Leadership: Kate Shepard and Charismatic Leadership Theory

This article discusses the leadership of Kate Shepard, her characteristics, leadership theory, weakness and strength and the lessons learned from her leadership.

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Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................2
Kate Shepard leadership.............................................................................................................2
Theory of leadership..................................................................................................................3
Some of the characteristics of this kind of leadership are:.....................................................4
Idealized influence.............................................................................................................4
Inspirational motivation.....................................................................................................4
Confident............................................................................................................................4
Self-improvement...............................................................................................................5
Early Development of Charismatic Leadership Theory.........................................................5
Attribution Charismatic Leadership Theory..........................................................................5
Characteristics of Kate Shepard.................................................................................................6
Fierce work ethics:.................................................................................................................6
Kind:.......................................................................................................................................6
Optimism:...............................................................................................................................6
Integrity:.................................................................................................................................7
Achievements of Kate Shepard..................................................................................................7
Lessons to learn from Kate Sheppard Leadership:....................................................................8
Don’t take no for an answer:..................................................................................................8
Work hard no matter what:....................................................................................................8
When you see opportunity seizes it:.......................................................................................8

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Strengths and weakness of Kate Shepard leadership.................................................................9
This leadership style gives an emotional appeal:...................................................................9
Gives people a chance to think in a different way:................................................................9
Creates positive impact on the society:..................................................................................9
Weakness of the leader:.............................................................................................................9
Depends on the energy levels of the leader:...........................................................................9
It can change the value systems of the followers:................................................................10
Does not fit into a rigid structure:........................................................................................10
Conclusion................................................................................................................................10

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Introduction
Kate Shepard was born in 10th march 1847 in England, Liverpool, she moved to New
Zealand in the late 1860s. In the year 1885.She founded a union named Women’s Christian
temperance and after years later, she became a leader of suffrage campaign. Several suffrages
bills failed before the parliament of New Zealand before it lastly allowed women with the
right to vote in the year 1893. Shepard was later vigorous in suffrage movement of women in
other countries (Keating, 2016). She died in New Zealand in the year 1934. Kate was the
daughter of Scottish parents and she moved to Scotland with her family. Her political life
actively started in trinity congregational church. Shepard also engrossed herself in the
temperance movement. In the year 1885 she cofounded the New Zealand Women's Christian
Abstinence Union (Wilson, 2013). Kate then decided to safe the right to vote. After 2 years
Sheppard became the leader of its suffrage campaign. Shepard became a leader as her vision
for the commitment to a changed society, while there were, many others who were involved
in the women suffrage movement in New Zeeland. She was a person who was prepared to
become the public face for the right of women. This report discusses the leadership of Kate
Shepard, her characteristics, leadership theory, weakness and strength and the lessons learned
from her leadership (Grimshaw, 2013).
Kate Shepard leadership
She is an honourable leader because she was one of those leaders who fought for the accurate
of New Zealand women to vote. She started a campaign with other women in the year 1983
and then New Zealand become one of the most self-governing nations in the world which
also granted vote to all the women over 21. She invigorated and corresponding the effort of
the local unions. She also prepared various appeals to the parliament by requesting the

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women to have right to vote. Because of her support and campaigning New Zealand became
the first country in which entire women had a right to vote. She also toured to other places in
order to held campaigns, she went to America and England, she also becomes the editor of
the first newspaper which was achieved and owned by a women. Kate Sheppard's was very
determinant for giving the women equal right which was only possible due to her
devoutness and period that she put into the movement (Louis, Leithwood, Wahlstrom,
Anderson, Michlin, & Mascall, 2010). Sheppard demonstrated that she was a keen
abolitionist and suffragist was: "She organized petitions to Parliament asking for women to
have the right to vote and persuaded Sir John Hall, a leading Member of Parliament, to
support them."(Kate Sheppard) Sheppard supported various organizations and people and in
order to give women the right to vote (Gardner, Cogliser, Davis, & Dickens, 2011). Sheppard
dedicated abundant of her period to get the women veracious to vote. She apprehended
uncountable meetings, met with diverse people, and wrote letters to the press. Sheppard's
devoutness to her movement showed that she standed by the belief that women deserve same
equality as male. Katherine Wilson Sheppard, an enthusiastic opponent and suffragist took a
robust stand in New Zealand for women's right; her leadership in the direction of what she
believed has port a major influence on the other countries. Kate Sheppard erected up for what
she believed was right for the public of female. She understood everybody merited the right
to express up in whatever from politics to society. Katherine Sheppard made a main influence
on many people's lives, and has enthused many women to trail in her footsteps. Her
organization has pretentious uncountable of females in this domain. She has prearranged
women the similar justice they merited and made lifespan at comfort for them. Sheppard was
a stimulus for all the women she erected up for this woman and her privileges, that's what
requires to be prepared at the moment. Not captivating "NO" as an answer, Sheppard only

