4.The differences between two leadership theories
I)different motivating methods
Transactional followers are usually encouraged by some extrinsic motivations, such as, fat salary or promotion opportunities. So in transactional leadership, the relation to leaders and followers is actually a kind of transaction where the followers obey the requirements of their leader and perform the desired behaviors in exchange for the rewarding from leaders. However, in this motivating situation, the goals of followers and the goals of leaders or group are Incompatible. To be specific, the subordinates tend to reduce their workload but get get reward or salary; conversely, the managers are willingness to increase the workload of their subordinates to maximum the profit. The relationship between athletic coaches and athlets is a good example in this leadership style. Carthen(2006) have described a typical transacing leadership situation in sports area. According to the description of Cleveland Browns football team in his journal, by rewarding promise for desired performance, the coaches could motivate their athletes to train and compete in pain and subject their body to serious injury. However, the goals of players is that minimum the risk of injury and get the rewarding.
On the contrary, transformational leaders motivate their followers and enhance their performance through higher ideals and moral values rather than personal benifit. Specificly, managers in this leadership style make their subordinates aware of two things: their performances is …show more content…
Following these, it is the most important part of this essay that differences and similarities of leader and follower relationship in these two kinds of leadership styles with several practical
I)different motivating methods
Transactional followers are usually encouraged by some extrinsic motivations, such as, fat salary or promotion opportunities. So in transactional leadership, the relation to leaders and followers is actually a kind of transaction where the followers obey the requirements of their leader and perform the desired behaviors in exchange for the rewarding from leaders. However, in this motivating situation, the goals of followers and the goals of leaders or group are Incompatible. To be specific, the subordinates tend to reduce their workload but get get reward or salary; conversely, the managers are willingness to increase the workload of their subordinates to maximum the profit. The relationship between athletic coaches and athlets is a good example in this leadership style. Carthen(2006) have described a typical transacing leadership situation in sports area. According to the description of Cleveland Browns football team in his journal, by rewarding promise for desired performance, the coaches could motivate their athletes to train and compete in pain and subject their body to serious injury. However, the goals of players is that minimum the risk of injury and get the rewarding.
On the contrary, transformational leaders motivate their followers and enhance their performance through higher ideals and moral values rather than personal benifit. Specificly, managers in this leadership style make their subordinates aware of two things: their performances is …show more content…
Following these, it is the most important part of this essay that differences and similarities of leader and follower relationship in these two kinds of leadership styles with several practical