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Transformational Leadership
Description
Process: TL is a process that changes and transforms
individuals
Influence: TL involves an exceptional form of influence
that moves followers to accomplish more than what is
usually expected
Core elements: TL is concerned with emotions, values,
ethics, standards, and long-term goals
Encompassing approach: TL describes a wide range of
leadership influence where followers and leaders are bound
together in the transformation process
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Types of Leadership Defined Burns (1978)
Focuses on the
exchanges
that occur
between
leaders
and their
followers
TRANSACTIONAL
TRANSFORMATIONAL
Process of
engaging with
others
to create a
connection that
Focuses on the
increases
leader’s
motivation and
own interests
morality in both the
rather than the
leader and the
interests of his or
follower
her followers
PSEUDOTRANSFORMATIONAL
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Types of Leadership Defined
Burns (1978)
- No new taxes = votes.
- Sell more cars = bonus.
- Turn in assignments = grade.
- Surpass goals = promotion.
The exchange dimension is so
common that you can observe
it at all walks of life.
Focuses on the
exchanges
that occur
between leaders
and their followers
TRANSACTIONAL
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Types of Leadership Defined
Burns (1978)
PSEUDOTRANSFORMATIONAL
Leaders who are
– transforming but in a
negative way
– self-consumed,
exploitive, poweroriented, with
warped
moral values
includes leaders like
Adolph Hitler
Saddam Hussein
Focuses on the
leader’s
own interests
rather than the
interests of his or
her followers
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Types of Leadership Defined Burns (1978)
Leader is attentive to the needs
and motives of followers and
tries to help followers reach their
fullest potential.
Mohandas Gandhi – raised
the hopes and demands of
millions of his people and in
the process was changed
himself
Process of
engaging with others
to create a connection
that increases
motivation
and morality in both the
leader and the follower
TRANSFORMATIONAL
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Transformational Leadership & Charisma
Definition
Charisma - A special personality characteristic that gives a
person superhuman or exceptional powers and is reserved
for a few, is of divine origin, and results in the person being
treated as a leader (Weber, 1947)
Charismatic Leadership Theory (House, 1976)
Charismatic leaders act in unique ways that have specific
charismatic effects on their followers
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Theory of Charismatic Leadership
Later Studies
Charismatic
(Shamir, House, & Arthur, 1993)
Leadership
Transforms follower’s self-concepts; tries to link
identity of followers to collective identity of the
organization
Forge
this link by emphasizing intrinsic rewards &
de-emphasizing extrinsic rewards
Throughout
process leaders
Express high expectations for followers
help followers gain sense of self-confidence and
self-efficacy
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Model of Transformational Leadership Bass (1985)
Expanded and refined version of work done by Burns
and House. It included:
More attention to followers’ rather than leader’s needs
Suggested TL could apply to outcomes that were not
positive
Described transactional and transformational
leadership as a continuum
Extended House’s work by:
Giving more attention to emotional elements & origins
of charisma
Suggested charisma is a necessary but not sufficient
condition for TL
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TL motivates followers beyond the expected by:
raising consciousness about the value and importance of
specific and idealized goals
transcending self-interest for the good of the team or
organization
addressing higher-level needs
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Transformational Leadership Factors The 4 “I”s
Idealized
Influence
- Acting as strong role models
- High standards of moral and ethical conduct
- Making others want to follow the leader’s vision
Inspirational
Motivation
- Communicating high expectations
- Inspiring followers to commitment and engagement in
shared vision
- Using symbols & emotional appeals to focus group
members to achieve more than self-interest
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Transformational Leadership Factors The 4 “I”s
Intellectual
Stimulation
Stimulating followers to be creative and innovative
Challenging their own beliefs and valuing those of leader and
organization
Supporting followers to
try new approaches
develop innovative ways of dealing with organization issues
Individualized
Consideration
Listening carefully to the needs of followers
Acting as coaches to assist followers in becoming fully
actualized
Helping followers grow through personal challenges
Ex. Showing optimism helps employees become more engaged in
their work (Tims et al., 2011)
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Transactional Leadership Factors
Contingent Reward
The exchange process between leaders and followers in
which effort by followers is exchanged for specified
rewards
Management by Exception
Leadership that involves corrective criticism, negative
feedback, and negative reinforcement
Two forms
Active - Watches follower closely to identify
mistakes/rule violations
Passive - Intervenes only after standards have not
been met or problems have arisen
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Nonleadership Factor
Laissez-Faire
The absence of leadership
o A hands-off, let-things-ride approach
o Refers to a leader who
o abdicates responsibility
o delays decisions
o gives no feedback, and
o makes little effort to help followers satisfy their
needs
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Bennis & Nanus (1985)
Four Leader Strategies in Transforming
Organizations
Clear
TL’s
vision of organization’s future state
social architect of organization
Create
trust by making their position known
and standing by it
Creatively
deploy themselves through
positive self-regard
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Leadership Approach Work?