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strived to achieve her main perseverance, letting women the right to vote (Morgeson, DeRue,
& Karam, 2010).
Theory of leadership
Kate was a charismatic leader. The word charisma is rooted in the ancient Greek word
named “kharisma,” meaning “favour or divine gift.” It has originate to mention to a specific
set of individual characters that have thoughtful effects on other persons. Charismatic
selected are those who encourage the particular behaviour in other people by the method of
communication, persuasion and the force of the personality. These kinds of leaders help in
motivating the followers in order to get the things done. All this is done through illusion up
the eagerness and to attain a stated vision or goal. They are a form of heroism also this
leadership style is of a marvellous source. This kind of leadership is not based on exciting the
audience. It also comprises the ability to motivate the encourage the groups to obligate proper
goal or action which is taken as a part of the assembly effort. These bests have sincerity in the
cause of obligation. These leaders also exhibit, their willingness in order to take
responsibility for the dangers or they sacrifice their own ease in order to attain goals (Müller,
& Turner, 2010).
Some of the characteristics of this kind of leadership are:
Idealized influence
This is basically the volume of a leader to be moral and positive role model to the team
members or the followers. In order the practices of transformational leader are what she
preaches. These kinds of leaders are known for making sacrifices and these kind of leaders
always become the face of the organization or the team.

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Inspirational motivation
This is another important component of charismatic leadership and it is famous for it. These
leaders have the capacity to inspire and motivate others in order to achieve high levels and to
be devoted to the source of the organization.
Confident
These kinds of leaders are always confident. They have a better understanding of themselves
and they do not copy or try to be someone else. These kinds of leaders are secure and
confident and also make other people comfortable in their presence (Iyengar, Van den Bulte,
& Valente, 2011).
Self-improvement
One of the main features of charismatic leaders is that they have certain qualities that make
them different from the others and these are also those qualities that bring them attention and
also make them a charismatic leader. It is important for these kinds of leaders to keep
improving.
Early Development of Charismatic Leadership Theory
The thoughts behindhand charismatic leadership have remained there for centuries but the
modern form of leadership theory started in 1970 with academic focus on the self-assessment
of the leader. Individuals are requested to access their own personal characters and the
behaviours that are whispered to be a part of charisma (McCleskey, 2014).
Attribution Charismatic Leadership Theory
Another example for the evaluation of charismatic leadership also attentive on characters
quality and behaviours but from others point of view. Charismatic leadership potentials were
assessed constructed on how followers dispersed positive attributes to definite, inspirational
or charismatic leaders.

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Charismatic leaders were recognized as using relational services such as social and personal
identification, rapport-building and the internalization of shared values in order to grow
emotionally-resonant influences with the help of the followers. However, this theory
attentions on what the follower trusts about the leader slightly than how the leader behaves
with the follower. In quintessence, it functions from the belief that charismatic leadership
happens when a follower says it exists (Gutiérrez, Hilborn, & Defeo, 2011).
Characteristics of Kate Shepard
Intelligent and a good public speaker: she was a very intelligent leader and she had very well
public speaking skills, she was very confident speaker and she was one of the most
competent, credible and believable then the other uncertain speakers. She also had passion
about speaking and this helped her to communicate with the people by the help of her speech
and it was through these skills that she was able to reach millions of women and fought for
their right (Bloom, 2011)
Fierce work ethics: She was always focused towards work, she always believed in
getting the morale benefit from the work she uses to do. She had a strong work ethics as she
always focused on 5 factors. She always use to behave in a professional manner and she
always use to believe in cooperation and teamwork. She believed in every team member and
also ensured that everyone has a role in the team. She never focused on what needs to be
done instead she focused on reaching the goal. She was also very determined to success, she
had a lot of motivation and she also use to motivate her team members. She never uses to
wait for solving the issues or the problems as she always believed in resolving the problems
at the same time (Rosing, Frese, & Bausch, 2011).

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Kind: Kate Shepard had a kind nature and that a very nice characteristic as a leader. As she
had a positive character trait as she was very concentrate, helpful and benevolent to the other
people. This characteristic of hers helped in motivating good and positive dispositions and
she also encouraged warm and pleasant interactions with her team- mates (Frohlich, &
Oppenheimer, 2015).
Optimism: Optimism is characteristic trait which is one of the best traits and Kate Shepard
had this characteristic as she was full of hope and confident about the future. She always had
a positive mental attitude towards life, events, her team members and all the other situations.
Integrity: it is a character trait that focuses on strong moral principles and core values and
she also guided the same things to her team members as well. She never focused on what
other people thought about her. She always did whatever she thought was right.
Achievements of Kate Shepard
Kate Shepard won various awards and achievements and some of them are:
 In order to commemorate the contribution of Kate Shepard towards the rights of
women, a monument was raised in her honour in Christchurch.
 Her residence “the Fen Dalton house in 83, Clyde Road” which saw various suffrage
activities of women is now registered as a group heritage building by the New
Zealand historic places and trust which is also known as the Kate Shepard house.
 There are various number of houses and schools in New Zealand that have been
named after her like Cashmere High School, Christchurch South Intermediate,
Rangiora High School and Christchurch Girls' High School (Hallinger, 2010).
 Her image also appears on a ten dollar note in New Zealand

