Transformational versus Transactional Leadership

It is believed that for positive leadership in human life, there is a relation to the commitment in terms of the organizations (Aarons, 2006, p. 1163). When working in a mental health service organization, it is observed that organizational climate is mediated by the association between the workers and the working alliance between the management. It is evident that there is a connection between leadership, organizational and clinical process and the satisfaction of consumers (Aarons, 2006, p. 1163). It is evident that there is a difference between transformational and transactional leadership. The two forms of leaderships are seen to have a diverse relation to cultural and organizational boundaries studied in a number of research cases (Aarons, 2006, p. 1163). There are cases where leaders use both forms of leadership to enhance the output of their commitment to the organizations. This essay compares and contrasts both forms of leadership and how they are used to effect management.

The two forms of management occur in the daily lives and all the activities carried out by managers as they relate with their workers. Generally, in life everybody is involved with exchange; the exchange might be money or anything that is not tangible (Aarons, 2006, p. 1164). It is clear that the more exchange experienced between two parties the more ties are created between them. In a typical company the more the managers are in contact with the workers, the more commitment is observed from the workers (Aarons, 2006, p. 1164). In transactional leadership, the parties involved in the relationship get rewarded for the returns gained; for example in politics, voters are promised that the agendas are actualized when they elect him or her to office. This ...

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...er difference is that transactional leaders are more concerned about personalized output of their juniors while transformational leaders are visionary, rhetorical and have management skills that are geared towards creating a strong emotional bond between the juniors (Aarons, 2006, p. 1165).

In conclusion, transformational leaders are be focused on ensuring that there is an overall improvement in terms of performance and output without basing emphasis on the returns gained from the relation. Transactional leadership is based on conditions, if there are no returns from a relationship then it is considered a failed assignment, the mode is materialistic and short sighted.

Reference

Aarons, G. A. (2006). Transformational and transactional leadership: Association with attitudes toward evidence-based practice. American Psychiatric Association, 57, 1162-1169.