One of my favorite classes at Disney is Organizational Leadership. I have learned a lot in the last couple of weeks. We talked about some of the concepts but one my favorites was the different style of Leadership.
Leadership style is the way a person leads their subordinates. Though there are twelve leadership styles, they are somewhat different from each other. One of them is Transformational Leadership, in which leaders tend to motivate more and demand less. They also expect more than necessary, therefore acquiring higher performance. Normally, transformational leaders tend to be quiet, but focused. They are the ones that inspire people to follow without need for verbal acknowledgement.
Transformational leadership has some great characteristics and one of them is the ability to take the right risks. The leader must have the capacity to calculate the risks and follow their instincts. If they do not know the answer immediately, they will be willing to do the research and evaluate the situation properly. They also tend to be good in difficult decisions, which is sometimes considered a talent among many people since decision may also lead to consequences. In the end, they try to make the right decision based on the values, vision, objectives and goals of the organization.
In the article From transactional to transformational leadership: Learning to share the vision written by Bass (1990), he illuminates the importance of the leadership and how managers can learn the right qualities in order to become transformational leaders. He also explains some great characteristics of a great leader. One of the main characteristics is charisma, which is defined as “personal magic of leadership arousing special popular loyalty or enthusiasm for a public figure (as a political leader),
Considering everything, transformational leadership is one of the best leadership styles because the leader treats each employee as an individual and advises them when necessary. They will be able to create a strong bond in terms of mutual influence, which is proposed as a much more stable bond, where leaders and subordinates continue to learn together throughout their organizational lifetime.
Reference
Bass, Bernard (1990). “From transactional to transformational leadership: Learning to share the vision” Retrieve May 2nd, 2017 fromhttp://discoverthought.com/Leadership/References_files/Bass%20leadership%201990.pdf
