Transformational leadership sub-dimensions and their link to leaders’ personality and performance

February 1, 2016 • Leadership Styles, Transformational Leadership

What is Transformational Leadership?   Anika Deinert, Astrid C. Homan, Diana Boer, Sven C. Voelpel, Daniela Gutermanna. The Leadership Quarterly 26 (2015) 1095-1120. First introduced by James MacGregor Burns in 1978 in his book “Leadership”, transforming leadership is a process in which “leaders and followers help each other to advance to a higher level of morale and motivation.” Bernard M. Bass (1985), extended the work of Burns. He explored the psychological mechanisms behind transformational and transactional leadership. You can learn more about transformational leadership and review examples of transformational leaders in this excellent slideshare presentation by Douglas Bush. Introduction Introduced over… » Read More