Does Charisma Make or Break a Leader?

Personality Can Inspire, But It Just Might Be Overrated

Beyond achieving results, what do great leaders have in common? Charisma is one trait we tend to agree can draw people in and inspire them to do great things—but we’re not quite sure what good it does beyond that. After all, psychopaths are charismatic, too. And there have been plenty of people who have led by example rather than relying on personality. In advance of the Zócalo event “Would Better Leaders Fix Our Problems?”, we asked a number of writers and thinkers who study leaders and management, how important is …