Transcending Charisma

Shawn Achor April 12, 2006

Law of Social Impact

Social Impact = f(SIN)

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Charisma Outline
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Case StudiesWho is charismatic? Components of Totality Charisma Egocentric vs. Transcendental Charisma How to become T-Charismatic

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Charisma as a totality trait

Who is charismatic?
William Wallace Bill Clinton MLK, Jr. Jack Bauer Edward R. Murrow Tal Ben-Shahar Pat Riley Charlton Heston Alexander the Great Achilles Tony Soprano The Gladiator Michael Jordan Jesus Ronald Reagan John Wayne FDR Moses Winston Churchill Hillary Clinton Oprah Catherine Hepburn Ellen Degeneres Julius Caesar

Myths of Charisma

Under the umbrella?

Integrity?

Hitler, Soprano, Clinton Lincoln, Limbaugh, Reno Trump, Kahn, Napoleon Moses, Gates, Bush

Good looks?

High agreeableness?

Speaking skills?

Myths of charisma (cont.)

Perfect personality?

Extraversion (Ghandi, Mandela) Agreeableness (Patton, Caesar)

Masculine? (Joan of Arc, Oprah) Timing? Youre born with it

What is charismatic?

Components of Charisma, (Achor, 2005)

The Respect Pre-req

Magnetic Means

Confidence (Branden) High emotional intelligence (Goleman) Persuasion (Cialdini) PresenceMindfulness (Langer)

Transformational Ends

About the follower Link to intuitive, transcendental ethics

Case Study 1

E-Charisma

The Dark Side

Ego-centriclarger than life, world on their shoulders Lack of humility decreases perceived leadership effectiveness (Van Velsor) Cult of personality: Dark Side of High Self-esteem (Dawes) Level IV Leadership (Collins, Good to Great)

Good to GreatCollins
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IV

Come from outside company Shooting star, large ego Ambition for the self Mirror and Window

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Come from inside the company Humility Ambition for the company Mirror and Window

Case Study: David Koresh

T-Charisma

Level V Leadership (Collins)

Creates more charisma

Transcendental Charisma

From Ethics, subjugate own desires

Lack of ego = transformative charismatic leadership (Badaracco)

T-Charisma produces flow (Csikszentmihalyi)

33% improvement at work

The Lion King: An Allegory

Summarized Effects of T-Charisma

Increased loyalty Increased work ethic Creation of sustainability Going from Good to Great Increased charismatic leaders Increased productivity Increased flow

How to Be T-Charismatic

People first, then strategy (Collins)

Clintonian Listening Make everyone feel extremely valuable

Increase self-awareness through journaling Meditation Avoid emotional hijacking Using present language (how children learn) Study leaders Speech Analyzer

Increase Emotional Intelligence (Goleman)

Recognize patterns of intuitive judgment

How to Be T (cont)

Vision

Lessons from the Bush Couch speech content around others Patterns and archetypes (Campbell) Feedback Humility

Awarenessknow what others want

Shamir--military leaders

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