1) Transactional Leaders:
They see the relationship with their followers in terms of a trade: they give followers the rewards they want in exchange for service, loyalty and compliance.
2) Transformational Leaders:
They see their role as inspiring and motivating others to work at levels beyond mere compliance. Only transformational leadership is said to be able to change team/organisational cultures and move them in a new direction.
It is suggested that to cope with this type of environment, leaders need to have vision and creativity, be innovative and capable of inspiring others.
Bennis proposed that there were two types of leaders:
1) Transactional Leaders:
They see the relationship with their followers in terms of a trade: they give followers the rewards they want in exchange for service, loyalty and compliance.
2) Transformational Leaders:
They see their role as inspiring and motivating others to work at levels beyond mere compliance. Only transformational leadership is said to be able to change team/organisational cultures and move them in a new direction.
It is suggested that to cope with this type of environment, leaders need to have vision and creativity, be innovative and capable of inspiring others.
