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Call of the Shofar (founded by Simcha Frischling) [citation needed]; Context International [2] [9] (previously Context Associated, founded by Randy Revell, who had worked with Mind Dynamics)
Charismatic leaders eventually develop a cult of personality often not by their own doing. [P]ower legitimized on the basis of a leader's exceptional personal qualities or the demonstration of extraordinary insight and accomplishment, which inspire loyalty and obedience from followers.
In Cults in our Midst, Singer differentiated between the usage of the terms cult and Large Group Awareness Training, [39] [40] [page needed] while pointing out some commonalities. [41] [42] Elsewhere she groups the two phenomena together, in that they both use a shared set of thought-reform techniques. [43] [44]
The cult is also marked by the intensity of the people's feelings for and devotion to their leaders, [110] and the key role played by a Confucianized ideology of familism both in maintaining the cult and thereby in sustaining the regime itself. The North Korean cult of personality is a large part of Juche and totalitarianism.
Functional leadership theory (Hackman & Walton, 1986; McGrath, 1962) is a theory for addressing specific leader behaviors expected to contribute to organizational or unit effectiveness. This theory argues that the leader's main job is to see that whatever is necessary to group needs is taken care of; thus, a leader can be said to have done ...
Khrushchev charged Stalin with having fostered a leadership cult of personality despite ostensibly maintaining support for the ideals of communism. The speech was shocking in its day. [ 3 ] There are reports that some of those present suffered heart attacks and that the speech even inspired suicides, due to the shock with all of Khrushchev's ...
Groupthink is a construct of social psychology but has an extensive reach and influences literature in the fields of communication studies, political science, management, and organizational theory, [4] as well as important aspects of deviant religious cult behaviour. [5] [6]
The cult of personality around Abimael Guzmán was promoted by the Shining Path, reaching the level of fanaticism. [1] Described as a "messianic leader", the capture of Guzman directly led to the Shining Path's collapse. [19] [20] Upon his death a national debate ensued that led to the cremation of his remains. [21]