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YEE PUI LENG

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CHARISMATIC LEADERSHIP
CHARISMATIC LEADERSHIP
Max Weber :1924-1947(a sociology)
In Greek charisma -Gift from the Gods
combination of charm and personal magnetism
/daya tarikan peribadi
A talent given by God as a free gift (e. g: the way they
speak, move and act)

DEFINATION
Weber
Resting on devotion to the exceptional sanctity,
heroism or exemplary character of an individual
person, the normative patterns or revealed or
ordained by him.
Robert House & others
Set examples by their own behavior and engage in
acts that increase their followers motivation
If you will do this for me , I will do this for you.

CHARISMATIC LEADERSHIP
3 factors:
The leader and his attributes /Pemimpin dan sifat-
sifat beliau
The situation which demands for such a leader /
Keperluan terhadap sso pemimpin mengikut
keadaan
The interaction between the leader and his
follower / Interaksi antara pemimpin dan
pengikutnya




PROCESS THE RISE OF THE
LEADER TO THE FINAL
ROUTINIZATION
6 STEPS :
1 Identification/ pengenalan
Followers (passive admirers) looking to someone
wholl identify himself with their problems
E.g.: Mahatma Gandhi (1915-1920) was back to India
from a successful movement in South Africa
Self-identification (Mahatma Gandhi )
truth and love as supreme values
PROCESS THE RISE OF THE
LEADER TO THE FINAL
ROUTINIZATION
2 Activity arousal / rangsangan aktiviti
Followers (acitve supporters) become a part of the
change
E.g. : Mahatma Gandhi (1921-1930)
Non-cooperation movement (1921) awakened
the whole country to rise against the British Rule.
Satyagraha :
o "silent force" or a "soul force/ "adherence to
truth"
o non-violence
o to secure the cooperation of the opponent
consistently with truth and justice


PROCESS THE RISE OF THE
LEADER TO THE FINAL
ROUTINIZATION
3 Commitment / komitmen
Leader at the peak vs start losing his
charisma
Leader towards the goal vs followers
toward the leader

PROCESS THE RISE OF THE
LEADER TO THE FINAL
ROUTINIZATION
3 Commitment / komitmen
Personalized leadership
o Authoritarian and exploitative
o Become dictator will lose his
charisma
( e.g. :Hilter)

Socialization leadership
o More egalitarian/sama rata, share
power and responsibilities with others
o Will help routinizing the leadership
(e.g.: Ghandi)



PROCESS THE RISE OF THE
LEADER TO THE FINAL
ROUTINIZATION
4 Disenchantment / kekecewaan
Leader not immortal
May lose some of the strongest followers
when leadaer seems failing
E.g. : Mahatma Gandhis case (1933-
1938) lost his old follower Subhas
Chandra Bose



PROCESS THE RISE OF THE
LEADER TO THE FINAL
ROUTINIZATION
5 Depersonalization / depersonalisasi
Is a logical follower of the earlier step of
disenchantment depersonalization and
formalization
Leadership style more burearcratic
leadership
Leader start- delegating his task to his
follower
E.g. : Mahatma Gandhi (1938-1942) - he
made it clear that Jawaharlal Nehru will be
his political heir - withdrew from the active
politics




PROCESS THE RISE OF THE
LEADER TO THE FINAL
ROUTINIZATION
6 Alienation / Pemberian hakmilik
This is the process of disintegration of the
three factors ( in phase one/step 1)
Due to formalization and bureaucratization
of leadership charismatic leadership
becomes increasingly redundant /tidak
diperlukan
ATTRIBUTES OF CHARISMATIC
LEADERSHIP
Which are exhibited by a person at his childhood
or adolescence potiential charismatic leader
Parental attachment style and parental
psychological control
Qualitties/positve become more self-awareness, self-
confidence, self-esteem
TRAITS
Self-monitaring
The way they watch themselves monitor
themselves
Aware of the fact that their followers are watching
them and so they find it important that they portray
a good picture of themselves for their followers


TRAITS
Self-actualization
Not only motivate themselves but also have a
capacity to transform this self-actualization to their
followers as well
Raise their followers from one level to the higher
level

TRAITS
Motive to attain power
Look for social power
Want their follower respect them
Need social skills

TRAITS
Self enhancement
Self-correcting nature
Believe-they will bring their followers to their present
level of superiority/keunggulan, they themselves
should have gone one step above it to remain their
leaders

TRAITS
Openness to change
most powerful in the situation which demands the
changes/ paling berkuasa dalam keadaan yang
memerlukan perubahan

OUTCOMES OF CHARISMATIC
LEADERSHIP
Positive aspects
Achieves self-actualization in its followers
Heighten the morale of the followers
Its create a sense of fulfillment in the followers
Creates s sense of unity and belongingness in the
followers towards the organization

OUTCOMES OF CHARISMATIC
LEADERSHIP
Negative effects
Shared vision and ideas between the leader and
follower create enormous energy in the organization
Leader can employ this energy in destructive way
Leader more self-confident is the more chances
the leader misuse the power/abused their powers

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