In this case study, the leadership of Leigh Anne will be evaluated from the perspective of the transformational approach, and applied to a football player named Michael. Although there are other elements from additional approaches present in Leigh Anne’s style, transformational most completely embodies the leadership seen in this case study. In addition, the effectiveness of the approach will also be reviewed, as well as a comparison between Leigh Anne’s and Coach Cotton’s leadership styles.
Approach to Leadership After a failed attempt to motivate Michael during football practice by Coach Cotton, Leigh Anne takes the field and tries a more transformational approach (Johnson, Kosove, & Netter, 2010). Transformational leadership, as the name …show more content…
Whereas Coach Cotton’s approach included active management-by-exception, Leigh Anne initiated transformational leadership in the form of idealized influence, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation, and individualized consideration (Northouse, 2016). Idealized influence (i.e. charisma) is more than popularity, it is a factor that creates a strong role model for followers to appreciate and seek to emulate (Goussak, 2011). This may be seen in the way Michael is attentive with Leigh Anne and holds eye contact, while with Coach Cotton he tended to avoid making eye contact (Johnson, 2010). Inspirational motivation can clearly be seen as Leigh Anne shares her high expectations of what Michael himself can accomplish, and motivates him to achieve more than he would if it were only for himself (Johnson et al., 2010; Northouse, 2016). Leigh Anne shared with Michael her vision of what he was capable of accomplishing, and did so in a way that inspired him to greater ability. Intellectual stimulation encourages followers to be innovative and creative, and Leigh Anne does this by getting Michael to think about situations that he felt were different from what he was encountering on the field, and connect them with the task at hand (Goussak, 2011; Rowe & Guerrero, 2016). Individualized consideration allows a leader to be very supportive, truly listen, and really understand a follower’s needs; which is perhaps one of the clearest factors of Leigh Anne’s leadership, in the way she knows that Michael is very protective and is able to help him leverage this ability to improve his performance (Johnson, 2010; Northouse,
Approach to Leadership After a failed attempt to motivate Michael during football practice by Coach Cotton, Leigh Anne takes the field and tries a more transformational approach (Johnson, Kosove, & Netter, 2010). Transformational leadership, as the name …show more content…
Whereas Coach Cotton’s approach included active management-by-exception, Leigh Anne initiated transformational leadership in the form of idealized influence, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation, and individualized consideration (Northouse, 2016). Idealized influence (i.e. charisma) is more than popularity, it is a factor that creates a strong role model for followers to appreciate and seek to emulate (Goussak, 2011). This may be seen in the way Michael is attentive with Leigh Anne and holds eye contact, while with Coach Cotton he tended to avoid making eye contact (Johnson, 2010). Inspirational motivation can clearly be seen as Leigh Anne shares her high expectations of what Michael himself can accomplish, and motivates him to achieve more than he would if it were only for himself (Johnson et al., 2010; Northouse, 2016). Leigh Anne shared with Michael her vision of what he was capable of accomplishing, and did so in a way that inspired him to greater ability. Intellectual stimulation encourages followers to be innovative and creative, and Leigh Anne does this by getting Michael to think about situations that he felt were different from what he was encountering on the field, and connect them with the task at hand (Goussak, 2011; Rowe & Guerrero, 2016). Individualized consideration allows a leader to be very supportive, truly listen, and really understand a follower’s needs; which is perhaps one of the clearest factors of Leigh Anne’s leadership, in the way she knows that Michael is very protective and is able to help him leverage this ability to improve his performance (Johnson, 2010; Northouse,