From the FT: The allure β and danger β of the charismatic leader
Columnist Jemima Kelly, from our partners at the Financial Times, speaks on the phenomenon of the charismatic leader. From Donald Trump to Elizabeth Holmes, it is worth examining the driving power behind a cult of personality
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By Jemima Kelly
Give someone a list of political leaders and ask which of them have charisma and which don't, and you will almost always get the same answers. Barack Obama, Tony Blair, Margaret Thatcher, Donald Trump? Albeit with varying degrees of enthusiasm, it's a yes. Rishi Sunak, Liz Truss, Kamala Harris, Ron DeSantis? An emphatic no.Β
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