Transformational Leadership Essay

Transformational leadership is a topic which I find very interesting; and, is also relevant to my professional field and the pursuit of a bachelor’s degree in business administration. Given the current business climate, it is imperative that organizational leaders have an idea of where they want to take the company, be able to influence others to buy into the idea, and take the actions necessary to achieve the goals that are set for the organization.

In her article, What is Transformational Leadership? How New Ideas Produce Impressive Results, Pamela Spahr (2015) states, “Transformational Leadership inspires people to achieve unexpected or remarkable results. It gives workers autonomy over specific jobs, as well as the
People want to have a purpose in the things that they do; so creating and communicating an inspiring vision helps to give them value in what they are doing and inspires them to work harder towards goals. Once a vision has been created, the leader must ensure that this vision in consistently communicated to team members. This allows people to stay motivated and to align their personal goals with the goals of the team and the organization. Once the vision has been created and communicated and people have bought into it, the leader needs to start to implement actions steps that will help the team to achieve the vision. This often results in the development of new and innovative processes and tools. Transformational leaders focus on their people and work along with them to help them to achieve their goals. By promoting self-development and growth, these leaders ensure that their people are constantly upgrading their capabilities. When people have improved their capabilities, they are able to undertake greater responsibilities and the leader is able to give them greater authority. Through this dynamic process relationships of trust are developed and keep improving as time passes (MindTools,