The ability to transform an organization to the next level, through specific leadership techniques, and to have the vision to carry out the task, is called transformational leadership. Transformational leaders influence followers by acting as a teacher, mentor and coach. They empower others and help them to achieve career and organizational goals. Communication is the basis for this theoretical model -- the leader is highly visible and uses a chain of command to get results, but is never satisfied and is constantly looking for ways in which the organization can reach beyond the current vision. It is this constant search for efficacy, the move to "transact" the organization or specific project to a new level that keeps this theory alive -- and continual feedback and stimuli are as necessary as food and water to this leader. This type of leader might not be satisfied with lengthy tenure in an...

The new leader in healthcare is far more than a manager, and to be successful and have an impact on the organization must really train and develop an organized…