The environment must encourage their employees to have confidence in their abilities to meet the demands of the market, by introducing, or re-innovating, the company's brand image in the consumer's perception. This feeling of confidence in the quality levels of the product and/or service offered by the company will implement that same level of inspirational confidence in the minds of their consumers, thereby making the company's brand image more attractive. It's the marketing side of transformational leadership theory; inspiring employees to participate in the complete life cycle of the product and/or service, encourage them to make mistakes, and use those learning instances for further employee development. As cited by Dust (2013), according to Kark, Shamir, Chen (2003), Shamir et al. (1993), and Bass and Stedlmeier (1990), "transformational leaders engage and empower followers by promoting …show more content…
Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go", is one of the mostly plainly, laid-out description of transformational leadership application that strategic marketers and market managers must pay attention to. The scripture, as it states verbatim, that God commands His children and followers to have courage in the pursuits of one's endeavors and in accomplishing the tasks assigned to us by Him, and to never let fear deter or prevent oneself from carrying them out. He acknowledges that human beings are imperfect and are prone to mistakes, but He always reassures that He will forever be with those who pursue His good works in spite of any obstacles that the world might craft to impede them. The marketing organization and top management must possess the same mentality in regards to their employees in the creation, marketing, and implementation of a product and/or service the company wishes to offer to the market. The top management must understand that marketing into new geographic regions, industries, segments, etc., requires massive amounts of courage and tenacity to brave the many of the inevitable challenges that the organization will face, such as competition, possible complete failure, etc. After all, every massive accomplishment and endeavor throughout human history always contained levels of risk. With that being fully