Transformational versus Transactional Leadership This document is intended to compare and contrasts Transformational and Transactional Leadership and discusses how they are used in management of organizations by managers. Before we can delve into the comparison or contrast‚ we first need to define what we mean by each of these terms we are comparing and contrasting. Transformational Leadership Defined This type of leadership can best be defined as a process in which "leaders and followers help
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Critique of Transformational Leadership & Transactional Leadership “Leadership without perspective and point of view isn’t leadership-and of course it must be your own perspective‚ your own point of view. You cannot borrow a point of view any more than you can borrow someone else’s eyes. It must be authentic‚ and if it is‚ it will be original‚ because you are original”. (Bennis‚ 1992‚ p.122) Introduction This paper assesses two popular leadership theories: Transformational Leadership & Transactional
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Transformational leadership consists of two conflicting types of leaders. One that leads to help others and one that leads to help himself. We can see these differences by examining the leadership method of Ellen Degeneres and Adolf Hitler. A transformational leader is a leader who motivates their followers to create a change and through that process transforms the individual as well. The leader and their followers share a greater vision to foster change for the greater good of the community.
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Both transformational leadership and leader-member exchange leadership theories have been an issue of discussion for many scholars. The majority of authors agree that transformational leaders ‘have qualitatively different and quantitatively greater effects on their followers than the effects of exchange leaders’ (Gupta & Krishnan 2004‚ p.7). This essay builds on the existing literature about these two theories and will try to draw a parallel between LMX and transformational leadership‚ i.e. it will
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needed within a transformational organization. Change is probably never popular‚ but is necessary for the transformation and restructuring of the healthcare industry. There are several models in the scope of transformational changes and learning organizations. The capacity to change is embraced by organizational transformation and initiatives sustained are representative of learning organizations (Johnson‚ 2009). The first organization I found to have instituted transformational changes is the
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(Krames‚ 2002). The paradigm of transformational leadership is useful in analysing how he was able to accomplish this (Dubrin‚ Dalglish & Miller‚ 2006). It is also useful in identifying the personal characteristics‚ the leader and follower values and the situational factors that contributed to his success. This paper will analyse Welch’s leadership of GE using the framework of transformational leadership. Conclusions will be drawn regarding Welch’s leader behaviour and effectiveness‚ taking
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of management‚ which helps to maximise efficiency and to achieve organisational goals. Moreover‚ good leaders are not just working for success‚ but good leader always willing to help others achieve their highest potential. In healthcare‚ it is essential to have the good and strong leaders‚ especially in the nursing profession that makes up more than 50% of the healthcare workforce. A nursing leader has the responsibility to create and maintain a work environment which not only promotes positive
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Charismatic versus Transformational Style Leadership refers to a person’s ability to inspire people in organizational to work towards achieving set goals and objectives (Ward‚2017). A good leader must‚ therefore‚ be able to communicate these goals to his/her team in an effective way. A leader is an inspiration to his/her team. This means that through the process of communication he/she is able to spark new energy among employees or team. But‚ how does a person become a leader? Leadership is attained
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Transformational Leadership Model According to Northouse (2016) transformational leadership model is the process of transforming the organizational behavior‚ culture‚ individuals‚ and eventually the leader. Transformational leaders constantly communicate to the team members new visions in order to motivate the organization‚ establish high passion and confidence‚ and continually maintain ethical and values within the organization. Creating a positive ethical culture within the workforce will assist
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always depend on the individual‚ their perceptions‚ their needs and their beliefs. When a person’s perception is skewed‚ their needs high and their belief of what can be done that is when trying to motivate them in another direction is difficult. A leader is able to meet someone where they are‚ understand their perceptions‚ needs and beliefs and guide them into a new understanding in order to meet their needs and ultimately change their beliefs; in order to motivate them. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
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