Yukl chapter 12

Charismatic and Transformational
Leadership
12-1Copyright© 2013 Pearson Education Inc. publishing as Prentice-Hall Leadership in Organizations

After studying this chapter, you should be
able to:
 Understand how the theories of charismatic
and transformational leadership differ from
earlier leadership theories.
 Understand similarities and differences among
the major theories of charismatic and
transformational leadership.
 Understand how attributions of charisma are
jointly determined by the leader, the followers,
and the situation.
Copyright© 2013 Pearson Education Inc. publishing as Prentice-Hall Leadership in Organizations 12-2

 Understand what traits, behaviors, and
influence processes are involved in charismatic
and transformational leadership.
 Understand the benefits and costs of
charismatic leadership for followers and the
organization.
 Understand how to apply the theories to
become more effective as a leader.

Understand how the theories of
charismatic and transformational
leadership differ from earlier
leadership theories

 Emotional and symbolic aspects of leadership
 Follower perceptions of leader qualities

• Understand similarities and
differences among the major
theories of charismatic and
transformational leadership

Charisma
 Max Weber – Divinely inspired gift
 Social crisis
 Radical vision offering a solution

Transforming Leadership
 Political leadership
 Appeals to followers’ moral values, raises
consciousness and mobilizes energies
 Contrasts with transactional leadership which
appeals to followers’ self-interest and exchange

 One of the most important issues for leadership
scholars is the extent to which transformational
leadership and charismatic leadership are
similar and compatible.
 Some theorists treat the two types of leadership
as essentially equivalent, whereas other
theorists view them as distinct but overlapping
processes.

Understand how attributions of
charisma are jointly determined by
the leader, the followers, and the
situation

Follower attributions of charisma depends on
leader behavior
 Novel and appealing vision
 Emotional appeal to values
 Unconventional behavior
 Self-sacrifices
 Confidence and optimism

Follower attributions of charisma depends on
aspects of the situation
 Follower anxiety
 Follow disenchantment

Understand what traits, behaviors,
and influence processes are
involved in charismatic and
transformational leadership

Attribution theory
 Behaviors?
 Influence processes?
 Facilitating
conditions?
Self –concept theory
 Traits & behaviors?
 Influence processes?
 Facilitating
conditions?

ORIGINAL THEORY
BEHAVIORS
REVISED THEORIES’
BEHAVIORS
 Idealized influence
 Intellectual
stimulation
 Individualized
consideration
 Inspirational
motivation
behavior
attributions

ORIGINAL THEORY
BEHAVIORS
REVISED THEORIES’
BEHAVIORS
 Contingence reward
 Passive management by
exception
 Active management by
exception
 Laissez-faire

Understand the benefits and costs
of charismatic leadership for
followers and the organization

 Personalized power orientation
 Instill devotion to themselves
 Use ideological appeals to gain power
 Seek to dominate and subjugate
 Centralize authority
 Use punishment and rewards to manipulate
 Restrict information
 Self-glorifying decisions

 Risky decisions can result in serious failures
 Make more determined enemies
 Excessive optimism blinds the leader to
strategic flaws
 Close identification with vision undermines
objective evaluation

 Judgment may not be questioned
 Reject evidence of an unrealistic vision
 Followers can be inhibited from suggesting
improvements
 Alienate or polarize people

 Socialized power orientation
 Instill devotion to ideology
 Emphasize internalization
 Self-sacrifice
 Lead by example
 Delegate authority
 Shared information
 Participative decision-making
 Rewards used to reinforce

 Follower growth and development
 Environmental adaptation
 Achievement-oriented culture
 High-performing system
 Clearly understood mission

 Mission embodies social values
 Empowerment
 Open communication
 Shared information
 Structures and systems support mission

Understand how to apply the
theories to become more effective
as a leader

 Survey studies
 Laboratory and field experiments
 Comparative biographical studies
 Intensive case studies

 Articulate a clear and appealing vision
 Explain how vision can be attained
 Act confident and optimistic
 Express confidence in followers
 Use symbolic actions to emphasize values
 Lead by example

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