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Transcending Charisma

Shawn Achor

April 12, 2006

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Law of Social Impact

Social Impact = f(SIN) Strength

Immediacy

Number of sources

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Standard-bearers of

ideas

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Charisma Outline

I. Case StudiesWho is charismatic?

II. Components of Totality Charisma

III. Egocentric vs. TranscendentalCharisma

IV. How to become T-Charismatic

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Charisma as a totality

trait

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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

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Myths of Charisma Under the umbrella?

Integrity?

Hitler, Soprano, Clinton

Good looks?

Lincoln, Limbaugh, Reno

High agreeableness? Trump, Kahn, Napoleon

Speaking skills?

Moses, Gates, Bush

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Myths of charisma (cont.) Perfect personality?

Extraversion (Ghandi, Mandela)

Agreeableness (Patton, Caesar) Masculine? (Joan of Arc, Oprah)

Timing?

Youre born with it

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What is charismatic?

Components of Charisma, (Achor, 2005) The Respect Pre-req

Magnetic Means Confidence (Branden)

High emotional intelligence (Goleman)

Persuasion (Cialdini)

PresenceMindfulness (Langer)

Transformational Ends About the follower

Link to intuitive, transcendental ethics

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Case Study 1

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E-Charisma

The Dark Side

Ego-centriclarger 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)

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Case Study: David Koresh

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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

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The Lion King: An Allegory

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Summarized Effects of T-Charisma

Increased loyalty

Increased work ethic

Creation of sustainabilityGoing from Good to Great

Increased charismatic leaders

Increased productivityIncreased flow

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How to Be T-Charismatic

People first, then strategy (Collins) Clintonian Listening

Make everyone feel extremely valuable

Increase Emotional Intelligence (Goleman)

Increase self-awareness through journaling Meditation

Avoid emotional hijacking

Using present language (how children learn)

Recognize patterns of intuitive judgment Study leaders

Speech Analyzer

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How to Be T (cont)

Vision

Lessons from the Bush

Couch speech content around others

Awarenessknow what others want Patterns and archetypes (Campbell)

Feedback

Humility

Shamir--military leaders

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Go on Be a tiger.

Go on Be a tiger.