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Transformational Leaders

 December 12, 2006

• "Raise awareness of moral standards
• Highlight important priorities
• Increase followers' need for achievement
• Foster higher moral maturity in followers
• Create an ethical climate (shared values, high ethical standards)
• Encourage followers to look beyond self-interests to the common good
• Promote cooperation and harmony
• Use authentic, consistent means
• Use persuasive appeals based on reason
• Provide individual coaching and mentoring
• Appeal to the ideals of followers
• Allow followers freedom of choice (Johnson, 2005, p. 164)."

Reference:  Johnson, C.E. (2005).  Meeting the ethical challenges of leadership (2^nd edition).  Thousand Oaks, CA:  Sage Publications.

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Created: 2008-04-01, Updated: 2009-04-10