Charisma and transformational leadership

QUESTION

ANSWER

1. What were the three types of ‘authority’ that Weber identified?

Charismatic, traditional and rational-legal.

2. Identify three of Multifactor themes described by Bass and Avolio.

Emotional expressiveness, self-confidence, self-determination, insight, freedom from internal conflict, eloquence, energy, self-sacrificial.

3. How does transformational leadership differ from transactional leadership?

Transformational is about winning hearts and minds, whereas transactional involves the exchange of goods, love, or other ‘commodity’.

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