Major Nalin Herath

TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP

AIM

• TO EXPLAIN WHAT IS TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND ITS CHARACTERISTICS

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WHAT IS LEADERSHIP ?

The Nature of Leadership

Leadership occurs among people, involves the use of influence, and is used to attain goals.

Leadership:

the ability to influence people toward the attainment of goals.

Charismatic, visionary leader who transform organization through empowering

Leaders who bring out the best in followers and develop them into leaders.

Leaders who motivated and challenge teams to perform at levels beyond expectations.

What is Transformational Leadership?

• Creates and sustains a context that maximizes human and organizational capabilities;

• Facilitate multiple levels of transformation; and

• Align them with core values and a unified purpose

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Transformational Leadership

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Ron Riggio defines the characteristics as….

• Charismatic, visionary leaders who transform organizations through empowering followers.

• Leaders who bring out the best in followers and develop them into leaders.

• Leaders who motivate and challenge teams to perform at levels beyond expectations.

Transformational Leadership Characteristics

Transformational leaders clearly have more satisfied followers

Transformational leader lead more effective work groups

Followers of transformational leaders experience less stress and burnout

Does Transformational Leadership Matter?

Transformational leadership occurs when one or more persons engage with others in such a way that leader and followers raise one another to higher levels of motivation and morality – James MacGregor Burns

Transformational Leaders: Enhance followers’ self – esteem and self –

efficacy Empower followers Increase followers’ identification with the

organization Align followers’ goals and values with their

own

How Does Transformational Leadership Work?

• Questions

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YET THERE IS NO ONE BEST STYLE FOR A

GREAT LEADER

THE KEYWHAT THE LEADER

PAYS MOST ATTENTION

CHARISMATIC VISIONARY

LEADERS FOCUS ONLEADING

THEIR ORGANIZATION

Transformational leadership theory represents the qualities of the very best leader – leading groups to levels of performance and commitment “beyond expectations”

It also represent a model for leader development

Summary