Transformational leadership is an important contemporary theory of leadership. Its one leadership style consistent with successful organizational change management.
Burns argued that all leadership behavior is either transactional or transformational. Transactional behaviors are "largely oriented toward accomplishing the tasks at hand and at maintaining good relations with those working with the leader [exchanging promises of rewards for performance]." Burns says that this style doesn't work when the task require inspiring people to want to make a big change.
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