Book description
Transformational leadership occurs when one or more persons engage with others in such a way that leaders and followers raise one another to higher levels of motivation and morality. "Leadership" is Pulitzer Prize-winner James M. Burns' pioneering study of leadership, first published in 1978 and still considered the seminal work…
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In 1978, the prominent historian and political scientist Jim Burns published this classic, advancing the importance of “transformational leadership.” Referencing such greats as Lincoln, Gandhi, and FDR, he documented how moral leaders help followers achieve their higher goals and realize their potential.
Sound idealistic? Burns showed it was also practical and effective.
From James' list on no BS leadership.
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