{"id":102,"date":"2017-10-16T22:02:13","date_gmt":"2017-10-17T05:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/create.twu.ca\/icandothis\/?p=102"},"modified":"2017-10-16T22:02:13","modified_gmt":"2017-10-17T05:02:13","slug":"transformational-leadership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/create.twu.ca\/icandothis\/2017\/10\/16\/transformational-leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"Transformational Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"

Transformational Leadership<\/strong><\/p>\n

Out of the myriad definitions of the term, the one that I found most applicable to any situation is \u201c it is a process that changes and transforms people\u201d , \u201cmoves followers to accomplish more than what is usually expected of them\u201d (Northouse, 2016. p.161) . As per Burns (1978) it is a leadership style that emphasizes change and inspiration by motivating employees through visions and values. Though it has also been likened to charismatic leadership ( House,1976), I think they are slightly different . The charming leader gains their followers\u2019 admiration, whereas the transformational leader inspires and motivates them. Four common strategies identified by Bennis and Nanus (1985) used by leaders in transforming organizations \u2013 having a clear vision, being social architects, creating trust, using creative deployment of self.<\/p>\n

We must keep in mind how transformational leadership differs from transactional and pseudotransformational leadership.Transactional leaders do not focus on their followers\u2019 personal development, rather they exchange reward \/ things with followers in exchange for their own agenda . ( Kuhnert, 1994). Bass coined the term pseudotransformational leadership in 1998, to refer to leaders who did not exhibit that morality that was usually associated with transformational leaders. These leaders are \u2018self consumed, exploitative and power oriented\u2019 ( Bass & Riggio, 2006, as quoted in Northouse, p. 163)<\/p>\n

When we talk about real world transformational leaders, the leader who first comes to my mind is Martin Luther King Jr, among others like Mohandas Gandhi, Abraham Lincoln and Nelson Mandela. King was the most visible spokesperson against the Civil Rights Movement. He motivated his followers to protest against racial inequality using \u2018non violence\u2019 and \u2018civil disobedience\u2019. (excerpt from Wikipedia , 2017). \u00a0He was a charismatic leader, who also had a clear vision, was a social architect and created trust among his followers.<\/p>\n

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References<\/p>\n

Bass, B.M., & Riggio, R.E. (2006) . Transformational leadership<\/em> (2nd<\/sup> ed). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum<\/p>\n

Bennis, W.G., & Nanus, B. (1985). Leaders: The strategies for taking charge<\/em>. New York: Harper & Row<\/p>\n

Burns, J.M. (1978). Leadership.<\/em> New York, NY: Harper and Row<\/p>\n

Northouse, P.G. (2016). Leadership theory and practice<\/em> . Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE<\/p>\n

Kuhnert, K.W. (1994 ). Transforming leadership : Developing people through delegation . In B.M. Bass & B.J. Avolio (Eds ) , Improving organizational effectiveness through transformational leadership<\/em> ( pp10-25). Thousand Oaks , CA: SAGE<\/p>\n

Martin Luther King . ( 2017, October, 16) . In Wikipedia. Retrieved October 16, 2017, from https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Martin_Luther_King_Jr<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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