Transformational Leadership

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The paper explains the basic principles of the transformational leadership theory. The paper applies the transformational leader perspective to a business situation using "Mr. Manager" as an example. The paper shows how it is necessary for both transactional and transformational leadership to work concurrently. The paper relates that both of these leadership styles are actively used in the real world.

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"Transformational leadership theory, according to one of the founding theorists Bernard Bass, occurs when a leader "transforms, or changes, his or her followers in three important ways that together result in followers trusting the leader, performing behaviors that contribute to the achievement of the organizational goals, and being motivated to perform at a high level." (NOTATION). The three primary ways that a transformational leader accomplishes these performance enhancements are through the following three mechanisms."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Avolio, Bruce J. (1999b) Full Leadership Development: Building the Vital Forces in Organizations. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
• Burns, James MacGregor. (1978). Leadership. New York: Harper and Row.
• Hollander, Edwin P. and Offerman Lynn R. (1997) "The Balance of Leadership and Followership: An Introduction." In The Balance of Leadership and Followership: Kellogg Leadership Studies Project. College Park, MD: Academy of Leadership Press, 1-10.
• Transformational Leadership. Working papers of the transformational leadership focus group of the Kellogg Leadership Studies Project. (1997). College Park, MD: Academy of Leadership Press. Available online.
• Yukl, Gary. (1998). Leadership in Organizations 4th Edition. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall.

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