Different managers employ distinctly different management styles, ranging from relatively hands-off, facilitative styles to autocratic, micromanaging styles. Managers can also employ different ...

The most popular theory of leadership today is transformational leadership. What is a transformational leader? Originally focused on leaders who "transform" groups or organizations, transformational ...

Dr. Akin Akinpelu is the CEO of Akin Akinpelu Learning & Development Company. He can be reached via [email protected]. The ability to inspire and motivate a team isn't just a nice-to-have; ...

There are many theories of exemplary leadership. Clearly, the most popular of these theories is transformational leadership. The concept of transformational leadership became prominent in a 1978 book ...

The concept of transformational leadership started with James V. Downton in 1973 and was expanded by James Burns in 1978. In 1985, researcher Bernard M. Bass further expanded the concept to include ...

Transformational leaders are those who inspire teams to stop seeking personal gain and look to the higher moral good that's accomplished as a team. Names like Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr. come ...

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