Developing Transformational Leadership: 1992 and Beyond

TLDR

The study examines whether transformational leadership can be trained to meet the challenges facing European management after 1992. It draws on successful North American training models to design a prototype program for junior, middle, and senior managers in a large European conglomerate. The program shows strong positive effects on participants and improves their job performance.

Abstract

European management must become more transformational with respect to its leadership if it is to address the challenges confronting the European community after 1992. The question arises, can transformational leadership be trained? The answer is affirmative. A number of successful training experiences in North America are described in this article. These experiences form the basis for a prototype training programme now being conducted in a large European conglomerate at the junior, middle and senior management level. A general overview of these programmes are provided, as well as evidence that they are having strong beneficial effects on the participants in the workshops, and in their performance back on their jobs.