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Charismatic leadership in its extreme manifestations resembles an hypnotic situation in which followers lose their autonomic judgement. The author of this text describes examples of hypnotic leadership and uses theories and concepts from psychology and the social sciences to analyze the phenomenon.

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In this wide-ranging historical exploration of transformational leadership, Popper examines why followers are influenced by leaders and what psychological dynamics exist between leaders and their subordinates, and, in the process, redefines the phenomenon of leadership.