Transformational Leadership: Definition
Transformational leadership by various individuals
Transformational leadership in various situations
Four Key Elements of Transformational Leadership
A Leader’s Self Inventory
Need for Transformational leadership
Examples of Transformational Leadership
Transformational Leadership is a leadership style where one or more persons engage with others in such a way that leaders and followers raise one another to higher levels of motivation and morality.
The concept was first introduced by James MacGregor Burns in 1978.
Transformational leadership has been described by various individuals-
One of the best descriptions of transformational leadership has been penned by Prof. Bernard Bass, a renowned exponent of the idea. He says succinctly, "Leaders are truly transformational when they increase awareness of what is right, good, important and beautiful, when they help to elevate followers ' needs for achievement and self-actualization, when they foster in followers high moral maturity, and when they move followers to go beyond their self-interests for the good of their group, organization or society."
In a similar vein avers Mr. Kumar Mangalam Birla, "Transformational leadership to me means leadership in its highest form, such that it transcends the trappings of hierarchies, authority, power, as well as, formal and informal systems of reward and recognition — and in the political sphere, votes."
James MacGregor Burns introduced the concept of transforming leadership in his descriptive research on political leaders, but this term is now used in organizational psychology as well.
According to Burns, transforming leadership is a process in which "leaders and followers help each other to advance to a higher level of morale and motivation". Burns related to
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