Article on Measure of Leadership Excellence

   

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1ARTICLE REVIEW REFLECTIONThe article “Character not charisma is the Critical Measure of Leadership Excellence”explores the characteristics of a good leader. The characteristics of a leader is important in thesense that core values help in influencing the leader’s behaviour, his ethics and vision therebyleading to organisational excellence.The main objective of the article discussed is to evaluate the significance of character inthe development of leadership. The concept of leadership was very important especially after theworld war. In a sense charisma is not something which is directly related to the running of anorganisation. The concept which is often misunderstood is that only a sense of authority is notcrucial for the success of an organisation. On the other hand if a leader clearly explains andshares the vision of the organisation it becomes a matter of shared interests and the entireorganisation works towards a common goal.Charisma mainly focuses on personality attributes namely dynamism, the image,inspiration, the symbolic behaviours, emotional intelligence, the empathetic understanding andclearly articulating a vision. There are negativities associated with charismatic leaders as well.They might become selfish and self centred in case they are prone towards narcissism. In casethe leaders are more focussed on their personal goals, their leadership becomes more selfcentred, this leads them to always focus on self service (Character, Not Charisma, Is TheCritical Measure of Leadership, 2017).Character is something which is based on the core values of a leader. It is a factor whichinfluences a person’s vision, behaviour and determines his or her goals for excellence. A leader’scharacter should never be compromised on. It needs to be ensured that a leader has integrity asfollowers are bound to emulate a leader. According to conducting reports it has been found that
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