Discussion Questions - Essay Example

2006 posited that the key to leadership is ‘the discipline to prioritize and the ability to work toward a stated goal’ (p.30). Hitler was certainly able to work toward his set goal. A scenario in which this style would be best suited would be the one in which members of a community are experiencing prejudicial treatment because of the color of their skin or their ethnic background. There may be a situation where individuals from a particular community are constantly being the subject to racial attacks via the media and through face-to-face interactions.

One individual can arise from the group who has the qualities of a charismatic leader. This individual can influence based on his/her charm, the majority of the community members to take a specific stand against the injustice. The charismatic leader suits this scenario because in the case of discrimination, it takes someone who would be respected and revered by all to make a difference. Not only must this individual be respected by the community in which he /she belongs but also by the community that is meting out the injustices.

Change is inevitable and although people are naturally resistant to change the author of this paper believes that the following strategies as cited by Kotelnikov 2008 would be effective in dealing with dissent and resistance: An employee who refuses to change after being invited to participate in the change process and after all the above strategies have been attempted would have to be directed to another organization. This individual would only hinder rather than help the new initiatives of the organization to go forward.

The length of time such an individual would remain in the organization would therefore depend on the length of time it takes to complete each of the strategies decided as best by the organization to deal with resistance to change. Musser, S.J. (1987). The determination of positive and negative charismatic leadership, Retrieved February 20, 2008 from