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Transformational leadership
About: Transformational leadership is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 18939 publications have been published within this topic receiving 600379 citations.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors suggest that developments in personality theory, transformational leadership theory, and visionary leadership theory can contribute to a more realistic view of top managers, and identify future research directions for scholars interested in studying strategic leadership.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the key conclusions emerging from the various articles presented in this two-part special issue are examined with respect to the nature of the leader, the leader's interactions with followers, the effective direction of followers' activities, and the leader interactions with the organization.
Abstract: The need for innovation in organizations has resulted in a new focus on the role of leaders in shaping the nature and success of creative efforts. The various articles prepared for these special issues of The Leadership Quarterly on Leading for Innovation all, in one way or another, underscored the impact of leadership on the nature and success of creative efforts. These articles, however, also indicate that the leadership of creative efforts is an unusually complex activity. In the present article, the key conclusions emerging from the various articles presented in this two-part special issue are examined with respect to the nature of the leader, the leader's interactions with followers, the effective direction of followers' activities, and the leader's interactions with the organization. Directions for future research, along with certain metatheoretical issues, are discussed.
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TL;DR: The relationship between a leader's self-confidence and successful leadership has been investigated in the leadership literature as discussed by the authors, and the most frequently reported findings in the literature are the relationship between selfconfidence and success.
Abstract: Executive Summary One of the most frequently reported findings in the leadership literature is the relationship between a leader's self-confidence and successful leadership. Yet, absent from the li...
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28 Mar 2017
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a set of guidelines for defining and defining leadership attributes, including the following: 1. Being a Leader Defining Leadership Global Leadership Attributes Practicing Leadership 2. Recognizing Your Traits Historical Leaders: What Traits Do These Leaders Display? Leadership Studies: What traits Do Effective Leaders Exhibit? 3. Attending to Tasks and Relationships What Is Your Personal Style? What Kind of Leader Are You? 4. Developing Leadership Skills What Are Your Core Leadership Skills? 5. Creating a Vision What are the Characteristics of a Vision? How
Abstract: Preface Chapter 1. Being a Leader Defining Leadership Global Leadership Attributes Practicing Leadership 1.1 Conceptualizing Leadership Questionnaire 1.2 Observational Exercise 1.3 Reflection and Action Worksheet Chapter 2. Recognizing Your Traits Historical Leaders: What Traits Do These Leaders Display? Leadership Studies: What Traits Do Effective Leaders Exhibit? 2.1 Leadership Traits Questionnaire 2.2 Observational Exercise 2.3 Reflection and Action Worksheet Chapter 3. Recognizing Your Philosophy and Style of Leadership What Is Your View of Human Behavior at Work? Styles of Leadership: Authoritarian, Democratic, and Laissez-Faire Box 3.1 Leadership on the Silver Screen What Is Your Style of Leadership? 3.1 Leadership Styles Questionnaire 3.2 Observational Exercise 3.3 Reflection and Action Worksheet Chapter 4. Attending to Tasks and Relationships What Is Your Personal Style? What Kind of Leader Are You? 4.1 Task and Relationship Questionnaire 4.2 Observational Exercise 4.3 Reflection and Action Worksheet Chapter 5. Developing Leadership Skills What Are Your Core Leadership Skills? 5.1 Leadership Skills Questionnaire 5.2 Observational Exercise 5.3 Reflections and Action Worksheet Chapter 6. Creating a Vision What Are the Characteristics of a Vision? How Is a Vision Articulated? How Is a Vision Implemented? 6.1 Leadership Vision Questionnaire 6.2 Observational Exercise 6.3 Reflection and Action Worksheet Chapter 7. Setting the Tone Provide Structure Clarify Norms Build Cohesiveness Promote Standards of Excellence 7.1 Setting the Tone Questionnaire 7.2 Observational Exercise 7.3 Reflection and Action Worksheet Chapter 8. Listening to Out-Group Members Who Is in the Out-Group? Why Do Out-Groups Form? What Is the Impact of Out-Groups? How Should a Leader Respond to Out-Groups? 8.1 Responding to Members of the Out-Group Questionnaire 8.2 Observational Exercise 8.3 Reflections and Action Worksheet Chapter 9. Handling Conflict Conflict Defined Communication and Conflict Kinds of Conflict Fisher and Ury Approach to Conflict Communication Strategies for Conflict Resolution Styles of Approaching Conflict 9.1 Conflict Style Questionnaire 9.2 Observational Exercise 9.3 Reflection and Action Worksheet Chapter 10. Overcoming Obstacles Obstacle 1: Unclear Goals Obstacle 2: Unclear Directions Obstacle 3: Low Motivation Obstacle 4: Complex Tasks Obstacle 5: Simple Tasks Obstacle 6: Low Involvement Obstacle 7: Lack of a Challenge 10.1 Path-Goal Styles Questionnaire 10.2 Observational Exercise 10.3 Reflection and Action Worksheet Chapter 11. Addressing Ethics in Leadership Ethical Leadership Is About the Character of the Leader Ethical Leadership Is About the Actions of the Leader Ethical Leadership Is About the Goals of the Leader Ethical Leadership Is About the Honesty of the Leader Ethical Leadership Is About the Power of the Leader Ethical Leadership Is About the Values of the Leader 11.1 Core Values Questionnaire 11.2 Observational Exercise 11.3 Reflection and Action Worksheet Questionnaires
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TL;DR: The authors posit a performative critique of leadership that emphasizes tactics of circumspect care, progressive pragmatism and searching for present potentialities, and use these tactics to sketch out a practice of deliberated leadership that involves collective reflection on when, what kind and if leadership is appropriate.
Abstract: Existing accounts of leadership are underpinned by two dominant approaches: functionalist studies, which have tried to identify correlations between variables associated with leadership; and interpretive studies, which have tried to trace out the meaning-making process associated with leadership. Eschewing these approaches, we turn to an emerging strand of literature that develops a critical approach to leadership. This literature draws our attention to the dialectics of control and resistance and the ideological aspect of leadership. However, it largely posits a negative critique of leadership. We think this is legitimate and important, but extend this agenda. We posit a performative critique of leadership that emphasizes tactics of circumspect care, progressive pragmatism and searching for present potentialities. We use these tactics to sketch out a practice of deliberated leadership that involves collective reflection on when, what kind and if leadership is appropriate.
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