Leadership Strategies

Leadership Strategies

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Leadership Strategies

Introduction

A leader is responsible for the decisions made within an organization. Most of all, a leader is supposed to ensure the success of an entity. It is possible to ensure the success through the use of different strategies. Innovation and creativity of a leader is required in the running of a business. In the following paper, several leadership strategies will be discussed. To start with, charismatic leadership will be discussed. An analysis for charismatic leadership will be carried out. It will help in identifying the gaps that must be closed in order for an individual to become more charismatic. Recommendation for personal development will assist in closing the gaps identified in the analysis as well as finding specific action plan to be carried out.

Charismatic Leadership

Charismatic leadership can be defined as a process of encouraging a certain type of behavior in others through the use of persuasion and communication as well as force of personality. Charismatic leaders encourage others to do things that are good or better to the society and environment through their individual actions. Therefore, it is important to note that the charismatic leaders have to act as good examples whereby their behaviors should not be forced but rather come out automatically.

Through that, others can be able to achieve a set goal or objective by following the footsteps of another. It is therefore important to note that charismatic leaders are blessed with different important skills. One of the skills that are essential is communication. Charismatic leaders have to inspire others through communication. The leaders need to be eloquent, and also be able to communicate to others on a deeper and emotional level. Through that, it is possible for them to impact change in the lives of the individuals (Shamir, House, & Arthur, 1993). If they cannot arouse emotion in their followers, then it can be impossible to impact change. The choice of words is also important for this type of leaders. Patience is also an important virtue in the process. Charisma is a process that involves interaction between the leader and the followers. The process should be filled with intellectual stimulation, motivation, and idealized influence among others.

Analysis of Personal aptitude for Charismatic Leadership

Charismatic leadership does not involve physical appearance of a person. It is more that physical attractiveness of a person and more in detailed on the qualities of leadership in a person that are natural. Actions and beliefs in this case matter a lot. The personal behavior of an individual from the body language can speak a lot about their ability to inspire change in others. Composure is something that needs to be checked out in details (Klein, & House, 1995). Closing the gap of body language and presence can help in identifying personal aptitude for charismatic leadership. The way an individual expresses themselves in front of other without even saying a word can lead to transformation of others. It is possible for others to like an individual through the way they express themselves publicly.

Communication gaps can prevent the ability of becoming an inspirational leader to others. Communication entails different things that need to bring people together. The type of communication being exercised determines whether emotions will be evoked or not. Charisma is a collection of traits and behaviors that an individual should be able to possesses at any one time.

Recommendations for Personal Development to assist closing the Gaps Identified

Natural appearance is one of the gaps identified above. Body language and how to express oneself in public goes hand in hand with the aspect of communication. The two can be improved by increasing confidence. Building self-confidence within the organization can be achieved through setting of small goals and achieving. A leader does not need to be shaken or have cold feet. Developing the knowledge and skills required in a certain job also plays a role in ensuring that the self confidence is achieved. Public speaking says a lot about the confidence in an individual (Kirkpatrick, & Locke, 1996). The way also an individual addresses the public determined how they make impact in their minds and heart. It is important to note that confidence in public speaking carries a lot of weight as far as charismatic leadership is concerned. People need a leader who is strong and can defend themselves through speech. In public speaking therefore, assertiveness is important to ensure that communication is channel in the best way possible. In this, leaders will be able to communicate their needs which will go hand in hand with capturing the needs of the other. Assertiveness can be achieved through knowing the needs of every situation presented.

Conclusion

In conclusion, charismatic leadership is all about creating a good example that the rest can follow. It is easy to achieve that by ensuring that communication is made effective and that the body language is perfected. Charismatic leadership is one of the best ways of influencing change within a setting. It does not require a lot of resources but requires personal composure and awareness.

References

Kirkpatrick, S. A., & Locke, E. A. (1996). Direct and indirect effects of three core charismatic

leadership components on performance and attitudes.Journal of applied psychology, 81(1), 36.

Klein, K. J., & House, R. J. (1995). On fire: Charismatic leadership and levels of analysis. The

Leadership Quarterly, 6(2), 183-198.

Shamir, B., House, R. J., & Arthur, M. B. (1993). The motivational effects of charismatic

leadership: A self-concept based theory. Organization science,4(4), 577-594.