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 In order to remember 100 years for the New Zealand women’s right to vote. A
memorial was built on September 19, 1993.
Lessons to learn from Kate Sheppard Leadership:
Don’t take no for an answer: she taught other like her team members to not take no as
an answer, which motivated her to reach success and achieve goal as well. One needs to trust
their intuition and she also taught that one should never doubt the abilities and everyone can
overcome the barriers be it any gender, age or any kind of financial barrier (Uhl-Bien, 2011).
Work hard no matter what: she also taught the team members to work hard in
command to achieve the goals. She taught that being an achiever means a person who can
take challenge with efforts and skills, whether they are small or big. Every step towards the
goal can make the people confident towards the final achievement. There are three things
according to her that are needed in order to achieve the goals such as planning, which says
that things should be planned in advance and they should not be kept pending till the last
moment. Next is motivation which says that one should stay motivated by keeping away the
objects that distract. Last is confidence which says ignite the inner self confidence and
remember that one can do the best they can (Eagly, & Carli, 2012).
When you see opportunity seizes it: last thing that she taught was that take all the
opportunities that come your way. There are 4 things that a person should keep in mind. The
first thing is getting prepared; it is ok if you feel you are not prepared, anthropomorphize the
critical voices, put up a fight for the things you believe in. one should always take risk and
seize the opportunity. Some people do not see the opportunities they see problems instead
they should see all those problems as challenges which are worth taking risks for.

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Some people like to adapt to the demands of different situations, readjust their practictives. In
and also change the way they think. In the world full of change and uncertainties, it is very
natural that the business leaders need to be flexible and adaptable (Conger, 2015).
Strengths and weakness of Kate Shepard leadership.
This leadership style gives an emotional appeal: the followers of Kate were
always inspired by her. She always believed in her dreams. She was always focused on doing
things for the benefit of the society. Her followers followed her as they use to feel
emotionally connected to her and they were able to build loyal connections with Kate
Shepard leadership (Chemers, 2014)
Gives people a chance to think in a different way: Kate was a charismatic leader
Can be used in command to generate a positive influence on the society and that is why she u
se to share her vision with everyone, this thing helped her followers to think in a different
manner. Kate was a leader who always focused on taking her team mates along with her in
every decision and that is why she uses to give chance to her followers for taking decision
(Selznick, 2011).
Creates positive impact on the society: she was leader who inspired and motivated
her followers, she had good skills of public speaking and this way she was able to attract
more followers to her campaign. She fought and shared her thought for the betterment of the
country and she also worked hard to reach the results that she wanted.
Weakness of the leader:
Depends on the energy levels of the leader: Kate was a great leader and but since
she was a charismatic leader every follower was dependent on her. She was the only person

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who uses to encourage the people to follow a specific dream and vision, which can be an
exhausting experience. If the energy level of the leader sinks then the followers as well don’t
come along. This is one of the main weaknesses as the leader gets stuck by experiencing the
emotional load of everyone (Schein, 2010).
It can change the value systems of the followers: People sometimes follow this
leader for the reason that they share same and the overall areas, but over the time, the
affiliation can change the value system, spiritual definition and the personality.
Does not fit into a rigid structure: Kate was s leader who followed her own rules and
regulations that may be available at a place, it is not a bad thing but for the followers it can be
difficult to handle the leader as sometimes it is important to follow the rules and regulations
but the leaders go on their own way or direction.
Conclusion
This report discusses the leadership of Kate Shepard. First the report discusses the reason
behind Kate becoming an honourable leader. She is an honourable leader because she fought
for the rights of women. She also started a campaign with other women in the year 1983 and
then New Zealand become one of the most self-governing nations in the world which also
granted vote to all the women over 21. Apart from this, the report discusses the leadership
theory of Kate Shepard which is charismatic leadership. This kind of encourages the
particular behaviour in other people by the way of communication, persuasion and the force
of the personality. These leaders have sincerity in the cause of commitment. These leaders
also exhibit, their willingness in order to take responsibility for the dangers or they sacrifice
their own comfort in command to attain goals. Various characteristics of Kate Shepard
includes work ethics, confidence and optimism, all these characteristics helped her to become

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a great leader. Kate also earned various achievements which include her memorial in
Christchurch, Her residence “is now registered as a category heritage building by the New
Zealand historic places and trust and her image also appears on a ten dollar note in New
Zealand. There are various lessons as well which need to be learned from the leadership of
Kate Shepard such as not taking no as answer, handwork and seizing the opportunity. Apart
from all this lastly the report discusses the strengths and weakness of Kate Shepard which
includes emotional appeal of the leader, giving chance to the followers for thinking
differently and creating positive impact on the society, whereas the weakness includes rigid
structure and change of value system. .Katherine Sheppard was an extraordinary woman, who
expended uncountable years functioning for countless women's equality and families in New
Zealand. Kate is continuously reminisced not for her work but also for bringing bring
modification to New Zealand women by attainment the right to vote, but for her superiority
of being a woman, at a period where existence of a woman was understood as a weakness.

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