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Week#3: Visions and Charisma.
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Being that our class is diverse, with people from different parts of the world; USA, China, Africa etc, I thought that it would be interesting for everyone to learn about leadership from the different parts of the world. And as this week’s theme is “ Visions and Charisma”, I chose a news paper article that demonstrates the theme through Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu also known as Bobi Wine a Member of Parliament for Kyandondo East in Uganda. Robert Kyagulanyi is also one of the top Ugandan musicians popularly known as Bobi Wine as his stage name.
Briefly about Bobi Wine.
Of late his music and social affiliations have been preparing the public, especially his core base-the Urban poor youth. Bobi Wine has transformed from a laid back youth “spotted with dreadlocks and posing for pictures with Marijuana in some of his music videos,” to a serious young leader with a “clean hair cut and a suit.” Not too late, this year 2017 Bobi Wine declared his intention to contest for the Kyandondo East Parliamentary seat that fell vacant after the Court of Appeal upheld the nullification of the 2016 elections. And due to his humble background of having grown up from the ghetto, his political liberation music and social affiliations, Bobi Wine managed to win the elections by a landslide. “FREEDOM” is one of his new music projects; youtu.be/4xrwESOWPmg.
Bobi Wine’s Visions and Charisma.
First of all, Bobi Wine is a transformational leader and this is portrayed in his music. He influences and empowers Ugandans mostly those in ghetto whom the government has not helped. In his songs he talks about government weaknesses; corruption, lack of accountability and government responsiveness, lack of civic and political participation. But at the same time he encourages Ugandans to work hard, demonstrate peacefully and participate in voting of leaders. He is a motivational speaker and he uses his story of growing up from ghetto, doing all kinds of petty jobs, to encourage other youth from ghetto to work hard and to believe in themselves; that everything can be achieved when we don’t give up, and that attributes to idealized influence (Charisma). He is authentic and visionary, and he uses all the charismatic leadership tactics I.e. Verbal; metaphors, similes, analogies, stories for example, in the article about his interview on Al jeezera TV he said “My muscles ache, my joints feel dislocated…” but my heart is as solid as a rock. He also asks rhetorical questions “What is Civil about the Constitution?, What is moral about selling your conscience?” Bobi Wine also uses nonverbal charismatic tactics such as facial expressions and gestures clearly seen in the photo in the article.
Other Sources.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201705010007.html
Charles Ssendagala.
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PAF 410 WEEK 3.pdf
PAF 410 Building Leadership Skills
Session 3
Visions & Charisma in Leadership
Agenda
• Recap
• Transformational leadership and visions
• Cases: Constructing effective vision statements
Recap
• Three approaches to leadership …
• Traits
• Skills
• Behaviors
Leadership Current Event Discussion
• Dana Perino
• LeBron James
Transformational Leadership
What is it?
• Break with management as “taking care of the shop”
• “Transforming” vs “transactional” leadership (Burns 1978)
• TFL as an influencing process: Transform individuals
• Core elements: Values, emotions, ethics and long-term goals
Leadership Continuum
• Transformational Leadership
• Transactional Leadership
• Laissez-Faire Leadership
Transformational Leadership Factors (Bass)
• Idealized influence (charisma) – attributes and behaviors (perception by followers)
• Inspirational motivation
• Intellectual stimulation
• Individualized consideration
Transactional Leadership Factors (Bass)
• Contingent reward
• Management-by-exception
Non-Leadership Factors (Bass)
• Laissez-Faire
Pseudo Transformational Leadership
• Personalized leadership because leaders focus on own interests rather than those of the collective
• Authenticity: Intentions should be genuine
• In case of transformational leadership leaders should be concerned with the collective good and transcend their own interest for the sake of the group
Two key elements
• Vision: A vibrant, idealized “verbal portrait” of what the organization aspires to one day achieve” (Carton et al. 2014, 1544)
• Content of message (values and long-term goals)
• Charisma: Ability to communicate a clear, visionary, and inspirational message that captivates and motivates an audience (Antonakis et al. 2012)
• Communication of message
Visions
• Focal point for transformational leaders: Why?
