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A leader whose principles and example make followers want to be like them shows which factor?

Idealized influence, leading as a role model.

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  1. Coercive power
  2. Idealized influence ✔
  3. Contingent reward

Why: Idealized influence means a leader's values and standards draw people to follow. These leaders are role models who can be trusted to do the right thing.

Huh, didn't know that: Gandhi's nonviolent example shaped how Martin Luther King Jr. led the civil rights movement.

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Answer: Idealized influence. Idealized influence means a leader's values and standards draw people to follow. These leaders are role models who can be trusted to do the right thing.

  1. Learn to Lead, Volume 2, Chapter 7 (Civil Air Patrol) www.gocivilairpatrol.com/media/cms/Vol2LetterLowFinal_8BDFDB373E830.pdf
    idealized influence refers to the leader's principles and standards having the power to attract followers.
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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