Transformational Leadership ‘Its Up To You’

1. Transformational Leadership‘Its Up To You’ Undraye P. Howard, MA VP, Intellectual Capital Alliance for Children and Families

2. Objectives Alliance for Children and Families • What type of leadership is needed in today's environment? • Defining what it means to be high impact • Defining what it means to be transformational • Examine a case study around transformational leadership • The power of the Alliance network and its Resources • General discussion on your leadership

3. High Impact High Impact Nonprofit Organizations Demand High Impact leaders! So Are You One? Alliance for Children and Families

4. What Does It Mean to be ‘High Impact’? It’s not what you do…it’s what you achieve Is your community safer? Are residents empowered, safe, and engaged? Are children on pathways for success? Do the people in the community have jobs? Are we ending generational poverty or are we serving generations of families in crisis? If the doors of your organization closed tomorrow—would it be missed? …and these results are lasting. Alliance for Children and Families

5. Some Characteristics of High Impact Nonprofit Organizations

6. Characteristics of High Impact Leaders Alliance for Children and Families

7. High Impact Means Being Transformational Alliance for Children and Families

8. Transformational Leadership (TL) Description Process - TL is a process that changes and transforms individuals Influence - TL involves an exceptional form of influence that moves followers to accomplish more than what is usually expected Core elements- TL is concerned with emotions, values, ethics, standards, and long-term goals Encompassing approach– TL describes a wide range of leadership influence where followers and leaders are bound together in the transformation process Alliance for Children and Families

9. Types of Leadership Defined Process of engaging with others to create a connection that increases motivation and morality in both the leader and the follower Focuses on the exchanges that occur between leaders and their followers Focuses on the leader’s own interests rather than the interests of their followers TRANSACTIONAL TRANSFORMATIONAL PSEUDOTRANSFORMATIONAL Alliance for Children and Families

10. Types of Leadership Defined • Leader is attentive to the needs and motives of followers and tries to help followers reach their fullest potential. Process of engaging with others to create a connection that increases motivation and morality in both the leader and the follower Mohandas Gandhi – raised the hopes and demands of millions of his people and in the process was changed himself TRANSFORMATIONAL Alliance for Children and Families

11. Model of Transformational Leadership TL motivates followers beyond the expected by: • raising consciousness about the value and importance of specific and idealized goals • transcending self-interest for the good of the team or organization • addressing higher-level needs Alliance for Children and Families

12. The 4 “I”s In Being Transformational • Idealized Influence - Acting as strong role models - High standards of moral and ethical conduct - Making others want to follow the leader’s vision • Inspirational Motivation -Communicating high expectations - Inspiring followers to commitment and engagement in shared vision -Usingsymbols & emotional appeals to focus group members to achieve more than self-interest Alliance for Children and Families

13. The 4 “I”s In Being Transformational • Intellectual Stimulation - Stimulating followers to be creative and innovative - Challenging their own beliefs and valuing those of leader and organization - Supporting followers to • try new approaches • develop innovative ways of dealing with organization issues • Individualized Consideration - Listening carefully to the needs of followers - Acting as coaches to assist followers in becoming fully actualized - Helping followers grow through personal challenges Alliance for Children and Families

14. Transactional Leadership Factors Contingent Reward • The exchange process between leaders and followers in which effort by followers is exchanged for specified rewards Management by Exception • Leadership that involves corrective criticism, negative feedback, and negative reinforcement • Two forms • Active - Watches follower closely to identify mistakes/rule violations • Passive - Intervenes only after standards have not been met or problems have arisen Alliance for Children and Families

15. Nonleadership Factor Laissez-Faire • The absence of leadership • A hands-off, let-things-ride approach • Refers to a leader who • abdicates responsibility • delays decisions • gives no feedback, and • makes little effort to help followers satisfy their • needs Alliance for Children and Families

16. Additive Effect of Transformational Leadership Alliance for Children and Families

17. Warren Bennis & Burt Nanus (1985) • Four Leader Strategies in Transforming Organizations • Clear vision of organization’s future state • TL’s social architect of organization • Create trust by making their position known and standing by it • Creatively deploy themselves through positive self-regard Alliance for Children and Families

18. Jim Kouzes & Barry Pozner (1987, 2002) • Model consists of 5 fundamental practices • Model the Way • Inspire a Shared Vision • Challenge the Process • Enable Others to Act • Encourage the Heart Alliance for Children and Families

19. Transformational Leadership Focus of Transformational Leaders Overall Scope • TLs empower and nurture followers • TLs stimulate change by becoming strong role models for followers • TLs commonly create a vision • TLs require leaders to become social architects • TLs build trust & foster collaboration • Describes how leaders can initiate, develop, and carry out significant changes in organizations Alliance for Children and Families

20. A Case In Action: Transformational Leadership Mike Shaver Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Children’s Home + Aid, Chicago, Illinois Executive Leadership Institute, Class of 2012 Alliance for Children and Families

21. Alliance For Children and Families Center on LeadershipOfferings Alliance for Children and Families

22. Center on Leadership Support Alliance for Children and Families

23. Key Critical Questions for Leaders How High is Your Impact? Are you a Transformational Leader? Alliance for Children and Families

24. Key Critical Questions So what types of leadership do you believe is needed in today’s environment? Are you taking personal responsibility and accountability for self-advancement? Is it smart to challenge the leadership of others in your workplace? Alliance for Children and Families

25. Questions & Discussion Alliance for Children and Families

26. Contact Information Undraye P. Howard uhoward@alliance1.org 414.359.6554 Alliance for Children and Families