Surf the Net

Chapter 11 Leadership in Organizations

1. Charismatic leaders
Go to the site:
http://www.12manage.com/methods_weber_charismatic_leadership.html
Answer the following questions:
In what ways was Mahatma Gandhi a charismatic leader?
In what ways was Adolph Hitler a charismatic leader?
What present-day leaders would you consider to be charismatic?
What are the dangers of charismatic leaders?

2. Power
Go to the site:
http://www.salon.com/books/it/1999/09/13/machtest/
Take the Machiavelli personality test
Discuss your score with your classmates.
What are the implications for your interactions with others?

3. Servant leadership
Go to the site:
http://www.greenleaf.org/whatissl/index.html
Note the definition of servant leadership developed by Robert K. Greenleaf in 1970.
What examples of servant leadership are you aware of today?
Do a search on a current leader and determine if they possess any servant leadership characteristics.
Are you more inclined to support a leader who demonstrates servant leadership characteristics? Why or why not?