Framing & Charismatic Leadership

Framing
A way to use language to manage meaning.
Leaders use framing (selectively including or excluding facts) to influence how others see and interpret reality.
Example: The recent house eviction of Khaleda Zia.


 Charismatic Leadership
Max weber, w sociologist, was the first scholar to discuss charismatic leadership more than a century ago. He said, Charisma is certain quality of an individual personality, by virtue of which he or she is set apart from ordinary people and treated as superhuman.


 Key Characteristics of Charismatic Leaders
1. Vision and articulation
Has a vision—expressed as an idealized goal—that proposes a future better than the status quo; and is able to clarify the importance of the vision in terms that are understandable to others
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2. Personal risk
Willing to take on high personal risk, incur high costs and engage in self-sacrifice to achieve the vision.


3. Environmental sensitivity
Able to make realistic assessments of the environmental constraints and resources needed to bring about change.


4. Sensitivity to follower needs
Perceptive of others’ abilities and responsive to their needs and feelings.


5. Unconventional behavior
Engages in behaviors that are perceived as novel and counter to norms.