Although I did not directly answer the question that Dawn posed, she did inspire me to develop some interesting thoughts. In her post, Dawn eloquently articulated principles of effective ethical behaviour and how ethics are the strong foundation to authentic transformational leadership. However, if transformational leadership is not grounded in strong morals and values, it may turn into pseudotransformational leadership. This is where the leader is narcissistic, exploitive, and manipulative with a warped code of ethics and moral compass (Northouse, 2017: p. 165).<\/p>\n
Pseudotransformational leadership is the complete opposite of authentic leadership because the only goal of this type of leader is personal gain without concern for the collective good (Northouse, 2017: p. 165). It is especially threatening because this type of leadership nonetheless has the alluring and inspiring appeal of transformational leadership; however, the ethics are inherently skewed. These leaders dominate and direct followers according to self-interests (Northouse, 2017: p. 165). They exploit and engage in ruthless capitalism with little regard for the well-being of others.<\/p>\n
Pseudotransformational leaders are incredibly persuasive with their message, but it is distorted with dishonesty and exploitative undertones (Kraft, n.d.). Whereas authentic leaders wish to foster trust and engage in coaching and mentoring, pseudotransformational leaders prefer blind obedience (Kraft, n.d.). In addition, these types of leaders do not appreciate individuals that question their authority, preferring ignorance and submission. In contrast, authentic leaders welcome intellectual stimulation and debate to encourage critical thinking (Kraft, n.d.). There are tons of examples in history, such as Hitler and Jeffery Skilling, where transformational leaders had all the effective characteristics except strong ethics, resulting in destruction.<\/p>\n
Evidently, ethics are the foundation that a organization is built upon. If it is built on shaky ground, it will not withstand high-stake decisions and moments where a strong moral compass is needed to fall back on. I found that it was extremely interesting to read up on the dark side of transformational leadership and the importance of ethics.<\/p>\n
Christina<\/p>\n
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Reference<\/p>\n
Kraft, D. (n.d.). Pseudo-transformational Leadership in the Workplace. Retrieved on November 11, 2018, from https:\/\/work.chron.com\/pseudotransformational-leadership-workplace-30748.html<\/p>\n
Northouse, P. G. (2018). Leadership: theory and practice<\/em> (Eighth ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Although I did not directly answer the question that Dawn posed, she did inspire me to develop some interesting thoughts. In her post, Dawn eloquently articulated principles of effective ethical behaviour and how ethics are the strong foundation to authentic transformational leadership. However, if transformational leadership is not grounded in strong morals and values, it … <\/p>\n