Focus of Transformational Leadership
Strengths
Criticisms
Application
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Transformational Leadership
Overall Scope
Describes how leaders
can initiate, develop,
and carry out
significant changes in
organizations
Focus of Transformational
Leaders
TLs empower and nurture
followers
TLs stimulate change by
becoming strong role models for
followers
TLs commonly create a vision
TLs require leaders to become
social architects
TLs build trust & foster
collaboration
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Strengths
Broadly researched. TL has been widely researched,
including a large body of qualitative research centering
on prominent leaders and CEOs in major firms.
Intuitive appeal. People are attracted to TL because it
makes sense to them.
Process-focused. TL treats leadership as a process
occurring between followers and leaders.
Expansive leadership view. TL provides a broader
view of leadership that augments other leadership
models.
Emphasizes follower. TL emphasizes followers’ needs,
values, and morals.
Effectiveness. Evidence supports that TL is an effective
form of leadership.
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Criticisms
Lacks conceptual clarity
Measurement questioned
Dimensions are not clearly delimited
Parameters of TL overlap with similar conceptualizations of
leadership
Validity of MLQ not fully established
Some transformational factors are not unique solely to the
transformational model
TL treats leadership more as a personality trait or
predisposition than a behavior that can be taught
No causal link shown between transformational
leaders and changes in followers or organizations
TL is elitist and antidemocratic
Suffers from heroic leadership bias
Has the potential to be abused
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Application
Provides a general way of thinking about leadership
that stresses ideals, inspiration, innovations, and
individual concerns
Can be taught to individuals at all levels of the
organization
Able to positively impact a firm’s performance
May be used as a tool in recruitment, selection,
promotion, and training development
Can be used to improve team development, decisionmaking groups, quality initiatives, and reorganizations
The MLQ and Sosik and Jung (2010) guide help leaders
to target areas of leadership improvement
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Servant Leader Description
Servant Leadership – is a paradox: both service and
influence
Interest in Servant Leadership
Most scholarship has been prescriptive, until recently
Past 10 years have clarified the concept and its
assumptions
Focuses on leadership from the point of view of the
leader and his/her behaviors
Servant leaders put followers first
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Servant Leader Description
Greenleaf Definition:
“Servant leadership begins with the natural feeling that
one wants to serve, to serve first. Then conscious
choice brings one to aspire to lead…The difference
manifests itself in the care taken by the servant –
first to make sure that other people’s highest priority
needs are being served. The best test…is: do those
served grow as persons; do they, while being served,
become healthier, wiser, freer, more autonomous,
more likely themselves to become servant? And,
what is the effect on the least privileged in society;
will they benefit, or, at least, will they not be further
deprived?”
Sometimes treated as a trait, but viewed as a
behavior in this chapter
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Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership
Advocating for building consensus in groups
rather than using coercive leadership
Inspired by Hesse’s novel, Journey to the East,
where the travelers discovered the true leader of
their group was the servant
Leaders have a social responsibility for the
“have-nots”
Leaders shift authority to those who are being
led
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10 Characteristics of a Servant Leader
1.