• Conceptual map of where the organization is going
• Give meaning and clarifies the organization’s identity (cf. values)
• Provide workers with a sense of identity within the organization and stimulate task significance and self- efficacy
Visions in TFL theories
• Bass (1985): Idealized influence and inspirational motivation (NB! Intellectual stimulation and individualized consideration)
• Bennis and Nanus (1985): Clear vision. “Fit” in organization and provides a sense of significance in the enterprise
• Jensen et al. (2016): Behaviors that seek to develop, share, and sustain a vision with the intent to encourage employees to transcend their own self-interest and achieve organizational goals
What does an effective vision look like?
• Conceptualization
• Values and long-term goals
Conceptualization
• Abstract/conceptual
• ”Our core value is environmental sustainability”
• Concrete/image-based
• “To one day see a city full of hybrid cars”
Conceptualization – Let’s Try
• Poverty alleviation
• Social justice
• Diffusion of technology
• Education
Values
• Many vs few
• Ex: accountability, customer satisfaction, profitability, integrity, respect, teamwork, innovation, quality etc.
• Arizona Community Foundation
What does an effective vision look like?
• Specific combination: Large amount of vision imagery and a small number of values
• Imagery: More vivid and less subjective to varying interpretations
• Values: Lower potential for disagreement among employees
Exercise: Reestablishing a vision
• Read case (handout)
• Complete assignment 1 in assigned groups
• Present your vision statement and discuss the other questions in assignment 1 with your new group. Provide feedback on the vision statement: E.g., Does the vision statement reflect Rachel’s idea of the company. Can the vision statement be modified to be even more effective?
Recap
• Transformational leadership: Develop, share and sustain a vision with the aim of transforming follower motivation and values
• Vision: A vibrant, idealized “verbal portrait” of what the organization aspires to one day achieve” (Carton et al. 2014, 1544)
• Specific combination: Large amounts of vision imagery and small number of values
Charisma
• Weber (1947): Special characteristic that is reserved for a few and results in persons being perceived as leaders
• House (1976): Charismatic leaders display certain behaviors …
• Antonakis et al. (2010 ->): Charisma can be taught!
Charisma
Antonakis et al. 2012 (HBR):
“… to persuade others, you must use powerful and reasoned rhetoric, establish personal and moral credibility, and then arouse followers’ emotions and passions”.
Is “Charismatic” Leadership a Good or Bad Thing?
• A term that has often been associated with highly influential or leaders perceived to be extraordinary, but:
• It has also been confused with charm, personal appearance, and the “Hollywood factor”
• Possibility of a “double-edged sword”
What do you think?
Definition
House (1976)
Northouse 2016: 165
Charismatic Leadership Tactics
• Verbal: metaphors, similes, analogies; stories and anecdotes; contrasts; rhetorical questions; three-part list; expression of moral conviction; reflections of the group’s sentiments; setting high goals; and conveying that goals can be achieved
•Nonverbal: animated voice; facial expressions; and gestures.
Example of CLTs
CONTRAST 1
2
3
THREE PART
LIST
MORAL
CONVICTION
AND
SENTIMENT OF
GROUP
Exercise I – TEDx Talk
• Discuss the following questions with the person(s) sitting next to you:
• What are examples of verbal and nonverbal charismatic leadership tactics? Why are these tactics powerful? (hint: use HBR article)
• What tactics did John make use of in his talk? Give examples of different tactics and how they may have helped him convey his message to the audience.
Exercise II – CLTs in ICCR
1. Return to the case exercise and complete assignment 2 using the information on CLTs that you have acquired in the lecture and by watching the TEDx talk.
2. Present your opening speech (using verbal and nonverbal CLTs) to members of your new group. Provide feedback. E.g., Did the person make use CLTs? If so, were they effective? Could other CLTs than the ones chosen be more appropriate? Why/why not?
