Department
Leadership
Date of Paper/Work
2017
Degree Name
Doctor of Education in Leadership (Ed.D.)
Type of Paper/Work
Dissertation
Advisors
Eleni Roulis, Stephen Brookfield, Karen Westberg
Abstract
This review investigates the psychological foundations of leadership theories to discover what skills enable effective leaders to lead across sectors and decades with a focus on organizational leadership. The research questions explore the ability of these leaders to consistently address conflict and challenges effectively regardless of context (public/private); and to explore the notion that such leaders are not necessarily born, and that these leadership practices can be developed. With a focus on the transformational, authentic, academic, social entrepreneur, and cross-organizational leadership theoretical models, the undergirding to these theories is explored through the influences of personality characteristics and traits, as well as the moral and ethical components involved in the development of these leaders. Three prominent community leaders are profiled to demonstrate how aspects of personality and experiences provide the how and why behind these leadership theories when applied to actual circumstances.
Keywords
Leadership, Transformational Leadership, Leadership Traits, Leadership & Personality, Theories of Leadership, Authentic Leadership
Creative Commons License
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Recommended Citation
Spray, Susan R., "How to Identify and Instill Qualities of a Transformative Leader:" (2017). Education Doctoral Dissertations in Leadership. 101.
https://ir.stthomas.edu/caps_ed_lead_docdiss/101