In this precis, I describe transformational leadership (TL) approach and how it compares with servant leadership (SL). I also provide examples of real-world transformational leaders.<\/p>\n
A key purpose of TL is to influence followers in such a manner that they accomplish far more than they would ordinarily have achieved for their organization (Northouse, 2016, p. 162). To actualize this, the leaders\u2019 interactions should exude the following: (a) idealized influence, (b) inspirational motivation, (c) intellectual stimulation, and (d) individualized consideration (Northouse, 2016; Smith, Montagno, & Kuzmenko, 2004). With these interactions, followers become empowered; resulting in positive transformational changes (Quinn & Spreitzer, 1997).<\/p>\n
The study by Smith et. al (2004), suggests that TL is more practicable for organizations where high skills, high performance, and innovation are a priority.<\/p>\n
Although TL and SL approach both focus on developing followers, a key difference lies in what each one considers most important; the priority of TL is the interest of the organization while for SL, it is the personal interests of followers (Smith et. al, 2004).<\/p>\n
An example of a real-world transformational leader was Nelson Mandela who is widely known to have positively transformed South Africa through his messages and more importantly, actions of reconciliation.<\/p>\n
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Refences<\/strong><\/p>\n Northouse, P.G. (2016). Leadership: Theory and Practice<\/em>. (7th ed.). SAGE Publications.<\/p>\n Quinn, R. E., & Spreitzer, G. M. (1997). The road to empowerment: Seven questions every leader should consider. Organizational Dynamics,<\/em> 26(2), 37-49.<\/p>\n Smith, B.N., Montagno, R.V., & Kuzmenko, T.N. (2004). Transformational and servant leadership: Content and contextual comparisons. Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies, 10(4), <\/em>80-91.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In this precis, I describe transformational leadership (TL) approach and how it compares with servant leadership (SL). I also provide examples of real-world transformational leaders. A key purpose of TL is to influence followers in such a manner that they… Continue Reading →<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":230,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,15,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ldrs500","category-learning-activity-1","category-unit-4"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/create.twu.ca\/lewaahmed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/create.twu.ca\/lewaahmed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/create.twu.ca\/lewaahmed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/create.twu.ca\/lewaahmed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/230"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/create.twu.ca\/lewaahmed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/create.twu.ca\/lewaahmed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39,"href":"https:\/\/create.twu.ca\/lewaahmed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38\/revisions\/39"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/create.twu.ca\/lewaahmed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/create.twu.ca\/lewaahmed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/create.twu.ca\/lewaahmed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}