Healthcare Administration Leadership & Management Journal
Leading Your Healthcare Organization with Charisma
Charismatic leadership depends almost entirely on the personality of the person who is fulfilling the leadership role. This article argues that although charismatic leadership will come easily and more naturally to some than to others, it is not an “it” factor that healthcare leaders either have or don’t. Rather, it is a set of behaviors that any leader can learn.
March/April 2023 Vol. 1, No. 1 pp. 31–37 DOI: 10.55834/halmj.4035907536
Abstract
Charismatic leadership depends almost entirely on the personality of the person who is fulfilling the leadership role. This article argues that although charismatic leadership will come easily and more naturally to some than to others, it is not an “it” factor that healthcare leaders either have or don’t. Rather, it is a set of behaviors that any leader can learn. This article then encourages healthcare leaders to become more charismatic. It defines what charismatic leadership is and what it looks like in practice, citing famous examples that include Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Mahatma Gandhi, Winston Churchill, and John F. Kennedy. It explores typical charismatic leadership characteristics and the benefits of charismatic leadership. It also describes the potential pitfalls and dangers of being a charismatic leader. Finally, this article offers readers the 12 most effective charismatic leadership tactics that they can learn, based on empirical research.
