Mindfulness as substitute for transformational leadership

Behavioral Integrity as a Critical Ingredient for Transformational Leadership

Behavioral integrity is the perceived fit between espoused and enacted values. We propose that the maintenance of behavioral integrity is a highly problematic and consequential element of the successful management of change. Support for this view is drawn from the literatures on management fads, transformational leadership, trust and source credibility. Practical implications are developed.

Transformational and Charismatic Leadership

Leaders have a significant role in creating the state of mind that is the society. They can serve as symbols of the moral unity of the society. They can express the values that hold the society together. Most important, they can conceive and articulate goals that lift people out of their petty preoccupations, carry them above the conflicts that tear a society apart, and unite them in the pursui...

An emerging leadership paradigm. Transformational leadership.

Competing discourses of leadership: Transformational Leadership as blurring mechanism for masculinities in Denmark

This paper contributes to research on leadership, by incorporating insights from the literature on men and masculinities. Empirically, the paper is based on the narratives of three Danish (male) leaders struggling with tensions in discourses of leadership in an interview context. Re-reading of the transcripts in a gender perspective revealed that an understanding of nascent intertwined discours...

A Leadership Model for Transformational Government

Governments around the world, Since the late 1990’s, have invested aggressively in Information and Communications Technology (ICT). This strategic trend has paved the way for moving into the “Digital Age” providing reported improvement in public services and benefit realisation. However, research on eGovernment suggests that it has not yet reached its full potential of full seamless integration...