Charismatic Leadership

According to your text, charismatic leadership stems from the charismatic leader's personal characteristics, while transformational leadership is grounded in a leader's ability to move and change an organization.


For this Discussion, address the following points:

• Provide an example of a transformational leader who lacked personal charisma.
• Describe an example of a charismatic leader who failed to move or change an organization.
• What is the difference between transformational and charismatic leadership?
• Are there situations in which transactional leadership is preferable to charismatic or transformational leadership?

Lambert, C. (2002). The cult of the charismatic CEO. Harvard Magazine. Retrieved from http://harvardmagazine.com/2002/09/the-cult-of-the-charisma.html