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Types of Charismatic Leaders

Charismatic leaders have been categorized into five types:
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

Socialized charismatic Leaders

Personalized charismatic Leaders
Office-holder charismatic Leaders
Personal (not personalized) charismatic Leaders
Divine charismatic Leaders

a) Socialized charismatic Leaders

Socialized charismatic Leaders use power to benefit others.
They Attempts to bring group members values in line with his or her
values.
They Formulates and pursues goals that fulfill the needs of group members
and provide intellectual stimulation to them.
Followers of socialized charismatic leadership are empowered, and
responsible.
b) Personalized charismatic
Personalized charismatic leaders use power to serve primarily their own
interests.
Personalized charismatics impose self-serving goals on constituents, and
they offer consideration and support to group members only when it
facilitates their own goals.
Followers of personalized charismatic leadership are typically obedient,
submissive, and dependent.
c) Office-holder charismatic
The office-holder charismatic leaders attain their charisma chiefly from the
position they hold rather than of their personal characteristics.

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d) Personal (not personalized) charismatic's

Personal (not personalized) charismatic leaders gain very high esteem
through the faith; others have in them.
A personal charismatic exerts influence whether he or she occupies a lowor high-status position because he or she has the right traits,
characteristics, and behaviors.
e) Divine charismatic
The divine charismatic was a theological concept.
A divine charismatic was someone endowed with a gift of divine grace.

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