Charismatic managers inspire but also annoy workers to bad results

24.07.08 - 20:51 ... source : University of Florida

... Filed under Research, Business on Thursday, July 24, 2008. GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Happiness may be contagious in the workplace, but enthusiasm is annoying, especially if it involves bosses who wave their hands and talk too loudly. So says a University of Florida study that concludes that while charismatic managers can be effective, their overexuberance can turn off and demoralize employees. "Clearly, charismatic leaders make people happy and that explains why people are so attracted to them, but there is a little understood dark side to charisma," said Amir Erez, a UF management professor who led the research, which is published in the latest edition of the Journal of Applied Psychology. In their enthusiasm, charismatic leaders may talk too loudly and wave their hands excessively, which unnecessarily arouses employees and puts them in a bad mood, Erez said. "Usually we think of being aroused as indicating ...» Next (HTML)