A transformational leader takes you to someplace you’ve never been, without a pre-defined roadmap on how to get there. A transactional leader helps you implement a proven solution for a known situation. Martin Luther King transformed the way we looked at race and inclusion (transformational leadership). A CEO implements Six Sigma as a quality system to improve customer satisfaction and operating efficiency (transactional leadership).
Here is a short list of transformational leaders.
Martin Luther King
John Kennedy
Gandhi
Andrew Carnegie
Winston Churchill
Walt Disney
Benjamin Franklin
Steve Jobs
Eleanor Roosevelt
Margaret Thatcher
Abraham Lincoln
Florence Nightingale
Who would you add?
