Transcripted Summary
Welcome to chapter 4 - Charisma.
Let's have a look at what this actually means.
Charisma is a skill that creates a form of professional guidance or management, builds on a foundation of strong communication skills, persuasiveness, and maybe even a little bit of charm to help leaders get the most out of everyone.
Charismatic authority is a type of authority that is based on the personal attributes of an individual leader - such as heroism, leadership qualities, and having a dynamic personality - which makes the individual appear superhuman to their followers.
A true leader can cast a vision and inspire others to follow with their charismatic traits.
Without charisma, the vision doesn't become reality.
Charisma creates morale and energy in the team, leading to a positive leadership and environment.
Of course, every day in the team may not be charismatic, but if a leader acquires this skill, it becomes easy for the team members to reach out to the leader.
I firmly believe true leaders don't create followers - they create more leaders.
It's not always about creating new leaders, as well, but encouraging people to learn, lead, and take initiatives.
In the past, for example, I have worked with a tester who had been promoted and helped the tester understand that it's okay not to do the same tasks as before and hand them to another tester whilst you learn new ways to work and lead other areas.
What this does is that in a charismatic way, I got the best interests of the individual and helped them understand - do not do extra as your role does not require it currently.
Another example that I could give here is my first ever talk at a conference.
Why did I do this?
Well, because of my dynamic thoughts and personality.
I wanted to share my skills with the community.
What drove me?
What drove me was other community leads and the safe space of sharing knowledge and expertise.
The impact of this skill is that in a charismatic way, you can help deliver tasks better and comfortably create an environment that's more dynamic and interesting to work in.
Great leaders are not the best at everything.
They find people who are the best at different things and get them all on the same team.
