TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP

THE DEFINITION

The transformational leadership approach encourages, inpires, and motivates employees to innovate and create the change necessary to shape the future success of the company. 

This is accomplished by setting an example at the executive level through authenticity, a strong sense of corporate culture, employee ownership, and independence in the workplace. Transformational leaders are change agents in the business, who can identify innovative and shifting trends in technology, and then help the organization embrace that change.

"Transformational leadership does not only transform the life of the leader, but it also transforms the lives of those who are being led"

Gift Gugu Mona, The Effective Leadership Prototype for a Modern-Day Leader

TRANSFORMATIONAL MODELS AND DIMENSION

Four main elements define the Transformational leadership model and style. These factors were developed by Bass in 1985 to help define what transformational leadership looks like and how to be successful as this type of leader.

• Idealized influence: The most important thing you can do as a transformational leader is to lead by example. Employees will look to you as a role model for behavior in all areas of the workplace. If you lead with authenticity, employees will pick up on that behavior and feel inspired to maintain that high standard for performance. It’s not about manipulating employees into working hard, it’s about leading by example and positively influencing others through a commitment to trust, transparency, and respect.
• Intellectual stimulation: To help create change, it’s important to challenge long-standing beliefs in the company and push the status quo by encouraging innovation, creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving. Transformative leaders should help employees feel comfortable exploring new ideas and opportunities that can inject innovation into the organization. You want to establish an environment that welcomes growth and gets everyone excited about digital transformation and other important initiatives in the organization.
• Inspirational motivation: As a transformational leader, you will need to encourage your team to feel attached and committed to the vision of the organization. You want to ensure employees feel as committed to these goals as you do as a leader by giving employees a strong sense purpose, rather than attempting to motivate them through fear.
• Individual consideration: Employees need to feel a sense of independence and ownership in the overall business goals. As a transformational leader, it’s important to understand every employee is a unique person within the company and will have specific needs, mentorship styles, and their own contributions to the company. These leaders will tailor their coaching and mentorship styles to the employee and help them reach goals both inside and outside of the organization.
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THE STRENGTH AND WEAKNESSES OF TRANSFORMATIONAL

LEADERSHIP

THE WORLD TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERS

Here are some of the world-famous transformational leaders who really impacted the world with their famous quotes.

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR

"If you can't fly, run. If you can't run, walk. If you can't walk, crawl, but by all means, keep moving"

MOTHER TERESA

"Family that prays together stays together and if you stay together you will love one another. As God loves each one of you"

ABRAHAM LINCOLN

"Government of the people, by the people, for the people"

ADOLF HITLER

"He alone, who owns the youth, gains the future"

NAPOLEON BONAPARTE

"A leader is a dealer in hope"

MOHANDAS KARAMCHAND GANDHI

(MAHATMA GANDHI)

"To lose patience is to lose the battle"

NELSON ROLIHLAHLA MANDELA

(NELSON MANDELA)

"Poverty is not an accident. Like slavery and apartheid, it is man-made and can be removed by actions of human beings"

SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal, it is the courage to continue that count"

OPRAH GAIL WINFREY

"Be thankful for what you have, you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough"

STEVE JOBS

"I think if you do something and it turns out pretty good, then you should go do something else wonderful, not dwell on it for too long. Just figure out what's next"

PREVIOUS RESEARCH ON TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP

1. Effects of transformational and transactional leadership on cognitive effort and outcomes during collaborative learning within a virtual world.

British Journal of Educational Technology. Volume 44, Issue 6. First published: 17 October 2013

Authors: Surinder Kahai, Rebecca Jestire, Rui Huang

2. Transformational leadership in educational leadership: A correlational study of transformational leadership, emotional intelligence, and self efficacy.

ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. (2663465554). 2022

Authors: Gabrielow, Christine H 

3. Exploring the relationship between transformational leadership and appreciative Intelligence.

ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. (2702437519) 2022

Author: Esther Asbell 

4.  21st-century transformational leadership: The neo-stereotypical phenomenon of a black female principal.

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College ProQuest Dissertations Publishing,  2016. 29118759. 

Author:  Wallis, Terri Valentine

5.  Transformational leadership practices of title I school principals

University of La Verne. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global, 2017. 10288795

Author: Juan Manuel Gonzalez

6. Transformational leadership and job satisfaction in the federal government.

Walden University. ProQuest Dissertations Publishing,  2018. 10929272.

Author: Dorothy M Thomas 

7. The influence of transformational leadership and soft skills on project manager for project success factors.

IOP Conference Series. Material Science and Engineering Bristol. Vol.830, Issue 2 (April 2020)

Author: Rogo,V; Rarasati,AD; Gumuruh ,H