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The Emergence of Charismatic Business Leadership
Abstract
In The Emergence of Charismatic Business Leadership is an examination of how the role of the business leader in the U.S. has changed from World War II to the present. A small number of high-profile individuals have transformed the face of modern-day leadership, making charisma essential to the task. How and why did this transformation take place? What does it mean for the future?
In order to answer these and other questions about the increased importance of charisma, we must look at leaders such as Steve Jobs, Oprah Winfrey, and Elon Musk. Today, Jobs is considered the model of the modern charismatic business leader. It is inconceivable that he would have been the CEO of a major company in 1955, the year he was born. Though all three of these pioneers were once outsiders, they each found success by innovating their management style and using their charisma to champion their clear and ambitious visions.
In order to answer these and other questions about the increased importance of charisma, we must look at leaders such as Steve Jobs, Oprah Winfrey, and Elon Musk. Today, Jobs is considered the model of the modern charismatic business leader. It is inconceivable that he would have been the CEO of a major company in 1955, the year he was born. Though all three of these pioneers were once outsiders, they each found success by innovating their management style and using their charisma to champion their clear and ambitious visions.
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Tedlow, Richard S. The Emergence of Charismatic Business Leadership. New York: RosettaBooks, forthcoming.