Inspirational Leadership – The Heart
The most universally encountered aspect of leadership is
the “inspirational” leadership of the heart. This can occur
anywhere, both inside and outside organizations. The
essential, distinguishing feature of inspirational
leadership is that it never resorts to the use of coercive
power or authority. In spite of this, by focusing on
people’s personal beliefs and feelings, inspirational
leaders are able to energize enthusiastic followers in a
common cause. They do so by generating a compelling
“vision” that changes the way people look at the world
around them. Influenced by the leader, people begin to
interpret their world in the light of this vision. It shows
them the way forward. The vision also changes the way
people relate to one another. Just as a magnet aligns iron
filings, the leader’s vision draws people together to
become a p
urposeful group