Harvard psychology of leadership shawn charisma lecture

Transcending Charisma Shawn Achor April 12, 2006 Law of Social Impact  Social Impact = f(SIN)    Strength Immediacy Number of sources C H A R I S M A Standard-bearers of ideas Charisma Outline I Case Studies—Who is charismatic? II Components of Totality Charisma III IV Egocentric vs Transcendental Charisma How to become T-Charismatic 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?   Good looks?   Lincoln, Limbaugh, Reno High agreeableness?   Hitler, Soprano, Clinton Trump, Kahn, Napoleon Speaking skills?  Moses, Gates, Bush Myths of charisma (cont.)  Perfect personality?      Extraversion (Ghandi, Mandela) Agreeableness (Patton, Caesar) Masculine? (Joan of Arc, Oprah) Timing? You’re 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) Presence—Mindfulness (Langer) “Transformational Ends”   About the follower Link to “intuitive, transcendental ethics” Case Study E-Charisma  The Dark Side—  Ego-centric—larger 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 Great—Collins ► Level     Come from outside company Shooting star, large ego Ambition for the self Mirror and Window ► Level     IV– V 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)    Increase Emotional Intelligence (Goleman)      Clintonian Listening Make everyone feel extremely valuable Increase self-awareness through journaling Meditation Avoid emotional hijacking Using present language (how children learn) Recognize patterns of intuitive judgment   Study leaders Speech Analyzer How to Be T (cont)  Vision Lessons from the Bush  Couch speech content around others   Awareness—know what others want Patterns and archetypes (Campbell)  Feedback  Humility   Shamir military leaders Go on… Be a tiger Go on… Be a tiger  ... David Koresh T -Charisma  Level V Leadership (Collins)   Creates more charisma Transcendental Charisma  From Ethics, subjugate own desires  Lack of ego = transformative charismatic leadership. .. is charismatic? II Components of Totality Charisma III IV Egocentric vs Transcendental Charisma How to become T-Charismatic Charisma as a totality trait Who is charismatic? • • • • • • • • •...Law of Social Impact  Social Impact = f(SIN)    Strength Immediacy Number of sources C H A R I S M A Standard-bearers of ideas Charisma Outline I Case Studies—Who is charismatic?