Publisher's Synopsis
Initially introduced by James MacGregor Burns in 1978 and Bernard Bass in1985, these transformational and transactional leadership styles have sustained nearly four decades. Through idealized transformational leader behaviors, one may raise the levels of their ethical and moral values while committing to "doing the right thing" for themselves and their followers: (1) by using inspirational motivation, leaders learn to articulate a vision to energize followers to accomplish more than they ever thought possible; (2) by intellectually stimulating followers, leaders will challenge followers to create and innovate as they reframe problems with renewed visions; and (3) by providing individualized consideration, leaders may learn to incorporate each member's distinct gifts and talents as individual contributors to the organizational team. These transformational behaviors can offer connections to reaching authentic transformational leadership b
