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Transactional leadership is a style of leadership that focuses on achieving specific goals through a system of rewards and punishments.Summary
TRANSACTIONAL LEADERSHIP MODEL
- Transactional leaders use contingent rewards, such as bonuses or promotions, to incentivize good performance, and may use disciplinary measures to correct poor performance.
- Transactional leaders tend to be directive and maintain high control over their subordinates.
- This leadership style is often effective in stable and predictable environments where clear rules and procedures are necessary for efficient operations.
- Transactional leadership has been criticized for its focus on short-term goals and its reliance on extrinsic rewards as a motivator.
ARTICLES TRANSACTIONAL LEADERSHIP MODEL
- ARTICLE: MAY 2022 Pros and Cons of Transactional Leadership
- Main Points:
- Transactional leadership focuses on short-term goals and planning and fails to look at the big picture or plan for the future.
- Transactional leadership is a rewards-and-punishment-based system designed to motivate employees to achieve results.
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- ARTICLE: JULY 2022 What Is Transactional Leadership? Definition and Advantages | Indeed.co
- Main Points:
- It relies on attaining goals through organisational structure.
- Supervision and a system of rewards.
- Punishments results-oriented approach.
- Works well with self-motivated employees.
- Used by middle and upper management.
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References
- LEADERSHIP STYLES—ARTICLES THE RUNWAY
- LINKS TO MILITARY PUBLICATIONS: LEADERSHIP THE RUNWAY
- LEADERSHIP USEFUL ARTICLES THE RUNWAY
- ADF Philosophical Doctrine - ADF Leadership Recommended Reading THE RUNWAY
- ADDITIONAL READING RAAF RUNWAY (PME)
- RAAF RUNWAY: RATIONALE, GUIDELINES, LEARNING OUTCOMES, ETC
