Essay About Leadership Critique Student Id And Transformational Leaders Model Charisma

Leadership Critique
Module Title: MGMT-0000108,Learning and Leading in a Dynamic Era.201560-Individual Assignment: Leadership Critique Student ID: 2633397ContentsIntroduction        Transformational Leadership        Criticism of Transformational Leadership        Transactional Leadership        Criticism of Transactional Leadership        Summary and Conclusion        Differences between Transactional and Transformational Leadership        Transformational leadership in my current role        Bibliography        IntroductionMany studies have been conducted on leadership theories/styles, but no single approach is appropriate for all situations across different organisational cultures. In this paper, I shall examine the Transformational and Transactional Leadership theories. Transformational leaders model charisma and shared vision with their subordinates, encouraging subordinates to produce high quality work. Transactional leadership can be described as a reward and punish working relationship between leader and subordinate which are established through exchange, such as rewards and managing by exception. Transformational LeadershipTransformational Leadership concept was first identified by Burns in 1978. Transformational Leadership deals with self-reflection and development of followers to reach their maximum potentials (Burns,1978). According to Bass transformational leadership “occurs when leaders broaden and elevate the interests of their employees, when they generate awareness and acceptance of the purposes and mission of the group, and when they stir employees to look beyond their own self-interest for the good of the group” (Bass,1990: 21). Transformational leaders can be characterised by for components. These four factors of the 4Is of transformational leadership are: –         idealized influence – building confidence and trust-         inspirational motivation – leader charisma motivates and inspires individuals/groups/ organisation-        intellectual stimulation – encourages followers to be innovative and creative-         individualized consideration – dealing with individual needs in order to include them in the transformational process   (Avolio, Waldman & Yammarino, 1991).