Charisma, the ability to command authority on the basis of personal qualities, is more difficult to define than to identify. How do charismatic leaders such as Fidel Castro or Pope John Paul II attract and retain their followers? We present results of an analysis of subjective ratings of charisma from a corpus of American political speech. We identify the associations between charisma ratings a...

The purpose of this paper is to examine the factors that were associated with cabinet appointment in the Howard Government 1996 – 2007. Broadly, the factors that are cited as important in cabinet appointment in general fall into two categories: the representational and the personal. The representational factors are those that are associated related to an individual’s role as a “representative”....

<p style="text-align: justify;">In the article pursuant to resolution of Russian Federation December 6, 2012, No. 1259 “Approval internal affairs bodies Federation” psychologists within framework professional psychological selection, highlighted most important personal and business qualities employees. The research materials were collected as part a joint project regio...

success in mental nursing " calls for discussion and definition before the personal qualities of the nurse can be considered. What then is meant by success in mental nursing ? Is it rapid promotion from student nurse to matron or chief male nurse ? No, for this may be the fruit of skilful Place-seeking rather than good nursing. Is the achievement of brilliant recoveries, especially when the pro...

UNLABELLED It is increasingly acknowledged that, in addition to prior academic achievement, there is a need to seek evidence for the abilities and personal qualities of applicants to health professional programs at a university. The aim of this study was to determine the specific abilities and personal qualities required for excellence in practice in the relevant professional domains of medical...