Charismatic Leadership

Shaan Rais
3 min readDec 17, 2020

A Charismatic Leader is one who leads by default…almost. Their persona is so captivating that they don’t have to work hard to put together a stellar program or plan, their charisma by itself compels people to become a better version of themselves. A charismatic leader sometimes has to separate themselves from their followers sometimes to motivate them to move, as if they were to stay next to them all the time the followers would be more galvanized to satellite the leader than to perform.

They also influence people to follow them…to the ends of the Earth!

Did you ever know someone who’s very presence was hypnotic? Someone who you wanted to work for, or be around, or someone you may have just wanted to be connected to in some way? That is the definition of charismatic leadership. Charismatic leadership is the method of encouraging particular behaviors in others by way of eloquent communication, persuasion, and force of personality. Think of thought leaders, whom you have never met. Their very speech or their videos may stir something up in you to improve something about yourself.

You don’t even have to know the charismatic leader. The charismatic leader doesn’t even have to live in the same era. You have likely heard stories of people who inspired you to be better versions of yourself. Someone who overcame adversities similar to your own can motivate you…

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Shaan Rais
Shaan Rais

Written by Shaan Rais

Leadership Development Expert and Industrial and Organizational Psychologist, Shaan Rais is a Speaker, and Executive Coach in Evidence – Based Coaching