TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP

Transformational Leadership

Transformational Leadership

Introduction

Transformational leadership is an important contemporary theory of leadership. Burns argued that all leadership behaviour is either transactional or transformational. Transactional behaviours are largely oriented toward accomplishing the tasks at hand and at maintaining good relations with those working with the leader (Bass 2005).

Discussion

Transformational leadership refers to the process of influencing major changes in the attitudes and assumptions of organization members and building commitment for the organization's mission, objectives and strategies. Transformational leaders are those who bring about change, innovation, and entrepreneurship (Gibbons 2006). They are responsible for leading a corporate transformation that recognizes the need for revitalization, ...