LDRS 612 Leading Change - Transformational Servant Leadership Style

This presentation defines transformational servant leadership (TSL) as a style that combines transformational and servant leadership, focusing on leading followers towards targets through training and mentoring. It highlights the crucial role of effective communication in TSL, particularly in change management, motivation, and sustainability. Effective communication enables transformative leaders to manage conflicts, motivate followers to embrace change, and communicate the benefits of adapting to market changes. The presentation emphasizes building a continuous stream of communication to influence subordinates and foster trust through strengthening formal communication channels, training and mentoring employees, and utilizing social media. It concludes by referencing various academic sources to support the concepts discussed.

TRANSFORMATIONAL SERVANT STYLE OF
LEADERSHIP
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Definition of transformative style of leadership (TSL)
 TSL refers to leading
followers towards targets
by training and mentoring
them.
 Combines transformational
leadership and service
leadership style.
Transformational
servant leaders: leads
towards changes by
training followers
Transformational leaders:
Leads teams towards
changes
Servant leaders:
Understands the needs of
followers and trains
them

Importance of effective communication in transformational
servant leadership style
 Communication plays
important role in
transformational servant
leadership style
 Enables change
management.
 Trains followers TS
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Change
management
SustainabilityMotivation

Importance of effective communication in transformational
servant leadership style: Change management
 Transformational servant leadership style involves continuous communication
with employees and dealing with their fears and insecurities, thus managing
conflicts.
 Employees are able to embrace more willingly which boosts the performances
within organisations.
 TSL enables organisations embrace changes more effectively.

Importance of effective communication in transformational
servant leadership style: Motivation
 Jones, Michelfelder and Nair (2017) mentions that communication enables
transformative leaders to motivate their followers to embrace change and elevate
their performances.
 The transformative leaders usually come into play when the companies need to
tide over tough situations.

Importance of effective communication in transformational
servant leadership style: Sustainability
 Transformational servant leaders establish smooth communication with the
employees and motivate them to embrace the change.
 These leaders communicate the benefits of adapting to market changes and
provide their followers trainings to enhance their skills.
 This enable the organisations embrace changes more effectively and sustain in the
market.
 Thus, effective communication enable transformative leaders to lead organisation
they head towards sustainability.

Building a continuous stream of communication to influence
subordinates and building relationship based on trust:
 Strengthening formal communication channel
 Train and mentoring of employees
 Social media

References
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 Burke, W.W., 2017. Organization change: Theory and practice. Sage Publications.
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measuring and caring about participation in higher education's sustainability
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References contd…
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