Students of leadership theory know about traits-based
approaches.
Traits are a basic attempt
to address the question of what good leadership is.
I believe people tend to form a picture in
their minds of good leaders by picking famous ones.
Famous leaders are usually charismatic.
So it is no surprise that most people think charisma is
required for effective leadership.
I did
an informal
survey to check.
I asked 100 people (63 women and 37 men) to
agree or disagree with this statement: “Charisma is required for effective
leadership.”
The results: