Leadership in Transformation - Core Characteristics of Leaders

Leadership in any organisation is vital, regardless of the size, type or sector of the company. Leadership in transformational situations becomes even more vital at every level. Transformational leadership requires communication skills that go way beyond and way deeper than just communicating the strategy. It’s about putting the belief and will into the team that will carry out the transformation and the...

The level of personal engagement in this process is important. The emotional involvement is critical; the clarity and conviction of a transformational leader must be visibly evident. True transformational leaders possess the ability to convince at every level – from the factory, shop, office or site floor to the highest echelons of the business, organisation or institution.

Transformation is hard, difficult and many will resist in the belief that they know better or simply don’t want to change.

So what are the core characteristics that transformational leaders have, the capabilities that transcend the average? 

Enabling transformation and change that is effective requires core leadership characteristics. It is only really capable leaders who have these in abundance. These characteristics and traits below make the difference in transformation that sticks.

A transformational leader will have the ability to visualise, and more importantly, be able to clearly communicate a vision for the organisation in a way that is clearly understood throughout the business. This leader will provide a clear direction of travel, sound reasoning with realistic objectives in a way that everyone can engage with and work towards whilst embracing prevalent culture and values...

Transformational leaders are mindful of an organisation's collective spirit. A transformational leader will have a broad awareness of and share the collective spirit around them, aligning purpose, values and acknowledging that actions to create change, decisions made and new ideas introduced will impact widely. Transformational leaders will truly view their role as being integral to the business being part of...

Self-motivation that internal force that is independent of external influence is evident in all leaders, especially those who enjoy their roles and have clear alignment with their purpose; but, even more so in transformational leadership, where the enthusiasm and stimulus to effectively, manage and remain focussed is so vital...

Power can be addictive. Transformational leaders have the ability to do what’s right for the business and not let their position or power stop them from putting the company ahead of their own personal gain. They recognise that as a leader their success comes when everyone succeeds. They encourage, respect and embrace others success all the while remaining unpretentious...

Being decisive is challenging but is a key responsibility of a leader; difficult decisions are often hard but transformational leaders do not refrain or delay unnecessarily the decision-making process, aligning their decisions with a clearly expressed vision upholding values and remaining focussed on the best outcomes...

Not everyone is willing or able to take risks in their stride, but transformational leaders embrace risk more often than not, calculating the risk and the rewards with a combination of intelligent research, fact-finding and evaluation to enable informed decisions. A transformational leader will encourage appropriate risk-taking and sound judgement across the organisation developing with their teams well...

The business environment is constantly in flux. Transformational leaders are prepared to respond, adapt, flex and change as the world around them evolves. They understand that adaptation is always needed and they look to innovate, respond and renew to meet a constantly changing environment. They inherently know that the status quo is not appropriate in a competitive environment. A transformationa...

Team unity and collaboration are all-powerful when it comes to transformation success. Understanding that success comes from a team effort and that growth is developed from listening too, embracing and encouraging input and ideas across the organisation. Transformational leaders construct conditions and environments to engender collaboration listening to their teams and integrating their insights...

Providing inspiration to others and creating a can-do environment where people go beyond and rise to the occasion goes hand-in-hand with the ability to think beyond the façade of slick presentations and speeches. Transformational leaders get to know the people around them; they treat people as individuals with different motivational needs. They inspire by believing in their teams and embracing...

Taking the lead and a proactive approach to all that they do transformational leaders are constantly looking to make things happen. They make decisions to push things forward, innovate constantly, push boundaries and challenge. They encourage others to behave in a similar way, to be proactive in the way they think and act, providing support and guidance with well thought out strategies to manage the risks...

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