Since April each month I have highlighted the key principles of Leadership Charisma – WIIFM and the Charismatic Equation; and a few of the specific behaviors that make leaders charismatic – communication, vision and positivity. The series continues this month by considering the behavior of energy and enthusiasm.
You’ll occasionally meet some energetic and enthusiastic people who are not charismatic, but you’ll never meet a charismatic person who is not energetic and enthusiastic. The charismatic’s seemingly boundless energy, the perpetual motion that sees him or her take more decisive action, get more done and display more enthusiasm than anyone else, is hugely attractive.
Energy and enthusiasm are fundamental elements of charisma. To become charismatic you will need to master them.
Look what happens when you’re with someone enthusiastic. You automatically tune in and immediately start mimicking that person’s mood and behavior – psychologists call it ‘mood contagion’. You have unconsciously decided that you like what you see and how he or she feels, and you set yourself up to get some of that ‘feel-good’ factor for yourself.
Remember how the ‘charismatic equation’ said that you are charismatic if people feel better after interacting with you? Tap into your natural enthusiasm and you’ll infect all of your people with the positive energetic buzz that comes from that enthusiasm.
For any leader enthusiasm is critical – for a charismatic leader seeking to engage his or her people to the maximum it is absolutely indispensable.
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