True leaders build a team, think ahead and seek to serve, writes Elizabeth Oldfield in this article for UnHerd. 17/06/2019
Will Britain’s next Prime Minister be a charismatic politician? In this article for UnHerd, Elizabeth Oldfield unpacks the idea of charisma and explores our obsession with it.
Why are we so obsessed with charisma – or the lack of it? The most consistent complaint against Theresa May – and there’s quite a list – has been her want of it. Never mind the competence question.
She’s been described as “a charisma–free populist” and the “Maybot”; many are calling for her replacement to have more of the magic C factor. So as the current crop of leadership contenders trot like show ponies round the ring of members and stakeholders, each is being assessed for their possession of this mystical quality.
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