Transactional Leadership
Transactional leadership encompasses a style whereby the leader’s sole goal is to get the job completed. (Grossman, p. 63)In order to fulfill this goal, the transactional leader must mobilize his or her followers into action; this is attained through the utilization of incentives like promotions, pay increments and the like. A good example that depicts transactional leadership pertains to an instance whereby the chief executive officer in a previous work station sought to increase the speed at which patients received a response after checking in at the hospital.
The community had complained strongly about the delays evident at the hospital and as such, the chief executive officer had to take action. Consequently, the chief executive officer instructed the senior nurse to revise the duty roster for all nurses in order to avoid exhaustion. With few working hours, nurses were able to offer high quality services without delays. This approach was successful because the chief executive officer increased the hospital’s efficiency and nurses had more hours for rest between shifts.
Transformational Leadership
This encompasses a style in which the leaders and followers enhance the attainment of specific goals through motivation. (Grossman, p. 63)A good example pertains to a situation whereby my former nurse leader instilled excellent levels of motivation amongst all nurses in order to enhance patient outcome. This approach was successful because the followers felt appreciated and were extremely proud to work in the hospital.
Further Analysis: Transformational Leadership
Excellent leadership encompasses the establishment of an enabling environment for followers to make rational decisions. In line with this perspective, the example provided for transformational leadership encapsulates all the major aspects of good leadership and followership. (Grossman, p. 37)Whereas the nursing leader did not use excessive authority, her followers worked strongly towards the attainment of organizational goals.
Merits of Transformational Leadership
This leadership style is characterized by different kinds of merits; firstly, it results into the development of mutual respect between the leader and followers. Furthermore, this style facilitates for the attainment of goals without unnecessary pressure on the leader on followers.
Reference
Grossman, S. & Valiga, T. (2009). The new leadership challenge: Creating the future of nursing, PA: F.A. Davis Company
