Leadership: Counsellor's Perspective on Transformational Leadership

This report delves into the concept of leadership from the perspective of a counsellor, examining the principles of transformational leadership and its practical applications. The author discusses the importance of client-centered approaches and the use of various methodologies to enhance leadership effectiveness. The report also highlights the challenges posed by neoliberalism and the need for leaders to adapt to the digital age. It emphasizes the significance of transformational leadership in fostering professional development, innovation, and the development of essential skills. The author provides personal reflections on the characteristics of transformational leadership and its relevance. The report also explores the integration of technology in leadership to engage with diverse teams and address the complexities of the dynamic business world. The report references key academic sources to support its arguments, providing a comprehensive view of leadership and its evolution.

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Activity 1
As a counsellor, I believe that leadership in organizations are based on visions,
organizational cultures and beliefs. In leadership, client centred position is paramount. For
effective service delivery, intervention of culture with various western modalities is
paramount. However, there are barriers between management and staff of an organization due
to dominant discourses of neoliberalism (Antonakis, & Day, 2017). Transformational
leadership supports professional development of staff due to introduction of competency
development in meeting the demands of quality of work. In organizational leadership, the
success of each project is based on the skills and competency of individual staff.
Activity 2
According to Aaron (2006), transformational leadership requires five critical traits
and components. They include; demonstration of idealized behaviour and attributes,
intellectual stimulation, motivation and individualized consideration. A transformational
leader should also provide a professional relationship between the followers and the leader in
order to achieve the set goals, mission and vision of the organization. As a novice counsellor
and a practitioner of the leadership theory, transformational leadership introduction excited
and created parallels in my practice. The characteristics of transformational leadership
embody a leadership style that is innovative and visionary.
Activity 3
The era, is not only transformational but is digitalized leading to a lot of innovation in
leadership. Incorporation of technologies to engage and connect to members could bring
healthy outcomes in today’s diverse population of an organization (Banks, McCauley,
Gardner, & Guler, 2016). In a shifting and dynamic business world, there is complexity of

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leadership placing leaders as either tech savvy or conservative. Leaders should think, act and
react differently in the digital environment in order to succeed.

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References
Antonakis, J., & Day, D. V. (Eds.). (2017). The nature of leadership. Sage publications.
Banks, G. C., McCauley, K. D., Gardner, W. L., & Guler, C. E. (2016). A meta-analytic review of
authentic and transformational leadership: A test for redundancy. The Leadership
Quarterly, 27(4), 634-652.