Transactional leadership

Transactional leadership treats work as a transaction in order to let everyone knows where they stand. For instance, an employee agrees to perform specific tasks, if the employer agrees to pay the approximately equal wages. Those specific tasks can be evaluated by the established measurable criteria, if performance does not meet the expectations, the transaction (wages) can be negotiated. In other words, leaders have the leverage to fire or demote its follower. Likewise, a follower who meets or…

Many high-level members of the military, CEOs of large international companies, and NFL coaches are known to be transactional leaders. Transactional leadership also works well in policing agencies and first responder organizations. Here are four examples of transactional leaders. Norman Schwarzkopf: Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf was born in 1934 and graduated from West Point. He went to Vietnam as an advisor to the South Vietnamese army. During that war, he was wounded twice and awarded three Silver…

Transactional Leadership Transactional leadership style is another important leadership style to have in many different situations. According to Marquis and Huston (2012), one who follows transactional leadership is “concerned with the day-to-day operations” (p. 13). They are worried about doing the tasks that they do for every patient, every day. In this situation, the transactional leader would have focused on the day to day tasks. She would have been a caretaker to the patient and did what…

Transactional Leadership Transactional Leadership was first introduced by Max Weber in 1947 and later by Bernard Bass in the 1980’s. Transactional leadership came about because prior leadership was based on traits and situations; scholars realized that sometimes leaders need to be more contingent on rewards and punishment in order to get things done (Day & Antonakis, 2012). Weber (1947) stated that transactional leaders were bureaucratic and sought change in their work environment through…

Transactional theory of Leadership- Leaders guide and empower followers by directing them by establishing clear goals and tasks. Task2a Rays of Sunshine is a charity formed in 2003. The charity helps to brighten the lives of young children dealing with severe illnesses that is a struggle in everyday life. The goal of the charity is to grant wishes to the children no matter how big or small and they try to achieve them. The function of the manager in Ray’s of Sunshine is to over see the…

Transactional and Transformational Insurance Leadership Theories Although Burns (1978) is still credited with the identification of transactional and transformational leadership, Downton (1973) coined the term “transformational leadership” in his book Rebel Leadership: Commitment and Charisma in the Revolutionary Process. He examined the variations in leadership of ordinary, rebellious, revolutionary, and reform leaders. Burns’s research made a lasting impact on political leaders. He was…

Full Range Leadership Model Evaluated and Applied to Tony Abbott and Barack Obama Lara Stapleton The University of Sydney Abstract The influence of leaders is ubiquitous across societal demographics. There are leaders of countries, organisations, and sports teams. The characteristics which create and maintain these leaders has been an active field of research for decades (Northouse, 2013). Emergent from the leadership research is the…

Transactional analysis deals with the interactions of individuals. As humans, we were made to communicate with each other whether verbally or non-verbally. According to the Theorist, in communicating people have three ego states: Parent, Child and Adult state. When we communicate, we do so in one of these three states. The Parent state represents an authoritative figure that helps nurture the child and helps to enhance his or her level of communication. Therefore, the child would be advised by…

What are the similarities and diffrences between transactional and transformational leadership? What skills are required for both forms of leadership and illustrate how there can be applied an organisation? There are various leadership styles, which are applicable for various situations for different type of leaders. Context of this work is limited to analyse similarities and differences between transactional and transformational leadership styles. More specifically, author of this will work…

state benefits to being multimillionaire. J.K Rowling possess positive leadership, responsibility,and integrity. The basic definition for the word leader is someone who takes charge of a group of people and leads them. Such as the president or a military officer. J.K. Rowling may not fit in the basic definition of leadership. However, leadership is not about living without failure and commanding actions from others. Leadership is the result of vision and perseverance which inspires others.…