Analyzing the Leadership Theories

Leadership Theories

Event in Health Care Organization

In order to run health care organizations such that they are always viable, when it comes to both economic and health results, health care leaders frequently feel attracted to a practical managerial point-of-view with insistence on the daily production pressures together with its need to react to both large and smaller issues. This tendency could restrict their capability of engaging on visionary leadership practices, that assist in changing their organizations for the futures. For instance, the present event in the health care of Kenya is that health care employees' need encounter a rising multitude of job demands: cost efficiency, patient care and administration as well as optimal employment, and might be less efficient in both secondary and primary role liabilities. Thus, leadership skills are required in assisting both providers and managers in making consistent and thoughtful choices amid values in competition. This matter can best be addressed by transformational theory.

Transformational Theory

Transformational leaders concentrate on the big picture and utilize communication in inspiring followers to efficiently and effectively accomplish their vision. This leadership theory needs leaders to be accessible and visible, and to dynamically look for new ideas in order to meet their set objectives (Guzman, 2016). According to Burns (1978), transformational leadership is a procedure whereby both followers and leaders are involved in a mutual procedure of elevating each other to higher degrees of motivation and morality.

By appealing to greater values and ideals of followers, transformational leaders actually raise the standards of expectation and practice. In so doing, they might shape the values and ideals themselves and utilize captivating techniques to draw individuals not only towards the leader but also to the values (Burns, 1978). His perception of transformational leadership is that it is more effective compared to transactional leadership, where the appeal is to more egocentric concerns. An appeal to social values therefore supports individuals to work together, instead of working alone and most probably in competition with each other. He also sees transformational leadership as a constant process and not the distinct exchanges of the transactional style.

Developing high-performance labor force is quite vital and to achieve this, business leaders should be capable of motivating the members of the organization to go beyond and do more than their task obligations. As an outcome, fresh leadership ideas have surfaced; one of them being transformational leadership.

Transformational leadership might be found at every level of the organization: departments, teams, divisions, and the organization as a whole. Transformational leaders are motivating, creative, risk-takers, adventurous, as well as thoughtful thinkers. They have a captivating appeal. However, charisma on its own is not enough to change the way an entire organization works. So as to bring major changes to an organization, transformational leaders should display the following four factors

Figure 1: Transformational leadership model

Inspirational motivation: The basis of transformational leadership is the encouragement of consistent set of values, vision, and mission to the organizational members. They guide followers through a sense of meaning and challenge. In addition, they work optimistically and passionately to promote the spirit of dedication and teamwork.

Intellectual stimulation: Transformational leaders support their followers to be creative as well as innovative. They support fresh ideas from their followers and do not condemn them in public for any mistakes they might have done. Such leaders concentrate on the "what" in issues and do not concentrate on the negatives. They have no uncertainty in doing away with an old practice set that they regard as being ineffective.

Idealized influence: Such leaders believe in the idea that a leader is capable of influencing followers only when he practices what he preaches. The leaders serve as role models that the followers aim to imitate. Such leaders usually win the respect and trust of their followers with their actions. They normally place the needs of their followers above their own, sacrifice their personal benefits for the sake of their followers, and display high standards of ethical behavior.

Individualized consideration: Leaders act as advisers to their followers and compensate them for their creativity and innovation. The followers receive different kinds of treatment depending on their knowledge and skills. They get empowered in decision making and are given the required support to execute their decisions.