Transformative Leadership in a Nonprofit Organization Yulanda Harris EDD8100 – Foundations of Educational Leadership and Management 1 April 21, 2013 Capella University Abstract A transformative leader is a leader who can bring about influential change in others. These leaders not only transform essential change, they change the way we think and act. Transformative leaders create practices and processes in organizations proactively. In addition, transformative leaders can be found
Introduction World renowned leadership expert Warren Bennis teamed up with scholar Burt Nanus to create a timeless and classic piece of work. Author Warren Bennis is known for paving the way for contemporary leadership while author Burt Nanus has defined visionary leadership, two elements evident in their work Leaders: Strategies for Taking Charge. These authors have a created an easy to read manual for basic leadership that will transform individuals and organizations. Leaders: Strategies for
Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Philosophy by George E. Anderson III Leadership School of Business and Technology Capella University QUESTION 1 The mixed method has recently become a popular method of research. Analyze and compare the mixed method, qualitative and quantitative research methods. Evaluate the effectiveness of each as a valid method of research on models of military leadership. Introduction The sociological effects discussed by Kuhn (1996)
stakeholders. This research will highlight all stakeholders described in the case study Western National Insurance, the actions taken by Henderson to support and engage Western National Insurance stakeholders, and an evaluation of these actions using leadership theories. The assessment will consider how successful leaders excel at understanding themselves and others, at motivating group members to excel, and at facilitating group members to learn and perform their work more effectively, with the overall
Theories Out of all the different leadership theories I learned about this semester I really feel that I best relate to transformational leadership and authentic leadership theories. During the development of my personal theory I found that these theories tended to list many similar traits, and values that aligned with my own. Additionally, both authentic and transformative theories place a significant amount of emphasis on the relationship between the leader and her/his followers. The success and
The Value of Studying and Practicing Transformative Leadership “There is nothing permanent except change.” ~ Heraclitus The greatest lesson life has taught me is ‘the only thing that stays the same, is change.’ Too often individuals respond to change based on fear, becoming exceedingly inflexible and futile, letting an incidence define them instead of seizing the moment. However, change creates opportunity, when versed with empowerment its outcome inaugurates balance, as well as fortifies established
Summary of “Transformative Leadership: Achieving Unparalleled Excellence” For , MGT 3110 February 6, 2015 Abstract This paper summarizes the article written by Cam Caldwell, Rolf D. Dixon, Larry A. Floyd, Joe Chaudoin, Johnathan Post, and Gaynor Cheokas regarding the need for a new type of leadership in today’s social work environment, defined as Transformative leadership. The article itself varies in the definition, however in a broad sense Transformative leadership is maintaining
I feel that are important traits needed in a leader especially with those whose leading style tends to be more democratic and focused on the relational aspect in leadership. Similarly, my results from the Leadership Style Assessment survey labeled my strongest characteristics as being a people mover and truth-seeker (Your Leadership Legacy, n.d.). The VIA Classification of Character Strengths, the last personal survey I took, classified Wisdom and Knowledge, Courage, Justice, and Temperance as
Leadership theories The full spectrum of leadership styles is broad. The leadership styles continuum ranges from very directive to very non-directive: Autocratic, Benevolent Autocratic, Consultative, Participative, Consensus, and Laissez-Faire (Gibson, 1995). The autocratic leader an authority who make decisions or set goals and does not feel the need to explain them. The benevolent autocratic leader also rely on authority for decision-making, but may explain the thought process behind the decisions
Leadership is a broad field but basically involves overseeing what others are doing. But as much as overseeing can sound too non-hands on activity, leadership has serious involvement and happens to be a very serious role. Our manager of a branch of Toyota shops In Saudi Arabia defines his leadership roles as simply making sure the Toyota cars get sold to the car market. This is basically the role of a manager, to effect the main purpose of any company as set by the owners. However, when the role