Transformational Leadership

Running head : IF TRANSACTIONAL LEADERSHIP IS BREAD AND BUTTER TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP IS SUGAR AND HONEY

If Transactional Leadership is Bread and Butter

Transformational Leadership is Sugar and Honey

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Introduction

Leadership remains to be the driving force at every level of the development of civilization . Accordingly , history of civilization is mostly an account of the events directed by the mass leaders . Therefore one of the oldest questions of the civilization is "what makes a leader " In search of its answer , some would bank on

the traits found in the leaders some would speak about the influence of the situations in the making of a leader , while some would emphasize on the cultivation of knowledge and behavioral processes appropriate for leadership . In fact there cannot be a comprehensive definition of leadership - one can only guess about the effect of the combinations of various traits that culminate into effective leadership , because it is the inherent dynamism of both social situations and leadership together make each instance of leadership unique in some way or the other . Perhaps that is why this enigmatic subject would remain forever interesting

However , the basic assignment of a leader remains common , and that is about creating the best possible result out of a situation . In this age of complexity , society does not give in to the age-old perception that leaders are born with roadmaps for others . Thus , a leader must be groomed best to serve the best . This aspect of leadership makes it a very special subject , and from the perspective of globalization , the search for better leaders is higher than ever , as the need for leadership in business sectors has increased the pressure on institutions specializing in educating aspiring leaders . Therefore keeping in view of the words of Bolman and Deal (2003 , Organizations function like complex , constantly changing , and organic pinball machines . Decisions , actors , plans , and issues continuously carom through an elastic and ever changing labyrinth of cushions , barriers and traps , this essay explores the basics of leadership with special emphasis on transformational leadership , before reaching its own conclusion

How Leadership is Formed

Effective Communication

Leadership must be able to communicate effectively with its target audience besides successfully bringing out the desired feedback from them . After all "leadership is the art of influencing and directing people in such a way that will win their obedience (Leadership , 2008

Vision

Vision calls for the true leader 's ability to look both inside the box and out-of-the box . The leader should have the ability to see the big picture , besides being able to identify and exploit the necessary elements of it to achieve the desired result . For example , in an organization , the leader should be able to identify the potentials of each of its members , determine the roles for each of them and then bind them together to achieve the desired target of the organization . And this becomes possible when the leader can generate faith and belief among his /her followers on many accounts - such as , belief...