Organization Discussion: Charismatic And Transformational Leaders

Leadership
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Leadership
Charismatic and transformational leaders are two classifications of leadership that are crucial to understanding the different approaches when it comes to influential leaders (Wang & Huang, 2009). One of the key elements that separates the two kinds of leadership is that a charismatic leader uses charm to attract and inspire devotion among most of their followers, while the transformational leader is one that inspires change in the social systems and creates an element of collective vision in his or her followers.
To put into perspective the various aspects of a charismatic leader, it is crucial to point out, these leaders have a natural gift related to charm and attraction, which they use to inspire devotion in the followers. As such, most of the followers are inspired to work under the guidance of these leaders based on the devotion that they have t...