When the Leader Becomes Larger Than the Organisation (On Transformational Leadership)
I came across the term “Servant and Transformational style of Leadership” that led me to study more about various leadership styles. I realised that most of the forms of leadership have similar characteristics and functioning style; i.e., in reality, most of the leaders switch from one leadership style to the other, often relying on one style that conforms to their persona. Various factors influence a leader's leadership traits; viz. the internal environment in the form of the organisation’s structure, work culture, its resources and people; the external environment comprising of the organisation’s clients, vendors, associates, investors, the geography and related economy, culture, political structures. A Servant Leader (Would rather rephrase it as "Service Leader") has the traits of democratic, team, facilitative (Coach), strategic, and visionary leadership; while the Transformational leadership has an additional feature of Cross-Cultural Leadership. I...