Activities
& Competencies
Visionary,
inspiring and daring
are words that describe the Transformational Leader. These are the
people that revive failing companies. They lead other firms into a
future that is very different than their past.
Transformational
Leaders have lofty goals and high
ideals. They are seen as people of high
integrity.
Relational
Leaders gain commitment through participative problem-solving.
Transformational Leaders creates even greater commitment through shared
values in addition to participation.
This
sort of transformation requires a wide-ranging re-examination of the
organization's purpose, structure and culture by many individuals
and groups within. Such re-examination
requires discussion and serious debate. People do not
accept new values just because the leader tells them to do so. |
The
Transformational Leader guides this debate. He/she establishes the
context and rules for constructive conflict and dialogue. In
hundreds of places and thousands of meetings, people begin to
operationalize new values.
Personal
Characteristics
Transformational
Leaders are assertive risk-takers
who seize opportunities. They are also systems
thinkers who understand the interactions of people,
technology and culture.
Such
leaders often have an additional trait which we will consider
separately: personal charisma.
Application
Level
Transformational
Leadership lends itself to the most difficult, complex and vague
organizational problems. These are the adaptive problems
that require re-thinking of the organization's structure, values and
culture.
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