Every organisation has a leader, because he or she perceive and is accepted by followers as leader. Regardless of the type of organisation, leadership plays an important role in establishing high performing teams and is one of the critical element in enhancing organisation performance. Leaders show different leadership style to help in the success of the organisation and can be characterise under the following theories of leadership, transactional; achievement-oriented, transformational; supportive and participative and charismatic; gifted. Above mentioned theories will be expanded in detail and apply them to a well-known charismatic leader called Stephen Bantu Biko.
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Charismatic leaders are seen as those is “who by force of their personal abilities are capable of having profound and having an extraordinary effect on followers” ( House, 1977, p189). They possess a vision that comes along with a vision statement describing strategies towards accomplishing goals and it traps people’s emotion and effectiveness as it provides a sense of stamina for followers by linking the present with a better future. They use charm to get people’s admiration, have a way with words, self-confident, persistent, have strong sense of moral values, extraverted, live what they preach and communicates high performance.
They create a relaxed and suitable atmosphere for their followers by listening and making them feel like they have a say in decision making, show concern, look after their followers’ needs. They are willing to go the extra mile, take personal risks for the benefit of the organisation, don’t believe in giving up, normally do things that are out of the ordinary , their personalities altered from ordinary people and they are believed to be …show more content…
He did not give a hand to people but make them responsible for their own liberation, he taught them to be self-reliant by helping build clinics and organisations like Zimela trust fund, which help political prisoners and their families. He was a focused leader whom it was not easy to fool him and he did not wait till it was too late, he took advantage of what was going on in Africa communities and decide to make a difference and did not give up on his vision as in 1973 he was banned by the apartheid government, restricted from his hometown which meant he could no longer support his organisation but he continue serving his followers secretly( Cohen, 1967,p6) . In 1977 in the duty of his vision, he was arrested and detain in prison and died from brained damage resulted from several
Certain …show more content…
Charismatic leaders are seen as those is “who by force of their personal abilities are capable of having profound and having an extraordinary effect on followers” ( House, 1977, p189). They possess a vision that comes along with a vision statement describing strategies towards accomplishing goals and it traps people’s emotion and effectiveness as it provides a sense of stamina for followers by linking the present with a better future. They use charm to get people’s admiration, have a way with words, self-confident, persistent, have strong sense of moral values, extraverted, live what they preach and communicates high performance.
They create a relaxed and suitable atmosphere for their followers by listening and making them feel like they have a say in decision making, show concern, look after their followers’ needs. They are willing to go the extra mile, take personal risks for the benefit of the organisation, don’t believe in giving up, normally do things that are out of the ordinary , their personalities altered from ordinary people and they are believed to be …show more content…
He did not give a hand to people but make them responsible for their own liberation, he taught them to be self-reliant by helping build clinics and organisations like Zimela trust fund, which help political prisoners and their families. He was a focused leader whom it was not easy to fool him and he did not wait till it was too late, he took advantage of what was going on in Africa communities and decide to make a difference and did not give up on his vision as in 1973 he was banned by the apartheid government, restricted from his hometown which meant he could no longer support his organisation but he continue serving his followers secretly( Cohen, 1967,p6) . In 1977 in the duty of his vision, he was arrested and detain in prison and died from brained damage resulted from several