Adopted from the following great insight shared by Simon Sinek from his book Start With Why
“Charisma has nothing to do with energy; it comes from a clarity of WHY. It comes from absolute conviction in an ideal bigger than oneself. Energy, in contrast, comes from a good night’s sleep or lots of caffeine. Energy can excite. But only charisma can inspire. Charisma commands loyalty. Energy does not.”
We are all drawn to charismatic great leaders and organizations who are good at communicating what they believe.
Their ability to make us feel we belong , feel safe and not alone is part of what gives them the ability to inspire us.
These are leaders who have the ability to draw us close to them in order to command our loyalty.
This results in us feeling a strong sense of BOND with these leaders and organizations.
Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book Start With Why.
Charisma comes from a CLARITY of WHY.A charismatic leader has a clear sense of VISION and a JUST CAUSE in mind.It comes from absolute conviction in an IDEAL bigger than oneself.
Energy in contrast comes from a GOOD NIGHT’s SLEEP or lots of caffeine.Energy can EXCITE.
Only Charisma can INSPIRE.Charisma commands LOYALTY whereas Energy does not.
Working with charismatic leaders results in FULFILLMENT , the flow of OXYTOCIN , whereas working with Energetic leaders can at most result in a shot of DOPAMINE.
Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book Start with Why