Core Idea: A leader must inspire his/her followers to transcend their own self interests for the betterment of the organization.
Transformational leaders pay attention to the developmental needs and concerns of the followers, and inspire followers to give a new outlook to solving problems.
Bass and Riggio dimensions to transformational leadership theory
Idealized Influence (II)
The leaders act as role models to the subordinates in various ways and they exhibit high morals and ethical standards.
Inspirational Motivation (IM)
The leaders inspire their subordinates in various ways and give meaning to their work and bring new challenges and enthusiasm.
Intellectual Stimulation (IS)
The leaders stimulate the intellectual ability of their followers. Through new approaches, they stimulate the way of thinking in their subordinates and thus raise the creativity in them. They promote intelligence, rationality and problem solving skills.
Individualized Consideration (IC)
The leaders pay more attention to the individual needs of development of the subordinates so as to achieve success.