Transformational Leaders

(Kouzes and Posner, 2002)

Transformational Leaders

Transformational Leaders

The most important task of leadership is to

define and nurture a shared vision

that energises and brings out the best in people

James A. Vaughan

A vision-less leader

(lacking in vision or inspiration) is almost a

contradiction in terms!

(John Adair, 2002)

The vision must be followed by the venture It is not enough to stare up the steps

Visions without actions are merely hallucinations!

So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, but when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable.

Transformational Leaders

To become a leader one must believe in one’s own ability to achieve results for one’s self, but the real job of the leader is not doing it but ENABLING others to do it.

Saskin & Rosenbach 1993

Leadership in the 21 ST Century Leadership in the new millennium has comprehensively come of age. Where once leaders were aloof decision-makers, today they are dedicated collaborators and net workers whose role is to give power to their team rather than wield power to their own ends.

Leaders on Leadership – an intimate view of life at the top of Europe plc

Development Dimensions International (DDI), Research Report, January 2006

Transformational Leaders

The biggest disease today is not leprosy or tuberculosis but rather the feeling of being unwanted, uncared for and deserted by everybody.

Compassion and Caring

Transformational Leaders

...is about the principles & practices that support the basic human need to be appreciated for what we do & who we are.

(Kouzes & Posner, 2002)

The modern nurse is viewed by the public as a skilled and independent professional June 2006

Melissa Fitzpatrick (2005), former editor-in-chief of

Nursing Management,

wrote: ‘To the public these ads showcase diversity, intelligence, competence, and caring - the essence of nursing.

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Really believe in your heart of hearts that your fundamental purpose, the reason for being, is to enlarge the lives of others.

Your life will be enlarged also, and all of the other things we have been taught to concentrate on, will take care of themselves.

Transformational Leaders

The 10 Commitments of Leadership  Enlist others  Envision the future  Strengthen others  Foster collaboration  Search for opportunities  Experiment and take risks  Celebrate and cheer accomplishments  Recognise contributions  Set the example  Achieve small wins (Kouzes & Posner, 2002)