Successful Leadership

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This paper provides an examination of the characteristics and traits typically shared by successful leaders in order to determine what makes a successful leader in today's corporate world. It compares recent great leaders with those from the past. A summary of the research and salient findings are provided in the conclusion.

Review and Discussion
Typical Characteristics and Traits Shared by Successful Leaders
Examples of Recent Successful Leadership
Conclusion
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"In addition, the fairly nebulous but invaluable characteristic of charisma is repeatedly cited in the scholarly literature as being shared by many successful corporate leaders today (Chaganti & Sherman 59). In their essay, "Charismatic Leadership: The Hidden Controversy," Blackwell, Gibson and Hannon report that charisma is "Charisma, that 'you'll know it when you see it' dynamic personality often defined as magnetic and inspirational has received a lot of attention in the last two decades of leadership research"; charisma, they add, is "a personal magic of leadership arousing special popular loyalty or enthusiasm for a public figure" (11). Likewise, Bristol (2001) points out that, "Charisma is easy to recognize but hard to explain. Some people just have it -- the rest don't" (203). "

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