Essays on Transformational leadership

A school is an example of a learning community where collegiality and teamwork are vital to the success of the institution. This relates to similar importance of the same in professional communities. To begin with we find that collegiality and teamwork are almost synonymous and are used to mean working together as a group participating…

IntroductionTransactional leadership style is based on the concept that effective leadership is founded on a reciprocal relationship between a leader and his/her followers. At the same time transactional leadership is founded on the principle that punishment and reward is able to motivate employees. Today, this kind of leadership plays an important function in advancement of…

 “Emotional intelligence is the ability to manage one’s own and others’ in order to guide one’s behavior and achieve goals” (Salovey, & Mayer, 2005). In simple words, EI is the ability to perceive, control, and evaluate emotions, that is, to regulate your own emotions, and the ability to cheer up or calm down another person….

Abstract             Devon and Isabella are both contenders for a promotion. The CEO of the company, Paul McAllister, has evaluated their resumes and then interviews them together for a last time to see who would be the best candidate for the job. He asks both of them the same question, that is how they plan…

Howard Shultz’s leadership styles are instrumental in the success of Starbucks. Despite no longer being the CEO, he played a crucial role in shaping the company’s current state. Leadership involves an individual, namely Shultz in this case, motivating others to work towards a shared objective. Shultz’s influence extends to a diverse set of individuals, including…

Introduction This paper expounds on Transformational Leadership based on the concepts developed in class ML 510 (August – September 2009). Other than the class concepts, the works of Northouse, 2003; Yukl, 1989; Collins, 2001; Tichy & Ulrich, 1984; Bass & Steidlmeir, 1998, informed the theoretical frameworks for the paper. Theories and concepts informed the basis…

Eagly (2007) states that gender stereotypes persist as people continue to believe in the typical characteristics associated with men and women. Men are often seen as leaders, which reinforces the idea that women lack the necessary qualities for high-level positions. Traits commonly linked to men include confidence, assertiveness, independence, rationalization, and decisiveness. On the other…

The development of an organization is greatly influenced by leadership styles, power tactics, forms of motivation, and level of commitment. Effective communication of these methods by leaders plays a crucial role in the success of the organization (Robbins & Judge, 2007). Starbucks’ success can be largely attributed to the effective communication between leaders, employees, and…

What is leadership? Leadership is the action of leading a group of people or an organization. From Abraham Lincoln, who had powerful persistence as he kept his nation together during the Civil War and signing the Emancipation Proclamation, which helped to end slavery in the United States to Rosa Parks, who refused to give up…

Question 1: Management consulting firms did very well on a per-employee basis, partly because they are mostly comprised of managers (as opposed to blue-collar or entry-level workers). How big a factor do you think composition of the workforce is in the likelihood of producing a CEO? The management consulting firms mostly comprised of managers, this…