Transformational & Servant Leadership

Transformational Leadership

A perspective of leadership that not only manages people and resources, but also seeks to elevate the group (organization) to… a higher moral level
- values and morals of a group
Characterized by:
- A clear vision for future of the organization
- Being social architects for their organization
- Creating trust in their organization
- Having self-discernment coupled with positive self-regard

Transactional Leadership:

The exchange of something of value the leader possesses or controls that the follower wants in return for his/her services.
Ex: Working for pay. Internships for experience.

Type 2 Transactional Leadership:

Relational ties to motivate people to do work far beyond what they might do for some circumstance
Ex: Working for parents, parents give specific tasks not in job description for their kid that their other workers would say no to.

Transformational Leadership Focuses on:

Recognizing the need for change
Creating a vision for change
Institutionalizing change

4 I’s in Transformational Leadership (hint hint look in the textbook for these definitions)

Idealized Influence Charisma
Inspirational Motivation
Intellectual Stimulation
Individualized Consideration

Visions & Values
- Values: core of personality, influence decisions you make, people you trust, appeals we respond to.
- Goals: intermediate activities, plans, directive
- Objectives: immediate task and activities
- Articulation of a clear/appealing vision
- Explanation how the vision will be reached
- expressing confidence in followers
- leading by example
- empowering followers to appropriately achieve the vision
They try to indicate and influence their followers as they have a shared sense of what is important, what is doing well, what is worth spending your energy on

Authority: power to influence or command thought, opinion or behavior. person in cmd

Transformational authority: conferred power to perform service

Full Range Leadership Theory: multiple theories can be blended together

Implicit Leadership Theories: leadership in part resided in the minds of followers, therefor it is important to understand perception of leadership in study of leadership

Servant Leadership

Definition: an approach to leadership that is oriented to a concern for others.

Three Dominant Moral Approaches to Leadership:
- Ethical Leadership
- Authentic Leadership
- Servant Leadership
Two Main Aspects of servant leadership:
- Visionary - doing the right thing
- implementation - doing the things right
Ex of Servant Leaders in History:
- Lao-Tzu - they say we did it together, not the leader did this.
- Xenophon - have self control
- Chanakya - the leader pleases the followers, not him. paid servant and enjoys resources of organization with its members.
- Jesus - those who want to go first should be servants
10 Principles of Servant Leadereship
- Listening, empathy, healing, awareness, persuasion, conceptualization, foresight, stewardship, commitment to growth of people, building community
Challenges of Servant Leadership
- 1) Requires true servant
- 2) May not fit every organization or situation
- 3) Takes time to implement and experience success
Heart Check
- Am I called to leadership or am I driven to it?
- Do I want to be helpful or in control?
- Do I have the best interest of those I lead or am I my primary concern
Head Check
- Clear Vision
  - Purpose
  - Values
  - Imagination
  - Goals
Hand Check - choosing how to meet your objectives
- Doing whats right rather than pleasing others
  - Service over recognition
  - Relationship over power/status
  - Generosity over wealth