Listening - acknowledging the viewpoint of followers
and validating these perspectives.
2.
Empathy – “standing in the shoes” of another person
and attempting to see the world from that person’s
point of view.
3.
Healing – in helping followers become whole, servant
leaders are themselves healed.
4.
Awareness – understanding oneself and the impact
one has on others.
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10 Characteristics of a Servant Leader
5. Persuasion – creates change through gentle,
nonjudgmental argument.
6. Conceptualization – the ability to be a visionary for
an organization.
7. Foresight – the ability to predict what is coming based
on what is occurring in the present and what has
happened in the past.
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10 Characteristics of a Servant Leader
8. Stewardship – carefully managing the people and
organization one has been given to lead. Holding the
organization in trust for the greater good of society.
9. Commitment to the Growth of People – treating
each follower as a unique person with intrinsic value
beyond what he/she contributes to the organization.
10. Building Community – allowing followers to identify
with something greater than themselves that they
value.
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10 Characteristics of a Servant Leader
8. Stewardship – carefully managing the people and
organization one has been given to lead. Holding the
organization in trust for the greater good of society.
9. Commitment to the Growth of People – treating
each follower as a unique person with intrinsic value
beyond what he/she contributes to the organization.
10. Building Community – allowing followers to identify
with something greater than themselves that they
value.
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Model of Servant Leadership
Servant Leader Behaviors (7)
1. Conceptualizing
Thorough
understanding of the organization
2. Emotional healing
Recognizing
others’ problems and taking the time
to address them
3. Putting followers first
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Model of Servant Leadership
Servant Leader Behaviors (7)
4. Helping followers grow and succeed
Knowing
followers’ professional or personal goals
5. Behaving ethically
Doing
the right thing in the right way
6. Empowering
Allowing
followers the freedom to be independent,
make decisions on their own, and be self-sufficient
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Model of Servant Leadership
Servant Leader Behaviors (7)
7. Creating value for the community
Intentionally
Encourage
giving back to the community
followers to volunteer for
community service
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Model of Servant Leadership
Outcomes (3)
-
Follower performance and growth
Recognizing followers’ contributions and helping them
realize their human potential
Favorable impact on subordinate in-role performance
Followers themselves may become servant leaders
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Organizational performance
Positive relationship between servant leadership and
OCB
Team effectiveness enhanced by increasing members’
shared confidence they could be effective
-
Societal impact
Ex. Mother Teresa and Sisters of Charity
Ex. Southwest Airlines
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How does Servant Leadership work?
SL is different from many other leadership theories.
It is concerned with putting followers first and the
outcomes that are likely to emerge.
SL works best when leaders are altruistic and have a
strong motivation to help others.
It is important for followers to be receptive to this style
of leadership.
SL results in community and societal change.
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Strengths
Makes altruism the central component of the leadership
process.
Provides a counterintuitive approach to the use of
influence. Leaders should share control.
SL is not a panacea. It may not be effective when
subordinates are not open to being guided, supported,
and empowered.
Research has resulted in a sound measure of SL – the
SLQ.
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Criticisms
Because the name appears contradictory, SL may be
seen as whimsical, or not really “leadership.”
Researchers are unable to reach consensus on a
common definition or theoretical framework for SL.
The prescriptive overtone suggests that good leaders
“put others first” and conflicts with other principles of
leadership such as directing, concern for production,
etc. It can also sound moralistic, which may deter
some researchers.
Conceptualizing is not unique to servant leaders. It is
unclear why it is included in this model.
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Application
SL can be applied at all levels of management and in all
types of organizations.
SL has been used extensively in a variety of
organizations for more than 30 years.
Organizations should be careful to select employees
who (a) are interested in building long term
relationships with followers and (b) have strong ethics.
SL is taught at many colleges and universities and is
used by numerous independent coaches, trainers, and
consultants.