Transactional and Transformational Leaders
Leadership is defined as the process of social influence, in which an individual can procure or seek the support or aid of others people in the accomplishment of a common goal (Tannenbaum, Weschler & Massarik, 2013). It is the character of influencing the behaviors of individuals, to attain a given objective. A leader is that person with the ability to guide, inspire, and associate with others to achieve their dream goals. Management experts and researchers have propounded various leadership theories, namely, transactional, trait, laissez-faire, transformational, and democratic. (Tannenbaum, Weschler & Massarik, 2013). The paper will compare between transformational and transactional leadership styles. …show more content…
It is a traditional way where members are motivated or demotivated by the impact of the rewards or punishments given. Contrary, Transformational leadership is a style in which leaders use charisma and enthusiasm to inspire and influence their followers. As stated by Nahavandi, 2016, transformational leaders try to attain positive results from their members by keeping them motivated and invested in projects, which leads to a high internal morale.
Transactional leaders are reactive in nature, while transformational leaders are proactive. It means that transactional leaders react to challenges as they arise. They do not have a clear strategy on how to prevent future problems. Transformational leadership addresses issues before they become real problems. They have the conceptual skills of planning the future, with laying down proper mechanisms for prevention (Tannenbaum, Weschler & Massarik, …show more content…
It involves three main categories, which vary on the degree of leadership that a person occupies in a given organization. They include human relation, conceptual skills, and technical expertise.
Human relation skills: They are the skills involved with the power to relate with other people positively, at any management level. An essential human relation skill is communication. Without the know-how to effectively communicate, nothing can be set in motion.
Another skill is the conceptual skills: It is the capacity to understand and interrelate various pieces of information, which seems uncertain, unrelated, or meaningless (Johnston & Marshall, 2016). It is the ability to critically process data and come up with meaningful information that an average person can understand. The skills can be acquired through training, research and development, and through
Leadership is defined as the process of social influence, in which an individual can procure or seek the support or aid of others people in the accomplishment of a common goal (Tannenbaum, Weschler & Massarik, 2013). It is the character of influencing the behaviors of individuals, to attain a given objective. A leader is that person with the ability to guide, inspire, and associate with others to achieve their dream goals. Management experts and researchers have propounded various leadership theories, namely, transactional, trait, laissez-faire, transformational, and democratic. (Tannenbaum, Weschler & Massarik, 2013). The paper will compare between transformational and transactional leadership styles. …show more content…
It is a traditional way where members are motivated or demotivated by the impact of the rewards or punishments given. Contrary, Transformational leadership is a style in which leaders use charisma and enthusiasm to inspire and influence their followers. As stated by Nahavandi, 2016, transformational leaders try to attain positive results from their members by keeping them motivated and invested in projects, which leads to a high internal morale.
Transactional leaders are reactive in nature, while transformational leaders are proactive. It means that transactional leaders react to challenges as they arise. They do not have a clear strategy on how to prevent future problems. Transformational leadership addresses issues before they become real problems. They have the conceptual skills of planning the future, with laying down proper mechanisms for prevention (Tannenbaum, Weschler & Massarik, …show more content…
It involves three main categories, which vary on the degree of leadership that a person occupies in a given organization. They include human relation, conceptual skills, and technical expertise.
Human relation skills: They are the skills involved with the power to relate with other people positively, at any management level. An essential human relation skill is communication. Without the know-how to effectively communicate, nothing can be set in motion.
Another skill is the conceptual skills: It is the capacity to understand and interrelate various pieces of information, which seems uncertain, unrelated, or meaningless (Johnston & Marshall, 2016). It is the ability to critically process data and come up with meaningful information that an average person can understand. The skills can be acquired through training, research and development, and through