Transformational Leadership Theory Analysis

The theory I chose to analyze and discuss is Transformational leadership. The Transformational leadership theory is generally a process in which a leader interacts with subordinates and creates a connection in which helps motivate the subordinate to reach the next level. The focus with Transformational leadership is to improve the performance of the followers and helping them reach their fullest potential. The main component of Transformational leadership consists of three key components, which are Transformational leadership, Transactional leadership, and Laissez-faire leadership.

Transformational leadership is made up of four factors: idealized influence charisma, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation, and individualized consideration.

Contingent Reward is an agreement between leaders and followers in exchange for specific rewards. To further explain, a leader has a task for follower to accomplish and as a result of the follower completing the task, they will get something for it like an increase in pay. The management-by-exception involves that of negativity rather it be reinforcement or feedback from leaders. This factor has two forms that are active and passive. Active is when a leader watches its followers for mistakes and to see if they ever violate any of rules. Passive is when leaders step in only after standards have not been met or if any conflict may

This assessment is a questionnaire about the transformational leadership styles. This assessment is a different type of questionnaire than the ones from previous ones. This questionnaire is used to help me get a sense of my own belief when it comes to leadership. The scoring scale was from a zero to four. Zero is not all, one represents once in a while, two means sometimes, three represents fairly often, four represented frequently if not always. The questionnaire was broken up into three portions, which were Transformational, Transactional, and Passive/ Avoidant. For Transformational portion, I scored all fours. For Transactional, on contingent reward, I received a three and for active, I received a three. Finally, for the Passive and avoidant, I received a zero for passive and two for avoidant. This assessment showed that I am more likely to demonstrate the transformational leadership styles more often when in a leadership position than I am to demonstrate transactional and passive