Rural Leader Magazine March 2016

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Charismatic Leadership Tricks That Get You Further Up The Career Ladder Chris D'Cruz

Charismatic leadership has a convincing power to inspire other people. It is a leader with its own unique charm to persuade his or her group. To be a charismatic leader, one should know how to identify the situation and step up for their team.   After viewing some of what charismatic leadership means, let's try to look a few vital tricks you need to know to achieve their charm.   First, develop a genuine interest in your subjects. To succeed as a charismatic leader, you need to develop a genuine interest in your followers. You have to find time to relate with them at their level. Take your time to listen to their suggestions which you can easily implement to make things work. There is every need for you to show empathy to the plights of your followers. This can help you a lot in carrying them along.   Second, be sensitive to your domain. You have to be very sensitive to your domain in order to succeed as a charismatic leader. Your immediate environment should be well known to you. From time to time, you

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have to make sure you know exactly the details of what is going on in the domain or environment. This helps you to know exactly the areas to focus on when leading your people.   Third, have a vision for the people. A charismatic leader ought to have a vision for the people he is leading. It will be very difficult to the leader and for the people if no one knows where your team is heading. You have to set attainable goals and share your thoughts with your people. This gives both parties a sense of direction to look for.   Fourth, be ahead of your followers in everything To succeed in your groups endeavor, you have to take the lead for them. You have to be ahead of your followers in everything. The leader should have the knowledge and interest to discover better ways of leading the team. Your followers should see you as their ultimate person whom they can rely on every time.   Fifth, take responsibility all the time. As a charismatic leader, you have to take responsibility all the


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