What is charisma and what are some of the consequences and dangers of charismatic leadership?

Charisma is a special personal quality or attractiveness that enables an individual to influence others. For charisma to achieve positive outcomes, it needs to be used from a socialized power orientation, where power is used for collective e.g., societal) rather than personal benefit. When used for personal interests it can have destructive consequences. Personalized charismatics dominate followers and keep them weak and dependent on the leader.
Research findings suggest that charisma is not a beneficial attribute for most chief executives.
Charisma is a powerful force-and can be a dangerous one. Because charismatic leaders arouse strong emotions among followers they can produce radical behaviors even those thy do not intend..
When charismatic leaders do not live up to the high expectations associated with charisma followers can feel let down. This can create morale and motivation problems in the workplace. To help avoid these problems, those who use charismatic leadership in organizations should reduce power distance and empowering followers to think critically.