{"id":220,"date":"2018-11-11T05:00:52","date_gmt":"2018-11-11T05:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/create.twu.ca\/principalmorrow\/?p=220"},"modified":"2018-11-11T05:00:52","modified_gmt":"2018-11-11T05:00:52","slug":"unit-7-learning-activity-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/create.twu.ca\/principalmorrow\/2018\/11\/11\/unit-7-learning-activity-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Unit 7 learning activity 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

Blending Transactional and Transformational Leadership<\/strong><\/p>\n

Managers should include elements of transactional and transformational leadership.\u00a0 They are in a position to directly affect follower attitude toward the work they do and the organization they work for.\u00a0 If the manager focuses only on transactional leadership where a follower is given a reward for meeting performance expectations then neither the manager or follower maximize their potential (Wang, Oh, Courtright and Colbert, 2011).<\/p>\n

The augmentation hypothesis suggested by Wang et al. (2011) states that managers who demonstrate characteristics of transformational leadership can extend their transactional role.\u00a0 When managers provide a contextual understanding of the greater purpose and value of the work being done rather than simply rewarding task completion, individuals achieve more.\u00a0 Managers should be aware that when transactional leadership is combined with transformational leadership, the overall production of the individuals, teams, and the overall organization increase.\u00a0(Wang, Oh, Courtright and Colbert, 2011).<\/p>\n

My leadership can be improved by the findings of Wang et al (2011).\u00a0 I tend to lean heavily toward a transformational leadership style, which is good.\u00a0 Their findings however, demonstrated that just as transformational leadership augments the impact of transactional leadership, the opposite may also be true.\u00a0 It would be beneficial to reflect on how I may employ more transactional expectations from my followers.<\/p>\n

Principles of Ethical Leadership<\/strong><\/p>\n

Peter Northouse (2016) summarizes 5 principles of ethical leadership.\u00a0 He states that a leader must respect, serve, be just, be honest, and build community.\u00a0 Each of these principles require an ethical leader to follow the golden rule or to do as Jesus instructed as he explained the second greatest commandment, love others before themselves. Respecting others means that the leader must embrace individual differences, be tolerant of opposing viewpoints and allow others to be themselves.\u00a0 Serving others requires an ethical leader to put the needs of others first, to see that their full potential is reached.\u00a0 A just leader must respond to all people consistently, to react to people the way they as followers would act toward others.\u00a0 The fair treatment of people is necessary for any group who is cooperating to promote interests they hold in common. A leader must be honest. Dishonesty leads to distrust and eventually to broken relationships, it is counter productive.\u00a0 Finally a leader must work to find common ground.\u00a0 Being attentive to interests which serve both leader and followers, builds community (Northouse, 2016).<\/p>\n

The two most important principles of ethical leadership are justice and respect.\u00a0 I would like to argue that if a leader is just then he will consider the needs of others, deal with them honestly and seek to find common ground with them.\u00a0 If the leader also demonstrates respect, then others will be treated as worthy human beings.\u00a0 If others are worthy then their best interests will be important to the leader and service to those followers will be natural.<\/p>\n

References<\/strong><\/p>\n

Northouse, P. G. (2016). Leadership: Theory and practice, Seventh Edition. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.<\/p>\n

Wang, G., Oh, I. S., Courtright, S. H & Colbert, A. E. (2011). Transformational leadership and performance across criteria and levels: A meta-analytic review of 25 years of research.\u00a0Group & Organization Management, 36<\/em>(2), 223-270.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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