The Charisma-vs.-Charm Election
The question agitating every defender of democracy is: How can this be reversed? A more precise phrasing would be: How are legitimate elites selected in a democratic society?
Martin Gurri • Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium
Trump’s circus act is turning out to be not that of a clown, but an acrobat. Or maybe death-defying funambulist.
Sharyl Attkisson • The Smear: How Shady Political Operatives and Fake News Control What You See, What You Think, and How You Vote
Underlying the hope for concrete tools, clues to life questions, and confirming company, there lurks the quiet fear that finally leadership is simply a matter of charisma—an elusive quality you either have or you don’t. “Charisma” (meaning graced or favored—even divinely so) is presumed to be a leader’s inborn gift, linking leadership with both pro
... See moreSharon Daloz Parks • Leadership Can Be Taught: A Bold Approach for a Complex World
Energy motivates but charisma inspires. Energy is easy to see, easy to measure and easy to copy. Charisma is hard to define, near impossible to measure and too elusive to copy. All great leaders have charisma because all great leaders have clarity of WHY; an undying belief in a purpose or cause bigger than themselves.