality goals, and come up with new better idea. They also recognize the ability and skills more successfully that results higher organizational effectiveness and productivity. They also have ability to motivate and assist employees to be loyal with organizational goals and success. The world needs a charismatic leader because they fight for quality of life and a better world. Charismatic leaders have the courage of principle. They stand up to people who have a different views of society. They create visions that their supporters can clearly see, and in return the followers are motivated. Charismatic leadership rely on the ability of the leader to influence and inspire followers. The main goal of the charismatic leaders is great deal of influence over his or her audience. They speak about their moral compass or passion rather than an existing method of doing business. Charismatic leaders inspire employees to perform better. There are many advantages of charismatic leadership style. They inspire people to work together for a common cause. They make the organization to commit to a central mission. They are not afraid of failing, they learn from their mistakes. Charismatic leader’s organization’s employees have clear purpose. There are some examples of charismatic leaders. Martin Luther King Jr, Mother Teresa, Pope John Paul II, Ronald Reagan and many more. There are some charismatic leadership quotes: Moher Teresa: “Let us always meet each other with smile, for the smile is the beginning of love.” Martin Luther King: “Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable… every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals. Pope John Paul II:” Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought.” Ronald Reagan:” We can’t help everyone, but everyone can help someone.” Winston Churchill: “Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.” Jack Welsh: “The essence of competitiveness is liberated when we make people believe that what they think and do is important and then get out of their way while they do it.” Charismatic leaders motivate followers to get things done or improve the way certain things are done. Charismatic leadership style has its basis in a form of heroism. Reply on this student discussion: A charismatic leader is basically a leader that is well at communicating and extremely skilled. A few leaders you may think of as charismatic are, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, Gandhi, Martin Luther King, and Ronald Reagan just to name a few (Patel, 2017). Understanding the characteristics will give the leader a chance to work and develop their own charisma to help them become a better leader within their organization (Patel, 2017). There are five qualities that all great leaders possess; confidence, creativity, vision, determination, and communication (Patel, 2017). Confidence within a leader shows they have a strong sense of self and rarely express self-doubt. Optimists individuals are known as for being charismatic, while always seeing the positive in any negative situation they are involved in (Patel, 2017). A strong leader will practice self-confidence, your team will always follow and know the decision being made is the best one for the organization (Patel, 2017). Creativity shows a leader isn’t afraid to think outside the box, nor afraid to push the limits (Patel, 2017). A charismatic leader will rise to any challenge and use it as an opportunity to grow. Within an organization this can help lead to change and transformation, that can in the future inspire and motive others within the team (Patel, 2017). Vision shows the leader is focused on the future and ways they can improve the organization. The leader will have the motivation and inspiration for others to succeed (Patel, 2017). A charismatic leader will have a vision for improvement and will be able to communicate it and follow it through (Patel, 2017). Determination will follow vision; the leader will set specific goals and work to achieve them with their team (Patel, 2017). The leader will set up a strategy that focuses on getting the results, determination shows when they don’t give up when things may get hard (Patel, 2017). Leaders will speak with confidence and charisma, which helps others pay attention (Patel, 2017). Communication will be an important factor, they will be clear and articulate every word to ensure understanding (Patel, 2017). Leaders will show that they are comfortable speaking in front of large groups and can do well one on one. Many people are inspired by a charismatic leader, this gives them a sense of reaching their own goals and dreams (Charismatic Leadership Style Advantages, Disadvantages and Characteristics, n.d.). It gives the team a chance to think differently while working through the vision. A charismatic leader creates a welcoming workplace, the team is happy with the organization they are working for (Charismatic Leadership Style Advantages, Disadvantages and Characteristics, n.d.). A charismatic leader doesn’t expect perfection, they expect you to learn from your mistakes and make the necessary changes (Charismatic Leadership Style Advantages, Disadvantages and Characteristics, n.d.). There are some disadvantages of having a charismatic leadership. The leadership is dependent on the energy level of the leader which can be an exhausting experience (Charismatic Leadership Style Advantages, Disadvantages and Characteristics, n.d.). A charismatic leader will convince others that their vision is the one to follow which then stops others from following their own dreams or plans (Charismatic Leadership Style Advantages, Disadvantages and Characteristics, n.d.).