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    When we think we meet a charismatic person, what do we actually mean by charismatic? Who’s the most charismatic individual we’ve ever met? And is a person still charismatic once we know them intimately or is charisma reserved to distant leaders? All these questions lead us to a positive connotation of the word “charisma”: the charismatic person is impressive in its speeches and the image it leaves in the audience’s mind. The Oxford dictionary defines charisma as a compelling attractiveness or charm

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    Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. What is leadership? 3. Who is a leader? 4. Key Theories of Leadership 5. The Charismatic Leaders and their leadership 6. Contingent Leaders, a model to follow? 7. Conclusion Introduction This report reviews and examines the theories behind leadership; identifying and analysing the concept of leadership and leaders from an analytical perspective. Some

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    leadership have developed over the past 60 years and unique trends have emerged in the pursuit of creating and implementing changes in process and philosophy; specifically, improving teacher collaboration. Leadership styles frequently identified as charismatic, transactional, transformational, shared/distributed, and self/laissez-faire have emerged at the forefront of educational leadership theory. The role of the administrator (principal) in secondary schools and their exhibited leadership styles set

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    Even though Martin Luther King Junior and Mahatma Gandhi both struggled, I think that the charisma in them influenced social change, because of their tactics used, like non-violence. Martin Luther King Junior and Gandhi both functions as charismatic leaders and influenced others with their fascinatingly positive attitudes. It was hard for them to get there message 's and world view 's across but they remained strong and preserved through their struggles, no matter how tough things got. Gandhi transmitted

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    The goddess of nature named Aura, who created light and darkness as a balance. As darkness eroded over light, evil, pain and suffering inhabited the world along with humans and creatures such as giant spiders and lizards in which it represents fear. The goddess realized that this isn’t what was planned. The war between the goddess and the creatures who upset the equilibrium between light and darkness. As the goddess began to balance light and darkness, she traps the excess darkness into a sacred

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    When asked to identify important leaders of the civil rights movement, the name that most often comes to one’s mind is Martin Luther King Jr. Others may mention James Forman, Ralph Abernathy, Fred Shuttlesworth, James Farmer, Andrew Young, or Bayard Rustin. Notably missing are the names of women leaders. Rarely would Ella Baker, Septima Clark, Gloria Richardson, Daisy Bates, or Fannie Lou Hamer be identified. The absence of the women leaders of the civil rights movement from history is not because

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    Age is inevitable. I realize this more and more every day, but yesterday was a real eye-opener. I turned 41 yesterday. It wasn’t an event; it was simply another day with another set of issues to wade through. My friends all gave me a hard time and a light ribbing for getting older, and we all enjoyed the day, but it was really just another day. What amazes me is that it seems like a week ago that I was 21, and I could have sworn yesterday I was 31, but today I’m 41. I don’t feel old; in fact

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    Leadership Styles - Reflection 1. Charismatic Leaders I 'd just like to start off by saying that charisma isn 't always a positive thing. Some charismatic leaders do some pretty awful things. Take Jim Jones, for example - a leader of a troubled cult called the "People 's Temple". He used his charisma to brainwash them (really, there isn 't a better word. He quite literally brainwashed them, playing his voice continually over a loudspeaker that was broadcasted around the entire town.) He leads them

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    Introduction This paper will describe and provide examples surrounding various leadership theories and leadership styles that sustain the definition of a public leader. First, this paper will provide a definition of a public leader. Next, it determine two leadership theories and two leadership styles that support the definition of a public leader. Also, this paper will assess the effectiveness of the two leadership theories. Subsequently, it will assess the effectiveness of the two leadership

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    which the individual is set apart from the common man and treated as a gem with supremacies (Charismatic vs. Transformational, 2011). Whereas the transformational theory is defined as leaders who enthuse followers to use their own egocentricities to benefit the organization (Charismatic vs. Transformational, 2011). These leaders also possess a gift of having a great impact on their followers (Charismatic vs. Transformational, 2011). Theories are apprehended around the world and almost every aspect

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