The term transformational leadership was first introduced by J.V. Downton in 1973 (Northouse, 2016). Academic study in this area began in the early 1980’s, and the body of evidence has grown substantially. As the name implies, transformational leadership transforms people, both the leader and the follower, by raising the level of morality and motivation (Northouse, […]
The story that impressed upon me in this week’s reading was that of Thomas Carlyle. The writings of Carlyle echo those of John Burroughs, a man who also realized that work was a blessing and that the absence of work was wretchedness, dejection and despair (Watson, 1951). Many working people set their sights on the […]
Response to A Walk in the Woods Blog Post Rant, Talk, Write Link: https://create.twu.ca/awalkinthewoods/unit-3-notes-rank-talk-write/ I appreciated your comment that the messiness of learning needs to be celebrated! If only this was consistently understood by all leaders! I am intrigued by the concept of “ethical authenticity” and curious if the Leadership Standards you reference actually include […]
Bantu Blog Post Rank-Talk-Write Link: https://create.twu.ca/b4ntu/2018/05/17/learning-activity-2-rank-talk-write/ I really liked how you tied the concept of “Designing our Boxes” to the need for setting goals and a direction so that the next “box” doesn’t end up being just a dream rather than a reality, and the “steps would be faint for what to do next” (I […]
As already expressed by many of my fellow students this was an exercise that proved to be more difficult than I had anticipated. There is a lot of great information to deliberate on in the Unit 3 unit notes, and ranking these concepts in order of importance was quite the mental exercise. In the end […]
Leading others is one of the greatest honours (and greatest challenges) of my life. I dive into it daily with a mixture of anticipation, inspiration, vulnerability, fear, and hope. Our leaders matter. What we do as leaders matters greatly. One of my greatest inspirations for leadership is Brene Brown, author of Daring Greatly: How the …