Mmm...I don't know. I think an ENFP could be a cult leader 'accidentally'. Maybe it's the sx-so thing for me (supposedly, we can start to 'embody' a cause), but I've had moments where I've accidentally inspired a following, only to watch it fall apart the moment I become aware and weirded out by it
It seems to happen when you're focused on a common cause or even just a common meeting place in life, feel inspired by things and your enthusiasm sweeps other people up in that because they enjoy the 'ambiance', as such. I find that, as I get older, Te provides that stabilising hand to Ne and Fi becomes that inspiration well, so that you a) stick longer to that cause and b) actually are able to get organised enough to 'wield' people. It's not my general strength, but I personally balanced that out (when I got accidentally put in a leader position at work) by cheating with my NeFi - the instant it happened, I looked around me, saw the potential in the people I had available to me and recruited an ENTJ to do the logistics and an INTJ to strategise with - they even fought it at first because they felt like they were taking over as I gave them seemingly that much freedom. What they didn't realise was that I was managing their emotions and egos (they were quite young still), keeping them feeling good (it was a job that easily demotivated people) and inspired to do the best job they could be doing and tailoring their tasks exactly to their specific strengths, so I could do what I was best at - coaching the new kids, to evaluate their strengths, train them up and do exactly the same when the time came.
It's just..a different way of going about things. Much looser, maybe less traditional, a lot more focused on keeping inspiration and momentum going, but the bonds you create, the trust you generate and the unbridled creativity and inspiration you put into people tends to pay off, and generates people that would go through a fire for you (as we say in dutch) and vice versa, imho. You can go far on that
People do things because they *want* to, not because they're told to - but because it is suggested to them, because you share that common goal and because the things that are suggested to them are particularly attractive to them as it gives their ego and their potential the exact opportunity they need to shine - and that's something most people are just hungry for. It's not every day that you're handed such a platform to just...go nuts, be creative and embody your strengths and actually test your own limits and just...shine. Some people spook at such freedom, for sure, but then that is something to hand off to a J to help manage or stabilise who clearly is demonstrating a desire for flexing their leadership capabilities, ime. Meanwhile, Ive found that any task that seems rough or difficult to figure out is something you want to toss a very independent STP as they'll crunch that baby up as long as you give them the run of the place to do so, and make it more manageable to be taken on and followed up by an SJ once they do - and subsequently lose interest and therefore are in need of a new problem to crunch
I will gladly admit though that my way of working not nearly as efficient or as focused as an ENFJ would do it, and doesn't look nearly as natural, I suppose. And I honestly don't feel comfortable doing it for a very long time or rather, I end up feeling very weird at having a 'higher' position than others, when I want them to be their own person - but in a company, when you're put in a clear position like that, you don't really have much of a choice that way. In social settings, I'll refuse to take that kind of role because I feel people should be themselves, do things of their own free will and use their brain instead of following others, so there, if it does happen, it happens accidentally and only for brief, pronounced periods, Ive found. Once you've been in that position with that group of people though, it does happen more..easily in the future, ime
The thing is - this type of dynamic very much obscures the fact that you're any type of leader. It becomes more like a collaboration, really, even if people do sometimes defer to you or you somehow do end up having the final say. And Ive had people come into the group and try to 'usurp' it by attacking me because they thought they saw an opening - only to have them strongly put in their place by the others before I could even open my mouth. I didn't even have to - the group basically managed itself and any blatant lack of respect towards me (and I would've done the same for any of them) was dealt with efficiently and swiftly, as it was just deemed unproductive, harmful and utterly disrespectful towards the individual being attacked.
I am a natural performer, as are you, presumably. I suspect you would enjoy the performance. And you would find it easy to "bust my balls" if you wanted to. I am an open book with very thin emotional/ethical boundaries. I am easy to hurt.
