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Transformational Leadership

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Abstract....................................................................................................................................02
History......................................................................................................................................02
Introduction .............................................................................................................................02
Why Transformational Leadership Is Important?....................................................................03 Individual Growth and Development...........................................................................03 Increases …show more content…

These types of leaders provide others with a sense of purpose that goes beyond a simple exchange of rewards for effort provided.
According to Burns, transforming leadership is a process in which "leaders and followers help each other to advance to a higher level of morale and motivation". Burns related to the difficulty in differentiation between management and leadership and claimed that the differences are in characteristics and behaviours. He established two concepts: "transforming leadership" and "transactional leadership". According to Burns, the transforming approach creates significant change in the life of people and organizations. It redesigns perceptions and values, and changes expectations and aspirations of employees. Unlike in the transactional approach, it is not based on a "give and take" relationship, but on the leader 's personality, traits and ability to make a change through example, articulation of an energizing vision and challenging goals. Transforming leaders are idealized in the sense that they are a moral exemplar of working towards the benefit of the team, organization and/or community. Burns theorized that transforming and transactional leadership were mutually exclusive styles.
Bass introduced the term "transformational" in place of "transforming." Bass added to the initial concepts of Burns (1978) to help

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