{"id":374,"date":"2019-09-01T15:11:22","date_gmt":"2019-09-01T19:11:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/ldst1010304f2019\/?p=374"},"modified":"2019-09-01T15:11:22","modified_gmt":"2019-09-01T19:11:22","slug":"riggio-charisma-response-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/ldst1010304f2019\/2019\/09\/01\/riggio-charisma-response-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Riggio Charisma Response"},"content":{"rendered":"

While I had never tried to define charisma myself and even after the readings the definition still remains elusive, I had always thought of it as a trait you are born with. However, Riggio challenged this perspective by saying that it is theoretically very possible that charisma could be learned. Riggio breaks charisma down into many components, such as communication skills, self-confidence, and enthusiasm, all of which can be developed. Riggio also makes sure to create boundaries with charisma, saying that just because one possesses charisma, that does not mean that one will be a successful charismatic leader. This brings me to another point I hadn\u2019t considered before. I previously thought of charisma as a one-sided quality possessed by a person, but Riggio emphasizes the importance of the relationship between a leader and their followers in charismatic and transformational leadership.<\/span><\/p>\n

In highlighting this relationship, Riggio came across surprisingly cynically to me. One of the biggest assets to a charismatic leader is their highly developed communication skills. Riggio described their ability to read the room and then alter their message dependent on it \u201cin order to manipulate the crowd\u2019s reaction\u201d. The use of the word manipulate in conjunction with describing an inspirational leader unsettled me. Typically, we like to view leaders, especially charismatic leaders, as people we can idolize and trust. To think of them using their skillset to manipulate their followers who trust them completely is quite frankly scary. I guess that\u2019s why people such as Hitler and Osama bin Laden are characterized as charismatic leaders in addition to typical positive role models.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

While I had never tried to define charisma myself and even after the readings the definition still remains elusive, I had always thought of it…<\/p>\n

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