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What is transformational leadership?

Flooris-Van-der-Walt

Flooris Van Der Walt
Author, Executive, Mindset Transformational Coach

Transformational leadership is happening when a person can influence a critical mass of people to rethink where they are and move in a different direction which will reach a better situation for them. From my research, a transformational leader has to know her/his strengths and challenges extremely well to then compensate for the challenges through others.

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Matt Marsh, Business Breakthrough Specialist. Consultant, Coach, Author & Visiting Professor

Matt Marsh
Business Breakthrough Specialist, Consultant, Coach, Author, Visiting Professor

Having a clearly well thought out vision about what the organisation is attempting to achieve and being able to articulate that vision both internally and externally.

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Paul Hunter, Strategic Management Institute Managing Director

Paul Hunter
Managing Director of the Strategic Management Institute

A transformational leader is prepared to adapt to expected or unexpected forces of change while also inventing new opportunity by creating deliberate change of their own volition.

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