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Organizational Relationships
Using Transformational
Leadership
David C. Berry, PhD, AT, ATC, ATRIC
Department of Kinesiology
Saginaw Valley State University
University Center, MI
Image this?
• Do you care?
Model of Transformational
Leadership
• Changes and transforms
individuals and
organizations
• Concerned with ethics,
morals, and the long-term
goals of individuals and
organizations
• Process
– Determine what motivates
individuals
– Satisfies subordinates needs
James MacGregor Burns – Leadership
– “Treat as full human beings” 1979
Model of Transformational
Leadership
• Differs from Transactional Leadership because-
– Being a transformational leader is more than
merely payment, goods, or promotions for
services completed
• Working for the greater good (creating a culture)
of the organization, while not compromising the
needs of the individual
• Characteristics
– Typically charismatic
– Strong role model
– Value-driven goals
Model of Transformational
Leadership
• Focuses on follower’s needs
• Followers inspired to put the needs of the
organization above their own needs
– Need to buy-in and believe the organization’s
vision
Transformational Leadership
Research
• Transformational leaders generated higher
commitment from followers in numerous other
studies (Avolio, 1999; Bass, 1998)
• All relationships
require nurturing
• When conflicts do
arise, resolutions are
easier to achieve
Strategies for Fostering Positive
Relationships with
Practicum/Internship Instructors
• Integration of faculty and
preceptors/clinical instructors
– Decision-making input
– Involvement with their
activities
– Seek win-win solutions
• Positive reinforcement
– Are you their biggest fan?
Decision-Making Input
• Stipends/tuition waivers
• Adjunct teaching opportunities
• Parking pass
• Faculty/staff ID
• Tickets to games
• Invitations to cookout at your house, student
club gatherings
• Club t-shirts
• Textbooks
Be their biggest fan!
• Documentation
– Consistent language
– Patterns of behavior
– Objective
• Communication with
your supervisors
• Respect
Case Discussion
• You are about to make a curricular change
(students can only work for 10 hours a week
now) that you know is not going to sit well with
most of your practicum/internship sites and
you’re dreading the fallout and possible conflicts
that are going to arise.
• Question
– Using some of the strategies just learned, how can
you overcome this situation and resolve it peacefully?
– How could this situation help to foster/improve your
relationship with your practicum/internship sites ?
Group Question