Charismatic Leadership “Charisma is a leader’s ability to inspire pride, faith, and respect; to recognize what is really important; and to articulate effectively a sense of mission, or vision, that inspires followers” (Bartol and Martin 434). Charismatic leaders are classified as transformational leaders, “leaders who motivate individuals to perform beyond normal expectations by inspiring subordinates to focus on broader missions that transcend their own immediate self –interests, to concentrate on intrinsic higher-level goals rather than extrinsic lower-level goals, and to have confidence in their abilities to achiev