What Can We Learn from Trait Theories and Charismatic-Transformational Leadership?: A Note to Develop Personal Career Strategies
ABSTRACT: This study examines
how personal strategies for career advancement and leadership skills can be
developed by drawing a red line from the trait theories of leadership and
charismatic-transformational leadership. Shackleton’s experience will provide
an important example and reinforce those two theories which suggest that no
leadership theories can be applied in isolation and that directly or indirectly,
those theories will be manifested in a successful leader. Some challenges to
the future leadership are examined in order to develop some personal career
strategies that may be applicable for future careers. Five strategies (personal
vision, personal development, mentoring, team building, and learning and
change) of future leadership career are finally suggested. The first two strategies
deal with the development of personal leadership started by setting a personal
mission which inspires the development of personal leadership qualities. The
next two strategies, mentoring and team-building are intended to incorporate the
personal leadership into an organisational setting and make the leadership meaningful
for other people. Finally, it can be inferred that those four strategies are
not sufficient in a turbulent and dynamic environment and thus the last strategy
is required to enhance the leaders’ ability to stimulate learning and change in
the organisation.
Author: Career Strategies, Wan
Juli
Journal Code: jpmanajemengg050002
