Transactional leadership focuses on the transactions between leaders and their followers (Bass, 1990). Transformational leadership, in contrast, is a leadership approach that inspires change in individuals (Bass). This paper examines transformational and transactional leadership styles individually and then compares the underlying philosophies of both of these forms of leadership. By making reference to, and providing evidence from existing literature, this paper will argue that transformational leadership is more effective. (More)
At the most general level, organizational change is present when a workplace experiences a difference in its functions, members, leaders, or form (as cited in Weick and Quinn, 1999). This change subsequently requires an adaptive response on the part of employees (Jex, 2002). Evidence suggests that perceptions of stress in the workplace result from an employee's cognitive appraisal of their work environment; empirical findings show that during organizational change in the form of a merger, employees consistently report feelings of anxiety, uncertainty, and job insecurity (Jex). Upon consideration of the fact that change often creates these negative feelings among employees, it is reasonable to infer that change is a precursor to higher levels of stress in the workplace, which give rise to tensions that require a certain mode of leadership.(More)
Leaders who excel over time utilize organizational networks in distinctive ways to compensate for weaknesses in formal structures, says Rob Cross (U of Virginia) and colleagues who conducted network analyses at more than 100 organizations. (More)
Do you want to be an enlightened leader? Then actively coach and mentor employees, pay attention to rewards and recognition, and make sure the fence you build for your colleague is far enough away that it cannot be seen, says IRC faculty member Jean-François Pinsonnault.(More)
A province engages in systems-wide thinking to enhance leadership capacity
By Françoise Morissette, Faculty and Fellow, Queen’s IRC
In 2007, a variety of groups in New Brunswick interested in the viability and success of the province got together to create a plan for sustainable economic renewal. Faced with massive emigration, erosion of their natural resource-based economy, and poor academic standings, New Brunswick was ready for change. “Maritime provinces are at a crossroads”, commented Donald Savoie in the Telegraph Journal on May 7, 2007; “We can sit by, make political noises about the state of our economy and see our population continue to drift away, or we can define an ambitious and overriding goal and pursue it with all the energy that we can muster.”(More)
Queen's IRC faculty member Lucinda Bray is a managementdevelopment consultant based in Dublin, Ireland. In the followingarticle, she talks about the gulf between European and North Americanideas about leadership — and the hidden perils this presents for an HRconsultant training executives in the Old World. (More)
As part of their research on leadership development, Queen's IRC faculty member Françoise Morissette and fellow consultant Amal Henein have interviewed 200 leaders from across Canada: executives, entrepreneurs, politicians, civil servants, fundraisers, activists, artists, journalists, athletes, coaches. While their book, “Leadership Development, Maple Leaf Style”, is slated for publication in 2006, they gave us an early view of some findings to date.(More)
By Kirsteen MacLeod,Queen’s University Industrial Relations Centre
What, you may ask, is a yawp — and what does it have to do with being able to communicate well as a leader? Senior managers who participated in a day-long Queen's Industrial Relations Centre custom program found themselves considering this recently.(More)
Better than anyone, Canadians have cause to complain about living in a northern climate. And complain they do. You need look no further than our own Environment Canada, which speaks of "miserydays" as it reports on our brutish winter times. (Download)
Made in Canada Leadership is a compelling guide for anyone interested in their own growth as a leader - or in developing leaders within their organizations. (More)
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HRM Project Series - The purpose of this study is to evaluate the role and significance of unions and collective bargaining in facilitating workplace change (More)
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Canada, Ltd. ISBN: 0-470-83517-6 Year: 2005 Price: $49.99 Buy Now!
The Conflict Resolution Toolbox equips any practitioner with the clear, practical insights they need to find conflict's roots and resolve disputes quickly. (More)
These published proceedings of the symposium discuss strategies and approaches for improving relationships, solving problems, and resolving disputes more effectively. (More)
Le present recueil de comptes rendus propose des strategies et des demarches aptes a ameliorer les relations, a resoudre les problemes et a regler les conflits d'une facon plus efficace. (More)
