Can leadership be learned or is it innate? This presentation tries to answer this question by explaining what leadership and charisma is. Then it gives leadership examples from "The Lord of Flies". Presentation date: 15 November 2016

1. MustafaSalihOguz

2. questions
■ Whatdowemeanbya‘leader’?
■ Arethequalitiesofleadershipinnate?Cancharismatic
intelligenceandleadershipskillsbeacquiredorenhanced
laterinlife?
■ Inwhichcharactersofthenovelhaveyouobservedqualities
ofleadershipsofarinchapters1and2?

3. 1 WhatIsALeader?
2 CanLeadershipBeLearned?
3 LeadersInLordoftheFlies

4. THESISSTATEMENT
Leadershipisnotinnateandanyonewhodevelops
rightsetofskillscanbealeader.InLordoftheFlies
RalphandJackhavesuchskilssthathelpthemtobe
leaders.

5. WHATISALEADER?
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6. Vision
ToLead
Purpose
ToGather
Confidence
Topersuade
ALeaderNeeds

7. Leadership:TheoryandPractice
«Therearefourcommonthemesinthewayleadershipnowtendstobe
conceived:(1)leadershipisaprocess;(2)leadershipinvolvesinfluence;
(3)leadershipoccursinagroupcontext;and(4)leadershipinvolvesgoal
attainment.Hethusdefinesleadershipas“aprocesswherebyan
individualinfluencesagroupofindividualstoachieveacommongoal»
(Northouse,2004,p.3).

8. CANLEADERSHIPAND
CHARISMABELEARNED?
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9. WhichOneIsMoreCharismatic?

10. HarvardBusinessReview
«...charisma—theabilitytocommunicateaclear,visionary,andinspirationalmessagethat
captivatesandmotivatesanaudience.Sohowdoyoulearncharisma?Manypeoplebelievethat
it’simpossible.Theysaythatcharismaticpeoplearebornthatway—asnaturallyexpressive
andpersuasiveextroverts...Charismaisnotallinnate;it’salearnableskillor,rather,aset
ofskillsthathavebeenpracticedsinceantiquity. Ourresearchwithmanagersinthe
laboratoryandinthefieldindicatesthatanyonetrainedinwhatwecall“charismatic
leadershiptactics”(CLTs)canbecomemoreinfluential,trustworthy,and“leaderlike”inthe
eyesofothers»(Antonakis,2012).

11. THESECANBELEARNED,SOISLEADERSHIP
Vision Purpose confidence charisma

12. LEADERSIN
LORDOFTHEFLIES
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13. Ralph
■ “Listen,everybody.I’vegottohavetimetothinkthingsout.I
can’tdecidewhattodostraightoff.Ifthisisn’tanisland
wemightberescuedstraightaway.Sowe’vegottodecideif
thisisanisland.Everybodymuststayroundhereandwait
andnotgoaway.Threeofus—ifwetakemorewe’dgetall
mixed,andloseeachother—threeofuswillgoonan
expeditionandfindout”(Golding,2011,p.21).
Charisma&Purpose

14. Jack
“Hewasintimidatedbythisuniformedsuperiorityand
theoffhandauthorityinMerridew’svoice... Ioughtto
bechief,”saidJackwithsimplearrogance,“becauseI’m
chapterchoristerandheadboy.IcansingCsharp”
(Golding,2011,p.20)
Charisma&Confidence

15. Conclusion
Peoplearenotbornleadersthereforeanynonewho
findavisionandpurpose,alsolearntobeconfident
andcharismaticcanbealeader.InLordoftheFlies
RalphandJackhaveCharisma,Confidenceandpurpose
thatmadethemleadersintheisland.

16. ReferanceList
Antonakis, J. (2012, June). Learning Charisma. Harvard Business Review, 167(15), Retrived from
https://hbr.org/2012/06/learning-charisma-2
Golding, W. (2011). Lord of the Flies, New York, NY: Penguin Books
Northouse, P.G. (2004) Leadership: Theory and Practice (3rd Edition). London: Sage Publications

17. CanYouPleaseAnswerAQuestion?
■ Whatmakesagoodleader?
■ Canyougivemeanexampleofagoodleaderandwhydoyouthinkthat?
■ Isamanagerandaleaderthesamething?
■ Doyouthinkmenandwomenarecapabableofleadershipequallyornot?